Oxybelomorpha maroccana (DE BEAUMONT, 1957)

Schmid, Christian, 2021, Four new species of Belomicrus A. COSTA, 1867 (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae) from Morocco and Southern Spain, Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2), pp. 1257-1266 : 1265

Oxybelomorpha maroccana (DE BEAUMONT, 1957) ( figs 8 , 15 )

Belomicrus stecki maroccanus DE BEAUMONT, 1957: 157. H o l o t y p e ♀, Morocco: Mehdia near Kenitra (coll. Museum Lausanne). M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Morocco: 1♂ 20.v.2019 RK, Bouknadel 34.0634N 6.6278E 136m

(leg I. El Abdouni & A. Sentil); 1♀ 29.v.2019 RK Haddada 34.3050N 6.5397E 67m (leg. I. El

Abdouni & L. Hamroud).

R e m a r k: B. maroccana was described as subspecies of Oxybelomorpha stecki (KOHL, 1923) in the genus Belomicrus . ANTROPOV (2006) transfered both taxa to the genus Oxybelomorpha and raised O. maroccana to rank of a valid species. The present specimens were collected near the type area. Squamae and mucro looks similar in both species ( fig. 8 ). G e o g r a f i c d i s t r i b u t i o n: Western Morocco, all records come from close to the type area ( ANTROPOV 2006).

Figures

Figs 1-8: Squamae and mucro. (1) Belomicrus atlasiensis nov.sp. ♂, (2) Belomicrus christmani nov.sp. ♀, (3) Belomicrus dunensis ♀ from Morocco, (4) Belomicrus heinrichwolfi nov.sp. ♂, (5) Belomicrus italicus ♀ from Sicily, (6) Belomicrus odontophorus ♀ from Morocco, (7) Belomicrus rasmonti nov.sp. ♀, (8) Oxybelomorpha maroccana ♀.

Figs 15-18: (15) Oxybelomorpha maroccana ♀ from Morocco habitus lateral; (16) Oxybelomorpha stecki ♀ from Spain habitus lateral; (17) Belomicrus atlasiensis nov.sp. ♂ clypeus; (18) Belomicrus heinrichwolfi nov.sp. ♂ clypeus.