Agelaia timida Cooper, 2000

Andena, Sergio R., Noll, Fernando B., Daza, Mario N. & Carpenter, James M., 2024, The phylogeny of the species of the genus Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836, one of the basalmost groups of Epiponini, with notes on male genitalia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae), American Museum Novitates 2024 (4009), pp. 1-48 : 24

Agelaia timida Cooper, 2000

Colombia: Vaupes, Mitu , 1 male ( BMNH)

DESCRIPTION: (1) paramere about 1.6× longer than wide; spine without hairs, apical angle truncate ( fig. 4K ); (2) aedeagus short, wide lobe, broad apically; row of teeth extending dorsoventrally; the teeth are very long, stronger apically than basally; ventral process little projected, acute ( fig. 4L, M ); (3) cuspis long and acute apically, with very short, scattered hairs ( fig. 4N ); (4) digitus acute apically, pointed, with scattered short hairs; mesal surface with evenly spaced punctures, extending to basal region ( fig. 4 ).

Figures

FIGURE 4. Male genitalia, from top to bottom, of Agelaia panamaensis, Agelaia testacea, and Agelaia timida. A, F, and K = paramere, lateral view; B, G, and L = aedeagus, ventral view; C, H, and M = aedeagus, lateral view; D, I, and N = cuspis, lateral view; E, J, and O = digitus, lateral view.