Prionyx (Harpactopus) reymondi ( Roth, 1954 )

Odintsev, Yuriy N. Danilov Oleg A. & Kobets, Anastasia S., 2024, A taxonomic study on the genus Prionyx Vander Linden, 1827 (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Prionychini). Subgenus Harpactopus F. Smith, 1856, Zootaxa 5551 (2), pp. 263-298 : 279

Prionyx (Harpactopus) reymondi ( Roth, 1954)

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Sphex reymondi Roth 1954:31 , ♀, ♂. Holotype: ♀, “Ougarta (Sud oranais)” [ Algeria: Béchar Province: Béni Abbès commune: Ougarta] (MNHN).— As Sphex (Priononyx) reymondi : de Beaumont 1968:149.— As Prionyx reymondi : R. Bohart & Menke 1976:134; Danilov & Odintsev 2023:433; Pulawski 2024:29.

Possible synonymy. We did not find any differences from P. zarudnyi except for the distribution in P. Roth’s description. In the description, P. Roth compared the new species only with P. crudelis that was well known to him. Unfortunately, we were unable to study the type series of this species, so we can only assume that P. reymondi may be a synonym of P. zarudnyi .

Diagnosis. Both sexes of P. reymondi resemble P. subfuscatus , P. judaeus , and P. crudelis , but differ in having the wings smoky and the body brownish ( P. subfuscatus , P. judaeus , and P. crudelis have the wings yellow and the body black).

Description. Body brownish with fine dark erect setae. Head. Clypeus, subantennal sclerite, paraocular area and frons with fine, sparse, appressed, silvery setae. Mesosoma . Scutum slightly shiny, finely micropunctate and sparsely punctate. Metanotum tuberculate dorsally. Mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum areolate-rugose, shiny; propodeal enclosure dull. Wings smoky; veins light brown. Legs. Claws with 2 ventral teeth; arolia present.

Male. Body length 22 mm. Head. Clypeus with wide V-shaped median emargination. Metasoma. S6 entire, without teeth.

Female. Body length 22 mm. Head. Clypeus angulate, with U-shaped median notch. Legs. Tarsal rake of foreleg with long, stout, bladelike and some short, hairlike setae.

Material examined. None.

Distribution. Desert areas of the Saoura area ( Algeria).

Figures

FIGURE10.Collectinglocalities (redcircles)andliterature data (blue circles);a: Prionyxpersicus (Mocsáry),b: P.radoszkowskyi (Kohl), c: P. reymondi (Roth), d: P. saevus (F. Smith), e: P. stschurowskii (Radoszkowski), f: P. subfuscatus (Dahlbom), g: P. zarudnyi (Gussakovskij).