Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852

Sureshan, Pavittu M., 2017, A taxonomic review of the Indian species of the genus Eumenes Latreille (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae), Zootaxa 4317 (3), pp. 469-498 : 480-483

9. Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852

( FigS 37–44 )

Eumenes macrops de Saussure, 1852: 41 , ♂—“La Caroline du nord” (BMNH); Cresson, 1887: 287 (syn. of E. fraternus Say ); Bequaert, 1938: 63 (perhaps based on dark specimen of E. globulosus de Saussure ); Giordani Soika, 1941: 143 (key), 151 (in subgenus Eumenes ; ♂; locality of type is incorrect: Oriental species distributed from Madras to Bali); Bequaert, 1943: 43; Giordani Soika, 1960: 160 (key), 161 (in subgenus Eumenes ; syn.: Eumenes salai Dusmet ); Giordani Soika, 1973a: 25 (“Allotipo”); Gusenleitner, 2006: 693 (India: Kalimpong); Nugroho et al., 2012: 96 (list).

Eumenes fraternus var. macrops ; de Saussure, 1875: 95; Dalla Torre, 1894: 25 (fraterna; cat.); Dalla Torre, 1904: 22 (fraterna; cat.).

Eumenes vishnu Cameron, 1898: 36 , ♂—[India] “Allahabad” (OUM); Dalla Torre, 1904: 25 (cat.; Malakka [!]). Eumenes Salai Dusmet, 1930: 103 ,? ♀ [India] “Khandala” (MNCN); Giordani Soika, 1960: 161 (syn. of E. macrops de Saussure ).

Diagnosis. ♀ ( FigS 37–41 ). LegS almoSt entirely ferrUginoUS (coxae and trochanter black), rarely with few yellow markingS on fore and mid leg; pUnctUreS on T2 relatiVely coarSe and not Very denSe ( Fig. 41 ); T2, in profile View little Swollen in middle, weakly impreSSed preapically, and apical margin Slightly reflected ( Fig. 37 ).

Colour description. ♀. Body black with yellow and ferrUginoUS markingS. Yellow: pair of large triangUlar markS at baSe of clypeUS (SometimeS abSent); fUnnel-Shaped Spot on interantennal Space; narrow line on temple; dorSo-median band coaleSced (SometimeS not coaleSced) with large lateral triangUlar mark on pronotUm; large Spot on meSopleUron; lateral extenSion of ScUtellUm and metanotUm; broad band on metanotUm; pair of SpotS on propodeUm at baSe and apex laterally (SometimeS redUced or abSent); pair of lateral SpotS (rarely redUced or abSent) and narrow waVy apical band on T1 & T2; narrow apical band on S2. FerrUginoUS: antennal Scape baSally (USUally abSent); Ventral Side of apical antennal articleS; apical half of mandible; tegUla; legS almoSt entirely ferrUginoUS (coxae and trochanter and SometimeS hind tarSUS black), rarely with few yellow markingS on apex of fore and mid femora, fore tibia and fore baSitarSUS. WingS weakly infUmated. Body coVered with Short SilVery hairS. Body length: 10-11 mm.

Ƌ ( Figs 42–44 ). Colour similar to ♀ except clypeus entirely yellow; T2 usually without yellow lateral spot. Apical antennal article hooked, itS apex reaching middle of 10th Segment in cUrVed poSition ( Fig. 44 ). Body length: 9.5-10.5 mm.

