Calligaster himalayensis (Cameron, 1904)

Li, Ting-Jing, Barthelemy, Christophe & Carpenter, James M., 2019, The Eumeninae (Hymenoptera, Vespidae) of Hong Kong (China), with description of two new species, two new synonymies and a key to the known taxa, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 72, pp. 127-176 : 127

(37) Calligaster himalayensis (Cameron, 1904)

Figs 125-126 , 159-160

Type species: female, Zethus himalayensis Cameron, 1904b: 13, “Sikkim”, NHMUK.

Material examined.

CHINA: Hong Kong : 1♀, High Island Reservoir , Sai Kung, hand net, 01.viii.2012, UTM: 50Q KK 266 791, ref.: 0655. B.Hy. 1, leg. John X.Q. Lee [CBC] .

Distribution.

China (Guangdong, *Hong Kong); India; Laos; Vietnam.

Remarks.

A scarce wasp in Hong Kong, it also probably has a restricted distribution in the territory. Nesting sites have been observed over several years in the same location(s).

Figures

Figures 122 - 131. Symmorphus tsushimanus, female 122 vertex (dorsal view) 123 T 1 (dorsal view) 124 S 1 (ventral view) 125 - 126 Calligaster himalayensis, female 125 habitus (lateral view) 126 head (frontal view) 127 - 129 Zethus dolosus, female 127 habitus (lateral view) 128 habitus (dorsal view) 129 head (frontal view) 130 - 131 Delta pyriforme 130 female constructing a cell 131 ventral side of a nest showing seven cells with brood, most at advanced pupal stage.

Figures 150 - 160. Lissodynerus septemfasciatus feanus, nest content 150 typical nest in a bamboo nest-trap, showing two cells patitioned with a resin operculum containing one post-feeding larva and a feeding larva with mass provision of preys 151 post-feeding larva and silk pupal chamber, the meconium is not yet voided 152 resin cell partition and feeding larva and mass prey provision 153 pupa 154 entrance resin plug and Phorid fly 155 - 158 Orancistrocerus aterrimus erythropus, nest and nest contents 155 nest affixed on the underside of a roof showing a tubular entrance vestibule to a cell under provisioning 156 typical nest in bamboo nest-trap showing three cells with fully provisioned cells and feeding larvae and the two intercalary cells 157 post-feeding larva with symbiotic mite 158 diapausing post-feeding larva with gravid symbiotic mite and numerous nymphes 159 - 160 Calligaster himalayensis, nest affixed to a hanging substrate 159 normal view, in 160 nest is rotated approximately 180 degree to show two new cell entrances.