Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana ( Cresson, 1867 )

Loktionov, Valery M., Lelej, Arkady S. & Xu, Zai-Fu, 2017, Review of the Priocnemis hyalinata species-group (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), with description of a new species from China, Zootaxa 4254 (5), pp. 551-562 : 553-554

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana ( Cresson, 1867)

( Figs 31–33 )

Pompilus (Priocnemis) germanus Cresson, 1867: 116 , ♀. Syntypes, 3 ♀, " Connecticut, Delaware " ( USA) [ ANSP]. Salius germanus: Dalla Torre 1897: 226 .

Priocnemis (Priocnemis) germana: Krombein 1979: 1531 .

Diagnosis. Male. Body length 7.0 mm. Suberect setae on volsella ventrally long; paramere with three separated tufts of long spines ( Figs 31, 32 ). Hypopygium wide, 1.2 × its width ( Fig. 33 ). Female. Body length 8.5 mm. Propodeum posteriorly with fine transverse striae. Fore wing with subapical milky white spot. Fore wing cu-a postfurcal 0.8 × its length. Metasoma completely black.

Material examined. USA. Michigan: 1 ♀, Missaukee Co., Mich., 11.VII.1959 (R. and K. Dreisbach) ; 1 ♂, Midland Co., Mich., 18–22.VII.1959 (R.R. Dreisbach) [OLL].

Distribution. USA (from Atlantic coast to 100° west in Transition and upper Austral zones, Colorado and Arizona) ( Krombein 1979).

Etymology. We regard the original specific name as Latinized adjective germanus , - a, um (cognate, consanguine) which should be agree in gender with the current generic name (ICZN 1999, article 31.2).

Remarks. The material from USA has been identified by Dreisbach R.R.

Figures

FIGURES 26 – 37. Priocnemis hyalinata species-group. 26, 27. P. (Priocnemis) yunnanensis, sp. nov. 28. P. (P.) hyalinata. 29. P. (P.) fennica. 30. P. (P.) unicolor. 31 – 33. P. (P.) germana. 34. P. (P.) melanosoma sensu Haupt (1927). 35 – 37. P. (P.) ishikawai. 26. Fore wing. 27. Hind wing. 28, 29. Antennae. 30. Proclaw. 31, 32, 35, 36. Genitalia (31, 35. Ventral view. 32, 36. Lateral view). 33, 37. S 7 and hypopygium, ventral view. 26, 27. Paratype. 26, 27, 30 – 34. ♂. 28, 29. ♀. Scale bar for 26, 27 = 1 mm; for 31, 33 = 0.2 mm; for 32 = the same as for 31; for 35, 37 = 0.1 mm; for 36 = the same as for 35. (28, 29 from: Wolf 1972; 30 from: Lelej et al. 2015; 34 from: Haupt 1927).