Material examined. INDIA: ASSam, TinSUkia diStrict, Sadiya, 1 ♂, date of collection & name of collector Unknown, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8311. Karnataka, Bellary diStrict, SandUr, 1 ♀ & 1 ♂, 12.Viii.1978 , Coll. K.D. Ghorpade, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8312 & 8313; Bengaluru , 1 ♀, 10.iv.1981 , Coll. K.D. Ghorpade, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8314. Kerala, Wayanad diStrict, ThirUnelli , Brahmagiri HillS, 1 ♀, 16.ii.2016 , Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8315; Wayanad district, Puthurvayal , 1 ♀, 19.x.2016 , Coll. P. GiriSh KUmar, Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8046; KannUr diStrict, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary , 1 ♀, 2.iii.2006 , Coll. K.P. Md. Shareef, Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8347; Kannur district, Aralam Wildlife Sanctuary , 1 ♂, 12.v.2012 , Coll. Manu, Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8348; Kozhikode district, Malabar Wildlife SanctUary, PoozhithodU, Thalippara , 2 ♂, 18.iV.2013 , Coll. P. GiriSh KUmar, ZSIK Regd. NoS. ZSI/ WGRS/I.R-INV. 8316 & 8317; Kozhikode district, Malabar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kakkayam , 1 ♀ & 1 ♂, 23.ii.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV. 8318 & 8319 ; Kozhikode district, Nanminda , 1 ♀, 3.vi.2015, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8320 ; Kozhikode district, East Hill , 2 ♀, 14.x.2015, Coll. P. GiriSh KUmar, ZSIK Regd. NoS. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV. 8321 & 8322 ; Kozhikode diStrict, Jaferkhan Colony , 1 ♀, 4.v.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8323 ; Kozhikode diStrict, Kottooli wetland, 2 ♀ & 3 ♂, 17.V.2016, Coll. P. GiriSh KUmar, ZSIK Regd. NoS. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R- INV . 8324–8328; Kozhikode district, Mavoorpadam , 1 ♂, 4.x.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, Regd. No . ZSI/ WGRS / I.R-INV.8044; Kozhikode district, Malayamma , 1 ♂, 4.x.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, Regd. No . ZSI/WGRS/I.R- INV. 8045; Kozhikode district, Adivaram , 1 ♀, 10.iii.2010 , Coll. Vinu, Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8334; Kozhikode district, Eengapuzha , 1 ♀, 12.xi.2011 , Coll. Manu, Regd. No. ZSI/WGRS/I.R-INV.8335; Kozhikode diStrict, Malabar Wildlife SanctUary, Kakkayam , 2 ♂, 24.i.2014, Coll. VinU, Regd. NoS. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8336 & 8337 ; Kozhikode district, Vayalada , 2 ♂, 21.viii.2012, Coll. K.P. Md. Shareef, Regd. Nos. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R- INV . 8338 & 8339; Malappuram district , Calicut University Campus, 1 ♂, 21.vii.2004, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8329 ; Malappuram district , Calicut University Campus, 2 ♀, 16.xi.1997 & 16.ii.1998, Coll. ManU, ZSIK Regd. NoS. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8341 & 8342 ; MalappUram diStrict , CalicUt University Campus, 1 ♀, 21.vi.2001, Coll. Vinu, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8343 ; Malappuram district, Ariyallur , 1 ♂, 20.x.2016, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, Regd. No . ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8047; Malappuram district, Cheruppadimala , 1 ♂, 22.ix.2012, Coll. K.P. Md. Shareef, Regd. No . ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8344; Malappuram district, Nilambur , 1 ♀, 25.ix.2012, Coll. K.P. Md. Shareef, Regd. No . ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8345; Thrissur district, Thrissur , 1 ♂, 3.iv.2001, Coll. K.P. Md. Shareef, Regd. No . ZSI/WGRS/I.R-INV.8346; Kollam district, SaSthamkotta lake enVironS, MUthUpilakkadU, 1 ♂, 24.Viii.2016, Coll. P. GiriSh KUmar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R.- INV.7440; Vettolikadavu , 1 ♂, 25.viii.2016 , Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R.- INV.7441. MaharaShtra, PUne diStrict, AkUrdi , 2 ♀, 10.iV.2014 , Coll. Manoj JadhaV, ZSIK Regd. NoS. ZSI/ WGRS / I.R-INV.8330 & 8331. Nagaland, MokokchUng diStrict , TUli, 1 ♀, 20.ix.2004 , Coll. R.S. Mridha & Party, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8332. Tamil NadU, Anamalai HillS, Cinchona , 3500’, 1 ♂, V.1964, P. S. Nathan, ANMH ; Nilgiri Hills, Cherangode, 3500’, 1 ♂, v.1950, P. S. Nathan, AMNH; Nilgiri Hills, Gudalur, 3500’, 1 ♀, iV.1949, P. S. Nathan, AMNH. WeSt Bengal, Kolkata diStrict, Sealdah , 1 ♀, 30.Vi.1911, Coll. A. Rahman, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8333.

Distribution. India: * ASSam, * Karnataka, * Kerala, MaharaShtra, * Nagaland, Pondicherry, RajaSthan, Sikkim, Tamil NadU, Uttar PradeSh, WeSt Bengal; Myanmar; MalaySia; IndoneSia: Bali.

Figures

FIGURES 37 – 42. Eumenes macrops de Saussure. 37 – 41 ♀. 37, Body, lateral view. 38, Head, frontal view. 39, Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. 40, Petiole. 41, T 2, dorsal view. 42 ♂, Body, lateral view.

FIGURES 43 – 44. Eumenes macrops de Saussure, ♂. 43, Head, frontal view. 44, Apical antennal articles. FIGURES 45 – 48. Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika, ♀. 45, Body, lateral view. 46, Head, frontal view. 47, Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. 48, Petiole.