Gonaporus spinosissimus Wahis & I. Zonstein

Zonstein, Irina & Wahis, Raymond, 2015, Revision of the Palaearctic genus Gonaporus Ashmead, 1902 of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), Zootaxa 4018 (4), pp. 451-505 : 495

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.4.1
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DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5665495
persistent identifier	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/900D9F6D-FFA5-404E-72C3-FCE1C8D6F878
treatment provided by	Plazi
scientific name	Gonaporus spinosissimus Wahis & I. Zonstein
status	sp. nov.

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Gonaporus spinosissimus Wahis & I. Zonstein , sp. nov.

( Figs 18–19, 28 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 35 View FIGURES 29 – 37 , 98 View FIGURES 96 – 99 , 109 View FIGURES 105 – 109 , 120 View FIGURES 110 – 120 , 130 View FIGURES 121 – 130 , 141 View FIGURES 131 – 141 , 152 View FIGURES 142 – 152 , 163 View FIGURES 160 – 166 , 174 View FIGURES 167 – 174 , 185 View FIGURES 182 – 188 , 195 View FIGURES 189 – 195 )

Diagnosis. This is the largest species in the genus. The body length of the female is 11.5 mm, and that of male is 7.6 mm. The female has six spines of the tarsal comb on the protarsomere 1—the largest number among all congeners ( Figs 28 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 141 View FIGURES 131 – 141 )

Description. Female. Body length 11.5 mm. Structure: see Table 1. Coloration: Head mostly black; clypeus mostly dark orange, narrowly black basally; mandible orange on basal 0.6 and dark brown-orange on apical 0.4; scape orange; pedicel and flagellum brown. Mesosoma mostly dark orange ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 29 – 37 ); scutum, scutellum, and pleurae blackish-orange; tegula light orange. Legs mostly orange; tibiae slightly blackish apically; tarsomeres 1–3 mostly orange, brown apically; tarsomeres 4–5 brown; spur of fore leg orange basally, dark brown apically, other spurs dark brown; spines of tarsal comb orange; spines on tibiae and femora orange-brown; tarsi with brown spines. Metasoma orange. Pygidium orange-brown and shiny. Pubescence: Metapostnotum without pubescence ( Fig. 35 View FIGURES 29 – 37 ). Setae: Frons with short brown setae; occiput and propleuron with moderately long fine whitish setae. Protarsomere 1 with 6 long spines posteriorly and 3 short spines anteroventrally ( Figs 28 View FIGURES 17 – 28. 17 , 141 View FIGURES 131 – 141 ).

Male. Body length 7.6 mm. Structure: see Table 2. Subgenital plate and genitalia not dissected from the specimen, partially visible; paramere not widened apically. Coloration: Head mostly black; clypeus black basally orange apically; mandible mostly orange, orange-brown on apical 0.25; scape and pedicel blackish dorsally and orange ventrally; flagellum dark brown dorsally and orange-brown ventrally. Mesosoma black. Legs: coxae mostly black, orange apically; trochanters, tibiae and femora orange; tarsi brown; spurs of protibia yellowish-orange basally and dark brown apically; spurs of meso- and metatibia brown; leg spines blackish-brown. Metasoma: Segments 1–3 orange; segments 4 blackish-orange; 5–7 black. Setae: Occiput with short fine whitish setae.

Etymology. The specific name is derived from the largest number of spines of the tarsal comb on the protarsomere 1 compare to all other congeners.

Material examined. Holotype: ♀, OMAN: Batinah Muscat, Seeb airport, 23°36'37''N 58°19'22''E, 10– 11.iv.2001, P. L. Scaramozzino & F. Strumia. Paratype: OMAN: Batinah Muscat, Seeb airport, 23°36'37''N 58°19'22''E, 10–11.iv.2001, P. L. Scaramozzino & F. Strumia, 1♂ ( CRW).

Distribution. Oman ( Fig. 216 View FIGURE 216 ).

Habitat. Unknown.

Biology. Unknown.