Gonaporus israelicus ( Wolf, 1990 ) Wolf, 1990
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Gonaporus israelicus ( Wolf, 1990 ) |
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Gonaporus israelicus ( Wolf, 1990) View in CoL , comb. nov.
( Figs 2 View FIGURES 1, 2 , 11, 12 View FIGURES 11 – 16 , 23, 26 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 30, 31, 32 View FIGURES 29 – 37 , 92 View FIGURES 92 – 95 , 103 View FIGURES 100 – 104 , 114 View FIGURES 110 – 120 , 125 View FIGURES 121 – 130 , 135 View FIGURES 131 – 141 , 146 View FIGURES 142 – 152 , 157 View FIGURES 153 – 159 , 168 View FIGURES 167 – 174 , 179 View FIGURES 175 – 181 , 189 View FIGURES 189 – 195 , 199, 204, 212)
Micraporus israelicus Wolf, 1990: 638 View in CoL (holotype, ♂: Israel, Bat Yam [OOML], examined).
Gonaporus gracilis ( Klug, 1834) View in CoL : Wolf 1990: 633 (♀, misidentification); S. Zonstein 2001: 140.
Diagnosis. Gonaporus israelicus is most similar to G. setitarsus sp. nov. in that they have metapostnotum with dense pubescence ( Figs 30–32 View FIGURES 29 – 37 ); the females of both species have 2–3 long anteroventral spines on the protarsomere 1 ( Figs 26 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 135, 139 View FIGURES 131 – 141 ); the males of both species have protarsomere 5 asymmetrical and widened ( Figs 23 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 146, 150 View FIGURES 142 – 152 ); and subgenital plate with two longitudinal keels on ventral side ( Figs 204, 206 View FIGURES 200 – 207 ). The other congeners have 1–3 mostly short anteroventral spines on the female protarsomere 1, sometimes only one of them is long; metapostnotum without pubescence (most species) or with very sparse pubescence ( G. simulator sp. nov.) ( Fig. View FIGURES 29 – 37
34); protarsomere 5 of male mostly symmetrical and not widened; and subgenital plate without two longitudinal keels. The female of G. israelicus differs from G. setitarsus sp. nov. by the presence of only 2 (not 3) long anteroventral spines on the protarsomere 1 ( Fig. 26 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 135 View FIGURES 131 – 141 ). The male differs from G. setitarsus sp. nov. by the presence of only 3 (not 6) posterior spines on the protarsus and by the shorter protarsomere 1 (Table 2, Figs 23 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 146 View FIGURES 142 – 152 ).
Redescription. Female. Body length 6.0– 7.8 mm. Structure: see Table 1. Coloration as in Fig. 11 View FIGURES 11 – 16 : Head mostly black; clypeus mostly black, with orange apical 0.25–0.40; mandible mostly yellow, dark orange basally and apically; scape yellowish-orange ventrally, dark brown dorsally; pedicel mostly brown, orange apically; flagellum mostly dark brown, orange basoventrally. Mesosoma mostly black except of orange lateral and posterior edges of pronotum; tegula light yellowish-orange. Legs mostly orange; coxae mostly black, orange apically; trochanters black to orange; femora black basally, orange apically to entirely orange; protibia brown, orange basally and apically; meso- and metatibia orange; protarsomere 1mostly orange, narrowly blackish-brown apically; other tarsomeres blackish-brown; spurs whitish to whitish-orange basally, blackish apically; spines of tarsal comb and other leg spines hyaline to orange-brown. Metasoma: Segments 1–3 orange; segments 4–5 mostly black, orange apically; segment 6 dark orange; pygidium orange-black, shiny. Pubescence: Metapostnotum usually with very conspicuous dense pubescence; sometimes pubescence is sparser, but still conspicuous ( Figs 30, 32 View FIGURES 29 – 37 ). Setae: Vertex, head (posteriorly) and propleuron with numerous long fine whitish setae; clypeus with moderately long brownish setae. Protarsomere 1 with 3 long spines posteriorly and 2 long spines anteroventrally ( Figs 26 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 135 View FIGURES 131 – 141 ).
