Podalonia erythropus (F. SMITH)

Dollfuss, H., 2010, A Key to Wasps of the Genus Podalonia FERNALD 1927 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Old World, Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (2), pp. 1241-1291 : 1255

Podalonia erythropus (F. SMITH)

Ammophila rufipes LEPELETIER de SAINT FARGEAU 1845: 367 ,, junior primary homonym of Ammophila rufipes Guérin-Méneville 1831 . Holotype or syntypes:, Senegal: no specific locality (originally J. Serville coll., now Torino).

Ammophila erythropus F. SMITH 1856: 213 . Substitute name for Ammophila rufipes LEPELETIER.

R e c o g n i t i o n The female of Podalonia erythropus has a propodeal enclosure with erect setae, the gaster is basally red, the scutum has a dense punctation (at least on anterior half), the punctures are at most one diameter apart. Arolia are distinct and the clypeus and frons are covered by appressed silver setae. In addition, legs, petiole and apical part of clypeus are reddish-brown, the wings distinctly yellowish and the petiole is as long as hindtarsomere I; OOD: POD = 33: 20 and flagellomere I: II = 60: 45.

Male unknown.

G e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i b u t i o n Senegal.

S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d 2 det. Kohl.