Podalonia hirsutaffinis ( Tsuneki, 1971 )

Danilov, Yuriy N., 2017, Taxonomic notes on Palearctic Podalonia Fernald, 1927 (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae), with descriptions of four new species, Zootaxa 4320 (3), pp. 554-570 : 561-563

Podalonia hirsutaffinis ( Tsuneki, 1971)

Figures 52–65 .

Ammophila hirsutaffinis Tsuneki, 1971: 154 , ♂, holotype: ♂, Mongolia: Uvs Aymag: Höndlon gol (TMB). Podalonia hirsutaffinis: Bohart & Menke, 1976: 144 ; Wu & Zhou, 1996: 60; Hua, 2006: 276; Dollfuss, 2010a: 554, 2010b: 1247, 1258; Wang et al., 2016: 449; Pulawski, 2016.

Note. A female from Uvs Aymag of Mongolia in ZISP collection closely resembles the male of hirsutaffinis and differs from all other species. I conclude that it is the hitherto unknown female of P. hirsutaffinis .

Diagnosis. The male of P. hirsutaffinis is similar to P. affinis ( W. Kirby, 1798) and P. alpina ( Kohl, 1888) in having glabrous propodeal enclosure and identical metasoma coloration, but differs by the shape of the penis valve. It resembles P. gussakovskii sp. n., P. atrocyanea ( Eversmann, 1849) , P. chalybea ( Kohl, 1906) , and P. kozlovii ( Kohl, 1906) by the shape of the penis valve. P. gussakovskii sp. n., however, differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having the distinct supra-antennal lamellate projection that lacks in P. hirsutaffinis . P. atrocyanea differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having partly amber legs and the body with pale setae (all legs are black and the body setae black in P. hirsutaffinis ). P. chalybea differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having the body with partly pale setae and less extended red color of the metasoma (T1–T3 red in P. hirsutaffinis and T1–T 2 in P. chalybea ). P. kozlovii differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having the all black metasoma and the body setae partly pale.

The female of P. hirsutaffinis is similar to P. affinis , P. caucasica ( Mocsáry, 1883) , P. gobiensis ( Tsuneki, 1971) , P. alpina , P. chalybea , and P. gussakovskii sp. n. in having a glabrous propodeal enclosure and the basally reddish metasoma. P. affinis differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having a dull, densely punctate scutum, a dull, punctate, and rugose mesopleuron (in P. hirsutaffinis , the scutum is shiny and sparsely punctate, the mesopleuron is sparsely punctate, slightly rugose posteriorly, and more or less shiny). P. caucasica differs in having a rugose mesopleuron. P. gobiensis differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having a more extended red color of the metasoma: T1–T4 red, wings color amber, and a rugose mesopleuron (in P. hirsutaffinis , T1–T2 and ½ of T3 are red, and the wings are slightly yellowish). P. alpina differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having a finely rugose, dull mesopleuron, a more or less dull scutum, and claws without a subbasal tooth (in P. hirsutaffinis , the scutum and the mesopleuron more or less shiny, and the claws are with the small subbasal tooth). P. chalybea differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having the body with partly pale setae, a rugose mesopleuron, and claws without a subbasal tooth. P. gussakovskii sp. n. differs from P. hirsutaffinis in having a distinct supra-antennal lamellate projection.

Description. Male. Body length 14–17 mm. Head. Clypeus slightly elongate; apical margin slightly emarginated. Clypeus, subantennal sclerite, and paraocular area with appressed silvery setae. Vertex, occiput, and gena microsculptured, with scattered punctures. Erect setae black, longer than scape and pedicel combined. Mandible and palpi black. Mesosoma with erect setae black, sometimes setae bicolored (pale apically). Pronotum and scutum microsculptured, with punctures 1–2 diameters apart, more or less shiny. Mesopleuron dull, with punctures 1.0–2.5 diameters apart, sometimes finely rugose. Propodeal enclosure glabrous, dull, obliquely rugose. Metapleuron and propodeum dull, punctatorugose. Tegula black. Wings slightly darkened; veins dark brown; costal vein black. Legs black. Claws with small subbasal tooth. Spines black. Metasoma. T1–T3 and S1–S3 (excluding petiole) red; petiole, T4–T7 and S4–S7 black. Penis valve in ventral view with transverse spines ( Figs 57–59 ).

Female (hitherto unknown). Body length 13 mm. Head. Clypeus convex medially. Clypeus, subantennal sclerite, and frons without appressed silvery setae, with sparse finely brownish pubescence only. Vertex, occiput, and gena microsculptured, with scattered punctures, more or less shiny. Erect setae black. Mandible and palpi black. Mesosoma with erect setae black, sometimes setae bicolored (pale apically). Pronotum and scutum finely microsculptured, sparsely punctate (punctures 2–4 diameters apart), more or less shiny. Mesopleuron finely microsculptured, sparsely punctate (punctures 1–2 diameters apart) and slightly rugose posteriorly. Propodeal enclosure glabrous, dull, obliquely rugose anteriorly and transversely rugose posteriorly. Metapleuron and propodeum dull, punctatorugose. Tegula black. Wings slightly yellowish darkened; veins light brown; costal vein brown. Legs black. Foretarsus slightly asymmetrical. Arolia well defined. Claws with small subbasal tooth. Spines black. Metasoma. 1/2 of T1, T2, 1/2 of T3 and S2–S3 red; basal half of T1, part of T3, T4–T6 and S1, S4–S6 black.

Material examined: CHINA. Qinghai: Xining [36°34′N, 101°46′E], 26.VII.1908, P. Kozlov (1 ♂, ZISP) . KYRGYZSTAN. Naryn Province: At-Bashi District, near Besh-Belchir [41°13′N, 76°27′E], 26.VII.2001, V.V. Dubatolov (1 ♂, ISEN) . MONGOLIA. Uvs: 50 km E of Ulaangom [49°57′N, 92°47′E], 6.VIII.1970, M.A. Kozlov (1 ♀, ZISP) ; Suhbaatar: near Dariganga, Shiliin-Bogt Uul Mount [45°18′N, 113°50′E], 10.VII.1971, I.M. Kerzhner (1 ♂, ZISP) ; Bayankhongor: Tuin-gol river near Bayankhongor [45°57′N, 100°51′E], 29.VIII.1926, A.N. Kirichenko (1 ♂, ZISP) . RUSSIA. Tuva Republic: Ovyursky District, near Uvs Lake [50°40′N, 93°05′E], 23.VII.2009, S.A. Belokobylskij (1 ♀, ZISP).

Distribution: China (Qinghai), Kazakhstan, * Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, * Russia (Tuva).

Figures

FIGURES 52 – 65. Podalonia hirsutaffinis (Tsuneki, 1971). ♂: 52 – 59. ♀: 60 – 65. 52, 60 — general view, labels; 53, 61 — face; 54, 62 — head lateral; 55, 63 — mesosoma lateral; 56, 64 — mesonotum; 57 — genitalia ventral; 58 — genitalia dorsal; 59 — penis valve lateral; 65 — foretarsus.