Labus spiniger de Saussure, 1867

Li, Ting-Jing & Carpenter, James M., 2018, A taxonomic account of the genus Labus de Saussure, 1867 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae) with descriptions of three new species, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 65, pp. 23-46 : 23

Labus spiniger de Saussure, 1867

Figs 42-46

Labus spiniger de Saussure, 1867: 4; van der Vecht 1935: 162, 165; 1963: 10; Gusenleitner 1988: 189, 191; Girish Kumar et al. 2014: 36.

Material examined.

1♀, China, Hainan Prov., Ta Hau , 04.VII.1935, L. Gressitt (AMNH) ; 1♂, China, Hainan Prov., Ta Hian , 19.VI.1935, L. Gressit (AMNH) .

Diagnosis.

Frons coarsely and densely punctate (Figs 43 , 45 ), inter-antennal carina continued on lower part of frons; propodeum posteriorly on each side with a tooth above the apical spine formed by the submarginal carina (Fig. 46 ); metasomal petiole dark ferruginous with exception of apical yellow band (Fig. 44 ), the linear part of petiole long and slender, and slightly rugosely punctate, total length of petiole 7.7 × basal width and 2.6 × apical width, swollen part of metasomal petiole less than (0.47 ×) half of the length of the petiole.

Distribution.

China (new record); Indonesia.

Figures

Figures 42 - 46. Labus spiniger de Saussure, 1867. 42 habitus, ♂ 43 head in frontal view, ♀ 44 metasomal petiole, ♂ 45 head in frontal view, ♂ 46 propodeum in lateral view, ♂.