Male. Body length 3.9–4.2 mm. Structure see Table 2. Subgenital plate ( Fig. 204 View FIGURES 200 – 207 ): Hirsute, reversetrapeziform, trapeziform in cross-section. Genitalia as in Fig. 212 View FIGURES 212 – 215 . Coloration like described for female, except a few points ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 11 – 16 ). Head: Antenna yellowish-orange ventrally, blackish-brown dorsally; spurs of mid leg and hind leg blackish-orange to blackish-brown; leg spines orange to orange-brown. Posterior spines on protarsomere 1 hyaline to orange; other leg spines brown. Metasoma: Segment 1—1(3) orange, segments 2–6 mostly black, yellowish-orange apically; T7 with large white spot medially. Pubescence: Metapostnotum usually with conspicuous pubescence ( Fig. 31 View FIGURES 29 – 37 ). Setae: Frons, vertex, head (posteriorly) and propleuron with numerous long fine whitish setae.
Material examined. Holotype: ♂, ISRAEL: Bat Yam, 5–21.v.1951, PMF Verhoeff. Other material. MOROCCO: W Qued Massa, Tiznit, 8.v.2003, M. Halada, 2♀ ( OLML). TUNISIA: Nefta, 14.iv.1981, Max. Schwarz, 1♀; 15.iv.1981, 1♀ (both in OLML); S. of Kebili, near Douz, 31.vii.1978, K.M. Guichard & A.C. Else,1978, 1♀ ( BMNH). LIBYA: Fezzan, Brock, 10.vi.1982, 1♀; Tripolitania, Bir-el-Hamera [modern Bi'r al Hamra'] (50 km S. W. of Mizda), 20.v.1951, K.M. Guichard, 1♀; Cyrenaica: El Aden [south from Tobruk], 8.viii.1957, K.M. Guichard, 1957, 2♀ ( BMNH). EGYPT: Sinai, Haluzza, 13.iv.1973, D. Furth, 1♀ ( TAU); 85 km N Qena on Safaga road, 21.iv.1993, W.J. Pulawski, 1♂ ( CRW); Nr. Cairo, Gebel Asfar [Al Gabal Al Asfar], 13.v.1981, K.M. Guichard, 1♀; Jebel Asfar [Al Gabal Al Asfar], (Cairo), 15.iv.1983, K.M. Guichard, 1♂ ( BMNH); Giza Prov. Manshet Radwan, 28.iv.1965, K.V. Krombein, 2♀ ( NMNH); 6 km on the desert road to Faiyum, 26.viii.1934, 1♀ ( NMNH); Faiyum 20.v.1942, A. Mochi, 1♀ ( CRW); Sinai, W Mitla, 11.v.1992, A. Mochi ( CRW); Abu Rawish [Abu Ruwaysh], 23.iv.1990, A. Mochi, 1♀ ( CRW); Faiyum, Kerania 21.v.1992, A. Mochi, 1♂ ( CRW); Sinai, Nuweiba, 29°03'N 34°33'E, 21.iv.2000, 1♀ (CSE); 85 km NEE Qena on Safaga road, 21.iv.1993, W.J. Pulawski, 1♂ (“ Xenaporus aegyptamoenus Wolf , dt. Wolf, 1985”, CRW). ISRAEL: Nahal Alexander, 32°24'N 34°52'E, 17.v.2005, I. & S. Zonstein, 8♀, 11♂; 18.v.2005, I. Zonstein, 2♀, 12♂; I 5.v.2005, I. Zonstein, 1♀, 18♂; 18.v.2005, A. Freidberg, 2♂; Or Akiva, 17.viii.2005, I. & S. Zonstein, 1♂, 8.ix.2005, I. & S. Zonstein, 1♀, 1♂; Or Akiva, 17.viii.2006, I. &S. Zonstein, 6♀, 17♂; Or Akiva, 9.ix.2006, I. &S. Zonstein, 20♀, 28♂; Ramat Aviv, dunes, 7.vi.2005, I. Zonstein, 1♀, 1♂; Ramat Aviv, dunes near sea coast, 7.vi.2005, I. Zonstein, 1♀, 1♂; Acre, dunes, 18.ix.1954, O. Theodor, 1♀; Nizzanim, 26.vii.05, C. Grach, 3♀; 18♂; Nahal Shezaf, 6 km SW Hazeva, 30°43'N 35°16'E, - 120 m, 9.iv.2005, S. Zonstein, 1♀ (all in TAU); Palmachim, 30.v.1975, K.M. Guichard, 