Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley, 1944

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 : 34

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3353.1.1
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5253451
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A9185567-9B26-FF85-92FE-FF724D4D1EED
treatment provided by	Felipe
scientific name	Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley, 1944
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Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley, 1944 View in CoL

Psorthaspis hispaniolae Bradley, 1944 View in CoL , Transactions of the American Entomological Society, Philadelphia, vol. 70, p. 50 [Holotype: ♀ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, Constanza (MCZC)].

Diagnosis. This species can be recognized by the following combination of characters: the integument is black; the tomentum is blue; the pronotum does not have the collar differentiated from the disc ( Figs 7I–J View FIGURE 7 ); the clypeus is continuously round; the wings are uniformly dark; the fore wing has the Cu vein distinctly deflected downward at the base forming a posterior pocket in the second medial cell.

Material examined. DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: 1 ♀, Independencia, Sierra de Bahoruco, Loma del Toro , 18–17–16N, 71–42–46W, 2310 m, 7–8.XI.2002, meadow in pine woods, malaise trap, sample 40189, CMNH –369,909; 1 ♂, Pedernales, 9.5 km N Cabo Rojo , 19–02N, 71–39W, 35 m, 13–19.VII.1990, desert scrub, intercept trap, L. Masner et al., CMNH –371,363; 1 ♂, Elias Pina, north slope Sierra de Neiba, 2 km SW Canada, 7 km WSW Hondo Valle , 980 m, 18–42N, 71–45W, 29.VIII.1995, eroded fields on hillside, J. Rawlins et al., CMNH –371,407; 1 ♂, Barahona, east Sierra Bahoruco, Reserva Cachote , 12.8 km NE Paraiso, 18–05–54N, 71–11–21W, 1230 m, 19–21.V.2004, cloud forest with tree ferns, sample 44284, C. Young et al., CMNH –371,286; 1 ♀, La Vega, Parque Nac. [ional] A. Bermudez, Cienaga , VII.10–VII.2.1995, 1000 m, trop.[ical] ev[er]gr[ee]n forest, S. and J. Peck, FIT ( MW) ; 1 ♂, Prov. [incia] Pedernales, Sierra Bahoruco, 15 km N. Cabo Rojo, VIII. 1990, 540 m, L. Masner ( PMAE) ; 1 ♂, Prov. [incia] Pedernales, Sierra Bahoruco, 15–19.VII.1990, 1870 m, L. Masner ( PMAE) .

Distribution. Hispaniola.

Host. Unknown.

Remarks. Psorthaspis naomi (Smith) is probably a synonym of this species, but no nomenclatural act is taken, because the holotype was not studied.