Polistes (Epicnemius) torresae Silveira, 1996
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https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.5496.4.3 |
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https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.13617685 |
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Polistes (Epicnemius) torresae Silveira, 1996 View in CoL
( Figs 79, 80 View FIGURES 77–86 )
Polistes (Epicnemius) torresae Silveira View in CoL in Carpenter 1996b: 33, new name for Polistes occultus Silveira, 1994 View in CoL (nom. preocc., nec Polistes occultus Kojima, 1988 View in CoL ).
Diagnosis. Female. Body pigmentation black, with a matte appearance and yellow marks on the body, bands in the scutellum, propodeal area, and metanotum. Wings pigmentation hyaline and matte; Intermediate size, about 18 mm in total length. Clypeus long than wider, covered by short bristles at its base becoming long toward the apex, and large and deep punctures in the lower region, apex pointed, clypeus-eye touching for an extent equal to or greater than width of antennal socket; central region of the gena smaller than the eyes; occipital carina strong; humeri slightly projecting; pronotal fovea absent; mesepisternum with short and dense bristles small and shallow punctation; propodeal concavity and striae absent; tergum I longer than wide, with short and dense bristles, and weak, small, and shallow punctures; tergum II wider or as wide as long with short and dense bristles, weakly punctate. Male. unknown.
Material examined. 8♀ in total. Brazil: Acre , 2♀ ( MNB); Amazonas , 1♀ ( INPA); Maranhão , 1♀ ( INPA); Pará , 4♀ ( MNB) .
Distribution. Brazil: Acre, Amazonas, Maranhão, Pará, Rondônia.
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazonia |
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Polistes (Epicnemius) torresae Silveira, 1996
Brito, Samanta, Oliveira, Marcio L., Carpenter, James M. & Somavilla, Alexandre 2024 |
Polistes occultus
Silveira 1994 |
Polistes occultus
Kojima 1988 |