Evagetes crassicornis

Lelej, Arkady S. & Loktionov, Valery M., 2009, Review of the Evagetes crassicornis species-group (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with description of new species, Zootaxa 2230, pp. 42-50 : 48

Key to the species of Evagetes crassicornis species-group

Males

1. Metasoma wholly black ........................................................................................... E. crassicornis consimilis (Banks)

– Basal metasomal segments marked with at least a small amount of rufous ................................................................ 2

2. Metanotum median length 3.3–4.5X metapostnotum median length. T1 laterally and T2 baso-laterally ferruginousred, T3 black ................................................................................................................................. E. orientalis sp. nov.

– Metanotum median length 1.7–2.9X metapostnotum median length. T1–T2 wholly and T3 basally ferruginous-red ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 3

3. Flagellomere 1 length 1.6–1.9X its width. Metanotum median length 1.7–2.5X metapostnotum median length. 3r-m cell usually triangular, rarely weakly trapeziform. Frons, supraclypeal area lacking setae or with sparse, short pale setae .................................................................................................................. E. crassicornis crassicornis (Shuckard)

– Flagellomere 1 length 1.1–1.4X its width. Metanotum median length 2.4–2.9X metapostnotum median length. 3r-m cell trapeziform always. Frons, supraclypeal area with dense, long, erect, black setae ....... E. sahlbergi (F. Morawitz)