Ammophila xinjiangana LI & YANG, 1989

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 : 501-502

Ammophila xinjiangana LI & YANG ( Figs 764-769 )

Ammophila xinjiangana LI & YANG 1989: 34 , ♀. Holotype: ♀, China: Xinjiang Province: Urumqui (Beijing Agricultural University ), not examined.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d:None.

D e s c r i p t i o n (LI & YANG 1989: 34, translated from Chinese by Yan Chengjin): " ♀: Body length 19.9 mm. Black; tergum I largely, terga II-III, sterna II-III, tergum IV basally and sternum IV basally yellowish red; gastral apex with metallic blue luster; posterior part of tegula and wings yellowish brown, veins pale brown. Clypeus with long, pale brown setae; vertex, gena and thorax with long white setae; clypeus, lower frons, metanotum posterolaterally and coxae covered with dense pubescence; pronotal lobe, mesopleuron posteriorly and propodeum posterolaterally with dense appressed setae. Vertex sparsely punctate, without supra-antennal projection, free margin with two lateral teeth. Postocellar diameter (ODD): postocellar distance (POD): oculocellar distance (OOD): interocular distance at midocellus (IODP): interocular distance at clypeus (IODC) = 1: 2: 3.1: 9.6: 10. Relative length of antennal pedicel: flagellomeres I: II: III: VIII = 1.5: 6.4: 4: 4: 2.1. Pronotal collar: length: width = 4: 10, sparsely punctate, with median furrow. Scutum sparsely punctate, with inconspicuous admedian line; scutellum coarsely, longitudinally striate; metanotum without distinct striae. Propodeal enclosure with inconspicuous median carina, surface coarsely obliquely striate laterally; mesopleuron densely punctate, with episternal sulcus; mesosternum sparsely punctate; front part of mesosternum of usual shape. Metapleuron dorsally slightly longitudinally striate, metapleuron ventrally and lateral side of propodeum coarsely rugose-striate. Forewing with three submarginal cells. Foretarsus asymmetrical; hindleg relative length of tibia: tarsi I: II: III = 25: 13.5: 7.8: 6, claws simple, arolia present. Length of gastral petiole: tergite I: II. III = 18: 17: 13: 9.8.

3 unknown.

R e l a t i o n s h i p s: This species is related to A. sabulosa L. (1758), A. sabulosa infesta SMITH (1873) , A. terminata SMITH (1856) and A. terminata mocsaryi FRIVALDSKY (1876) but differs by the combination of the absent supra-antennal projection, the color of the gaster and the sculpture of the collar, scutum and propodeal enclosure".

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: China (Xinjiang).

Ammophila zimmermannae DOLLFUSS nov.sp. ( Figs 15 , 22, 195, 255, 260, 372, 442,

Figures

Figs 753-769: (753-763) A. vetuberosa male: (753) clypeus and mandible, (754) pronotal collar in dorsal view, (755, 756, 758) submarginal cells, (757) flagellum, (759) prothorax in lateral view, (760) genitalia in ventral view, (761) gonostyle in lateral view, (762) penis valve in lateral view, (763) penis valve in ventral view (LI & LI & YANG 1994: 291); (764-769) A. xinjiangana female: (764) clypeus and mandible, (765) submarginal cells, (766) foretarsomeres I-II, (767) pronotal collar in dorsal view, (768) prothorax in lateral view, (769) flagellum (LI & YANG 1989: 35).

Figs 11-17: (11) A. sabulosa: forewing; (12) A. barbara: forewing; (13) A. campestris: forewing; (14) A. guichardi: foretarsomeres; (15) A. zimmermannae: clypeus lateral; (16) A. ohli: clypeus lateral; (17) A. guichardi: clypeus.