Ammophila antropovi DOLLFUSS, 2013

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 : 409

Ammophila antropovi DOLLFUSS nov. sp. ( Figs 204 , 270 , 309 , 338 , 397 , 463 , 579 )

R e c o r d s: Holotype: 3: Tunisia-SE: 25 km S Zarzis , 13. IV.2001, leg. M. Halada ( OÖLM).

N a m e o f d e r i v a t i o n: In honor of the outstanding specialist of Sphecidae, Dr. Alexander V. Antropov , Moscow, Russia.

R e c o g n i t i o n The male of Ammophila antropovi is characterized by extremely large genitalia (3 × 2 mm), by the shape of the penis valve ( Fig. 463 ), by the shape of the clypeus ( Fig. 204 ), by the labrum with a preapical spine and the mandible with a basal tooth. It is similar to A. pseudonasuta but differs in having a clypeal free margin narrowly emarginate ( Fig. 204 ), the penis valve ending in a shorter spine ( Fig. 463 ), the gonostyle apically not broadened and not concave ( Fig. 397 ) and the labrum with a preapical spine.

D e s c r i p t i o n 3: 21.5 mm. Gastral apex without metallic shine. Black, following parts reddish-brown: mandible (except apex), clypeus next to free margin, ventral surface of scape, tegula, fore- and midlegs, hindfemur and hindtibia (except dorsal face), petiole venter, tergum I (dorsally black), gastral segments III-IV, segments V-VI (dorsally black). Clypeus, frons (nearly up to anterior ocellus), pronotal collar, pronotal lobe, scutum, all of mesopleuron, metapleuron (not so dense), propodeum (including propodeal enclosure) and coxa covered with appressed silvery setae. Head, thorax and propodeum (including propodeal enclosure) covered with whitish erect setae. Mandible inner margin with one preapical and one distinct basal tooth; labrum with preapical spine. Supra-antennal lamellate projection absent and episternal sulcus extending to anteroventral margin of pleuron. Clypeus elongate and narrowly emarginate ( Fig. 204 ), ventral half of clypeal disk slightly concave, dorsal half convex ( Fig. 338 ). Vertex punctate, not covered with appressed silvery setae, pronotal collar dull, sparsely punctate, without transverse striae. Scutum punctate, some punctures confluent, scutellum longitudinally ridged and punctate; metanotum punctate. Propodeal enclosure coarsely punctato-rugose, slightly covered with appressed silvery setae and erect white setae. Pronotal collar laterally: Fig. 270 , dorsally: Fig. 309 . Gonostyle laterally: Fig. 397 ; penis valve laterally: Fig. 463 , apically: Fig. 579 . Flagellomere I: II=1.6, length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+II.

♀ unknown.

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

Figures

Figs 198-205: male clypeus.

Figs 262-276: pronotal collar of male in lateral view.

Figs 307-319: pronotal collar of male in dorsal view.

Figs 332-356: male clypeus in lateral view.

Figs 390-397: male genitalia: gonostyle in lateral view.

Figs 461-470: male genitalia: penis valve in lateral view.

Figs 563-596: male genitalia: penis valve in apical view.