2♂ ( MNHN); Arava Valley, Kibbutz Ketura, 29°58'18''N 35°07'17''E, 440 ft, 13.iv.1996, M.E. Irwin, 1♀ ( CRW). JORDAN: S Wadi Rum, 4–5.v.1996, M. Halada, 1♀ ( OLML); Aqaba (s. l.), 6–10.iii.1986, K.M. Guichard, 1♀ ( MNHN). MAURITANIA: Nouakchott, iii.1991, F. Borgato, 1♀ ( CRW); the same, iv.1991, F. Borgato, 1♀ 1♂ ( CRW); the same, viii.1990, F. Borgato, 1♀ ( CRW); the same, ix.1990, F. Borgato, 1♀ ( CRW); Nouakchott 4.v.1990, 1♀; xi.1990, 7 ♀ 7♂; iii.1991, 2 ♀ 4♂; iv.1991, 9 ♀ 6♂ (Borgato, CRW), 2.xi.1989, ♀♂; 11.xi.1989, 1♂ (A. Mochi, CRW). CHAD: Tibesti: Wadi Wour, 7.iii.1953, K.M. Guichard, 1♀ ( BMNH). SUDAN: Jebel Uweinat, Wadi Ain el Brins, 9–12.iv.1967, K.V. Krombein, 1♀ ( NMNH). EQUATORIAL GUINEA: Bioko, 5.v.1894, coll. Saunders, 1910 (266), 1♀ ( BMNH). SAUDI ARABIA: Bahra (Jedda), 10.ii.1983, sea level, K.M. Guichard, 1♀( BMNH). OMAN: Jauwarrah [=Ja‘ārah (23°29'N 57°55'E)?], 24.iii.2000, Gillet, 2♂ ( OLML). UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Marichamyah, nr. Al Ain, 19.ii.1982, F.N.B. Brown, 1♀; Abu Dhabi, 6.iii.1987, I.L. Hamer, 1♂ ( BMNH); North of Ajman, 25°43'N 55°48'E, 30.iv.2008, A. van Harten, 2♀ (CSE, CRW).
Distribution. Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia, Libya, Chad, Sudan, Equatorial Guinea, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Oman, United Arab Emirates ( Fig. 217 View FIGURE 217 ).
Habitat. In Israel this species is frequent in the open sandy biotopes of the Central Coastal Plain ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1, 2 ).
Biology. The females dig multi-cell burrows in the sandy ground ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1, 2 ). They prey on spiders of the families Salticidae , Thomisidae , Agelenidae , Miturgidae and Philodromidae , and they feed on flowers of Daucus carota (Apiacea) (I. Zonstein, unpublished data).
Notes. Some problems arise in the identification of this species. Wolf determined most of this species material as Gonaporus gracilis ( Klug, 1834) and noted that he examined the type ( Wolf 1990). This is surprising because the females, that were identified as G. gracilis ( Klug, 1834) by Wolf (1990), have a double-row tarsal comb and three posterior spines of the tarsal comb on the protarsomere 1, whereas the female holotype of Pompilus gracilis Klug, 1834 has a single tarsal comb and four posterior spines on the protarsomere 1. A conspecific male with only one discal cell in the left fore wing (but with two well-developed discal cells in the right fore wing) was described by Wolf as Micraporus israelicus ( Wolf 1990: 638) .
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Gonaporus israelicus ( Wolf, 1990 )
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Micraporus israelicus
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Gonaporus gracilis (
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