Agelaia vicina de Saussure, 1854

Andena, Sergio R., Noll, Fernando B., Daza, Mario N. & Carpenter, James M., 2024, The phylogeny of the species of the genus Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836, one of the basalmost groups of Epiponini, with notes on male genitalia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae), American Museum Novitates 2024 (4009), pp. 1-48 : 24

Agelaia vicina de Saussure, 1854

Brazil: Poa [= Porto Alegre], Rio Grande do Sul State, 1 male ( AMNH) ]

DESCRIPTION: (1) paramere about 2.2× long than wide; spine without hairs, apical angle truncate ( fig. 5A ); (2) aedeagus very long and thin, lobe broad apically only; row of small teeth extending dorsoventrally; teeth have same size, from top to bottom; ventral process little projected, rounded ( fig. 5B, C ); (3) cuspis wider apically, pointed, with evenly spaced, short hairs ( fig. 5D ); (4) digitus pointed apically, rounded, with short, evenly spaced hairs; mesal surface with evenly spaced punctures ( fig. 5E ).

Figures

FIGURE 5. Male genitalia, from top to bottom, of Agelaia vicina and Agelaia yepocapa. A and F = paramere, lateral view; B and G = aedeagus, ventral view; C and H = aedeagus, lateral view; D and I = cuspis, lateral view; E and J = digitus, lateral view.