Polistes (Fuscopolistes)
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Preliminary key to eastern Nearctic species of Polistes (Fuscopolistes) based on male genitalia
1. Anteroventral lobe of digitus with a vertical groove ( Figs 35, 36 View FIGURES 35 – 38 ), bordered on each side by a carina; inner surface of digitus sparsely haired ( Figs 35, 36 View FIGURES 35 – 38 ). Aedeagus with very regular dentition ( Fig. 49 View FIGURES 47 – 54 ), teeth of equal size (except at the ends of each row), regularly spaced and perfectly aligned; teeth strongly inclined anteriorly. [Aedeagus slender, with small teeth; Fig. 57 View FIGURES 55 – 62 ].................................................................................... P. dorsalis (Fabricius) View in CoL
- Anteroventral lobe of digitus simple (e.g., Figs 37, 38 View FIGURES 35 – 38 ), lacking groove or clearly defined carinae; inner surface of digitus with hairs more numerous ( Figs 37, 38 View FIGURES 35 – 38 ). Aedeagus with dentition more or less irregular ( Figs 47, 48, 50–54 View FIGURES 47 – 54 ), usually large teeth alternating with smaller ones (except in some P. fuscatus View in CoL ) and sometimes teeth variably spaced or not perfectly aligned in one row (ventral view: Fig. 58 View FIGURES 55 – 62 ); teeth usually less inclined....................................................... 2
2. Median expansion of aedeagus with row of teeth extending almost to apex of lateral process ( Figs 50 View FIGURES 47 – 54 , 58 View FIGURES 55 – 62 , 63 View FIGURES 63 – 66 ); teeth large (length of largest teeth ca. 60–90 μm along central axis). [Aedeagus stout AL/MEW = 1.56–1.82, AL/MPW = 4.4–6.3; Fig. 58 View FIGURES 55 – 62 ]................................................................................... P. fuscatus (Fabricius) View in CoL
- Median expansion of aedeagus with row of teeth extending about halfway to apex of lateral process (e.g., Figs 51 View FIGURES 47 – 54 , 55 View FIGURES 55 – 62 , 66 View FIGURES 63 – 66 ), teeth smaller (length of largest teeth ≤ 50 μm)............................................................... 3
3. Aedeagus stout, AL/MPW ≤ 6.0, AL/MEW <2.0 (e.g., Fig. 59 View FIGURES 55 – 62 )..........................................................................................." P. carolina View in CoL " cluster A*, P. bellicosus Cresson View in CoL (part.), and P. metricus Say View in CoL
- Aedeagus slender, AL/MPW> 6.0, AL/MEW usually ≥ 2.0 (except sometimes in P. bellicosus View in CoL ) ( Figs 55, 56, 60–62 View FIGURES 55 – 62 )..... 4 * See molecular study (below).
4. Anteroventral lobe of digitus with slender, rounded to slightly pointed apex ( Figs 30–31 View FIGURES 30 – 34 ). [Aedeagal teeth small, length of largest teeth 30–43 μm; Fig. 53 View FIGURES 47 – 54 ]........................................................... P. hirsuticornis sp. nov.
- Anteroventral lobe of digitus with apex usually distinctly pointed (e.g., Figs 32, 34 View FIGURES 30 – 34 ) and often stouter than in P. hirsuticornis (only slightly pointed in some P. bellicosus View in CoL , Fig. 33 View FIGURES 30 – 34 , which has largest aedeagal teeth 42–48 μm)....................... 5
5. Aedeagal teeth small, length of largest teeth 30–40 μm ( Fig. 52 View FIGURES 47 – 54 )............................ P. rubiginosus Lepeletier
- Aedeagal teeth usually larger, length of largest teeth ≥ 40 μm ( Figs 47, 48, 54 View FIGURES 47 – 54 )..................................................................... " P. carolina View in CoL " cluster X/TX*, P. bellicosus Cresson View in CoL (part.), and P. parametricus sp. nov. * See molecular study (below).
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