Ammophila asiatica TSUNEKI

Dollfuss, H., 2013, Revision of the Wasps Genus Ammophila KIRBY 1798 (Hymenoptera Apoidea Sphecidae) of the Palearctic Region and India, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1), pp. 383-564 : 410-411

Ammophila asiatica TSUNEKI ( Figs 187 , 243 , 298 , 329 , 431 , 495 , 552 )

Ammophila asiatica TSUNEKI 1971: 166 , 3, ♀. Holotype: 3, Mongolia: Uvs Aymag: Hödlon gol

( TMB), examined. M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Holotype (3 TMB); Mongolia: 16 km NW Bayankhongor

46°13’N 100°30.5’E 2100m (1♀, 233 OÖLM), 86 km NW Bayankhongor 46°50’N 100°04’E 2070m (1♀, 333 OÖLM), 56 km NW Bayankhongor 46°33’N 100°12’E 2220m (1♀ OÖLM), Övörkhangay 12 km E Arvaykheer 46°22’N 102°49E 1770m (4♀♀, 13 OÖLM), Övörkhangay 137 km NE Arvaykheer 47°20’N 103°40.5’E 1250m (7♀♀ OÖLM), 210 km SSE Baruun-Urt (13 OÖLM), 200 km SSE Baruun-Urt Moltsoy Els 1250m (233 OÖLM), Altayn Mts. Gichigniy Nuruu Bulgan env. (13 OÖLM), 100 km E Ulaanbaatar 20 km NE Terelts Tuul riv. (13 OÖLM), 170 km W Ulaanbaatar dunes 1070m (1♀ OÖLM), lake Terkhiyn Tsagan 47°11’N 99°43’E 2100m (1♀ OÖLM), 100 km W Mandalgovi Sangiyn Dalay (3♀♀ OÖLM), 100 km NE Ondorkhaan Kherlen riv. 970m (1♀ OÖLM), 20 km SE Chor 1400m (1♀ OÖLM).

R e c o g n i t i o n Ammophila asiatica has a submarginal cell III petiolate, the gastral apex black without metallic shine, the propodeal enclosure glabrous and the supraantennal lamellate projection absent. The female of A. campestris is similarbut differs in having no dense appressed silvery setae on the clypeus and the frons and only a small patch on the mesopleuron along the mesopleural suture ( A. asiatica has dense appressed silvery setae on the clypeus, the frons and a large patch on the mesopleuron). The female of A. pubescens differs from A. asiatica in having distinct erect setae on the petiole ventrally and black erect setae on the head and the clypeus, additionally, the frons is not covered with appressed silvery setae (in some specimens with traces of them). The male of A. asiatica is similar to A. campestris but differs in the shape of pronotal collar in lateral view ( Fig. 298 ) and in having more developed appressed silvery setae on the clypeus, the frons, the mesopleuron, the pronotal collar and the scutum. The male of A. asiatica differs from A. pubescens in having no black stripe on terga I and II, in the shape of pronotal collar in lateral view ( Fig. 298 ) and in having white erect setae on the head.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Submarginal cell III petiolate, propodeal enclosure glabrous, supraantennal lamellate projection absent and mesothoracic venter not prominent anteriorly. Episternal sulcus extending to anteroventral margin of pleuron, arolia well defined, claws without basal tooth and gastral apex without metallic shine.

♀: 14-15 mm. Black except tergum I, gastral segments II and III red. Clypeus, frons, pronotal lobe, large patch on mesopleuron, propodeum posterolaterally and coxa covered with appressed silvery setae, remaning areas of head, thorax, propodeum and legs pruinose; erect setae whitish. Clypeus slightly elongate, disk convex. Pronotal collar in lateral view: Fig. 187 , anterior part and lateral lobes of collar transversely microstriate. Scutum dull, punctate and transversely microstriate on anterior half, obliquely microstriate or finely striate on posterior half; scutellum longitudinally striate. Propodeal enclosure obliquely striate and dull, mesopleuron dull and sparsely punctate. Metapleuron and propodeum laterally dull, irregularly punctato-rugose. Flagellomere I: II=1.7-2.0; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+0.5xII.

3: 13.5-15.5 mm. Black except tergum I and gastral segments II and III red. Clypeus, frons (nearly up to fore ocellus), pronotal lobe, mesopleuron (nearly all), and propodeum posterolaterally covered with appressed silvery setae. Pronotal collar, scutum, and coxae covered with fine, short appressed silvery setae; erect setae whitish. Clypeus elongate, truncate ( Fig. 243 ), disk slightly convex. Pronotal collar thick and rounded ( Fig. 329 ), anterior part more or less obliquely shaped in lateral view ( Fig. 298 ). Scutum sparsely punctate and finely transversely striate anteriorly, obliquely striate posteriorly; scutellum longitudinally ridged. Propodeal enclosure obliquely striate and more or less dull, mesopleuron dull and sparsely punctate, metapleuron and propodeum laterally obliquely punctato-rugose. Gonostyle laterally: Fig. 431 ; penis valve laterally: Fig. 495 , ventrally: Fig. 552 . Flagellomere I: II=1.5-1.7; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+II or I+II+0.3xIII.

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Mongolia.

Figures

Figs 183-194: pronotal collar of female in lateral view.

Figs 240-252: male clypeus.

Figs 292-306: pronotal collar of male in lateral view.

Figs 320-331: pronotal collar of male in dorsal view.

Figs 430-443: male genitalia: gonostyle in lateral view.

Figs 491-508: male genitalia: penis valve in lateral view.

Figs 546-562: male genitalia: penis valve in ventral view.