Ammophila occipitalis F. Morawitz, 1890

Danilov, Yuriy N., 2016, Type specimens of Sphecidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Zootaxa 4136 (2), pp. 335-359 : 337

Ammophila occipitalis F. Morawitz, 1890

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A valid species, Ammophila occipitalis F. Morawitz, 1890 ( Dollfuss 2013, Pulawski 2015).

Types. Ammophila occipitalis F. Morawitz, 1890: 583 , ♀, Ƌ. Paralectotype, Ƌ "Теджен 11.VI. 88. А Семенов [cyrillic] // к. Ф Моравица [cyrillic] // occipitalis Mor. Ƌ // PARALECTOTYPE Ƌ Ammophila occipitalis F. Morawitz, 1890 [red label]".

Type locality. "Теджен" [= Tejen, Ahal Province, Turkmenistan, 37°23′N 60°30′E].

Discussion. A lectotype of A. occipitalis is kept in NHMW according to Dollfuss 2013, whereas one male from the type series is preserved in ZISP The female described by F. Morawitz as A. occipitalis is conspecific with A. elongata Fischer de Waldheim, 1843 ( Dollfuss 2013).

Figures

FIGURES 29 – 35. Types of Ammophila. 29 — Ammophila argentina Gussakovskij: a—Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀; c—Syntype, Ƌ; d—labels, Ƌ. 30 — Ammophila debilis F. Morawitz: a—Holotype, ♀; b—labels, Holotype, ♀. 31 — Ammophila dentigera Gussakovskij: a—Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀. 32 — Ammophila lativalvis Gussakovskij: a—Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀; c— Syntype, Ƌ; d—labels, Ƌ. 33 — Ammophila occipitalis F. Morawitz: a—Paralectotype, Ƌ; b—labels, Paralectotype, Ƌ. 34 — Ammophila ruficollis F. Morawitz: a—Holotype, ♀; b—labels, Holotype, ♀. 35 — Ammophila tekkensis Gussakovskij: a— Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀; c—Syntype, Ƌ; d—labels, Ƌ.