Odontophotopsis clypeata Schuster

Odontophotopsis (Odontophotopsis) clypeata Schuster, 1958 . Ent. Amer. (n. s.) 37: 59. Male. Holotype data: Tucson, Arizona, 26 Aug 1939, O. Bryant (UMSP).

Diagnosis of male. This species has a head that is rounded posteriorly, deeply excised mandibles that are slightly dilated apically (Fig. 8), has a transverse clypeus that is slightly depressed below mandibular margins (Fig. 8), but lacks a tubercle situated posteromedially on the clypeus, has a pair of denticulate mesosternal processes, and has a shiny glabrous pygidium. Also, the second metasomal segment is normally castaneous compared to the lightly ferruginous remainder of the metasoma, head and mesosoma . The genitalia are illustrated by Pitts et al. (2009) in Fig. 11.

Female. Unknown.

Material examined. California, Riverside Co., Deep Canyon, 2 males, 30–31.Jul.2007.

Distribution. Southwestern USA.

Remarks. This species is widespread and common throughout much of the Southwest including Deep Canyon. This species is currently placed in the O. melicausa species-group, which is paraphyletic (Pitts et al. 2010). The paraphyly of this species-group will need to be dealt within a future revision.