Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843

Waichert, Cecilia, Rodriguez, Juanita, Von Dohlen, Carol D. & Pitts, James P., 2012, Spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) of the Dominican Republic, Zootaxa 3353 (1), pp. 1-47 : 16

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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3353.1.1

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scientific name

Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843
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Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843 View in CoL

( Figs 5E–F View FIGURE 5 )

Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843 View in CoL , Hymenoptera Europaea View in CoL , vol. 1, p. 35. [Lectotype: ♂, CUBA? (IZAC)].

Pompilus flammipennis Smith, 1855 View in CoL , Catalogue of hymenopterous insects in the collection of the British Museum. Mutillidae View in CoL and Pompilidae View in CoL , part III, p. 155 [Lectotype: ♀, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Santo Domingo (BMNH)].

Pompilus ignipennis Cresson, 1865 View in CoL , Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Philadelphia IV, p. 121 [Syntypes: 3 ♀ 4 ♂, CUBA (ANSP)].

Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following unique combination of characters: the integument is black with purplish metallic reflections; the antenna is orange; apical tarsomere of hind leg with lateral row of spines; and the wings are yellow with dark apex ( Figs 5E–F View FIGURE 5 ). Additionally, the female ( Fig. 5F View FIGURE 5 ) has the integument black with purplish-blue reflections, except for the metasoma that has green reflections; the pubescence on the body is long and dark reddish brown; the dorsal face of the hind tibia is serrate; the pronotum is not elongated, with the collar differentiated from the disc; the metasoma has two projections on the second sclerite. The male ( Fig. 5E View FIGURE 5 ) has the integument black with greenish-blue reflections; the pubescence on the body is short and dark reddish brown; the pronotum is elongated with the collar inconspicuous, the front of the pronotum is perpendicular to the dorsal surface; the dorsal face of hind tibia has spines, but not serrate.

Material examined. [ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]: 2 ♀, El Aceitillar, Pedernales Prov. [icia] Pedernales, R. D., Vargas col., 7.XII.1978, ( MHND) 00362/ 00365; DOMINICAN REP[UBLIC]: La Vega Prov [incia], Jarabacoa , 1 ♂, Meg Carlon , 18.VII.1986 ( CUIC) , 2 ♂, 1 ♀, G. C. Eickwort, 17.VII.1986 ( CUIC) ; [ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC]: 1 ♀, Nisibon, Higuey Prov [incia], La Altagracia, Reynosd and Mota col., 28.V.1980, ( MHND) 16368, 1 ♂, Laguna El Limón, Miches Prov [incia], El Seybo, R. D., Marcano and Aquino col., 29.IV.1980, ( MHND) 17319, 1 ♂, Davila , Pedernales, R. D., Hansen and Harcano col., 10.III.1999, ( MHND) 01755, 1 ♂, El Manaclar, San José de Deda, Cicero and Marcano col., 28.IV.1979, ( MHND) 02479, 1 ♂, Las Galeras, Samaná, Prov [incia] Samaná, R. D., Dominguez col., 18.IV.1979, ( MHND) 02022, Haina , Distrito Nacional, D[omin]guez col ., 1 ♂, 21.I.1983, ( MHND) 29703, 1 ♀, 14.II.1983, 30195 ( MHND) , 1 ♂, San Isidro , Distrito Nacional, Dominguez col., 4.III.1979, ( MHND) 01753, DOMINICAN REP[UBLIC]: 1 ♀, Pedernales Prov [incia], Cabo Rojo-Alcoa rd, Km 33, G. Eickwort col., 27.VII.1985 ( CUIC) , 1 ♀, Puerto Playa Prov [incia], Sosúa, Valley of Caves , G. Eickwort and M. Carlon col., 20.VII.1986 ( CUIC) , 1 ♂, Feravia Arroyo Canas , 650 m, Malaise trap, A. Norrbom col., 9.VIII.1980, CMNH –369,859 .

Distribution. Cuba to Puerto Rico ( Snelling & Torres 2004), Bahamas, Dominican Republic.

Host. Unknown.

Remarks. This species has been cited by some authors as Cryptocheilus ignipennis , a junior synonym of E. ochrocerus . Behavioral and distributional records are confusing in the literature due to the complex taxonomic history of E. ochrocerus . Day (1974) discussed the identity of Entypus , proposing synonyms and lectotypes related to E. ochrocerus and junior synonyms. Snelling and Torres (2004) also briefly discussed the identity of this species. No remarkable morphological variation was observed, besides the differences in size of the sexes. Females can be almost 2 × the size of males. Entypus ochrocerus differs from E. manni by having orange antenna and wing with apex darkened, while E. manni is characterized by the antenna black and base of wing darkened.

CUIC

Cornell University Insect Collection

CMNH

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Pompilidae

Genus

Entypus

Loc

Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843

Waichert, Cecilia, Rodriguez, Juanita, Von Dohlen, Carol D. & Pitts, James P. 2012
2012
Loc

Pompilus ignipennis

Cresson 1865
1865
Loc

Pompilus flammipennis

Smith 1855
1855
Loc

Entypus ochrocerus Dahlbom, 1843

Dahlbom. In 1843
1843
Loc

Mutillidae

Latreille 1802
1802
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