Podalonia nazarovae Danilov, 2017

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 : 566-567

Podalonia nazarovae Danilov , sp. nov.

Figures 88–102 .

Diagnosis. The male of this new species is similar to P. affinis and P. caucasica in having a glabrous propodeal enclosure and similar setae coloration, but differs in having black spots on the metasomal terga I–III, and by the form of the clypeus. The female of P. nazarovae sp. n. closely resembles P. afghanica Balthasar, 1957 , but differs in having the clypeus with the appressed silvery setae, less developed rugosity of the scutum, and in having the mesopleuron, metapleuron, and propodeum with the pale erect setae (in P. afghanica , the clypeus is without silvery setae, the scutum is longitudinally rugose anteriorly, and the erect setae of the body are black). It is also similar to P. caucasica , but differs in having appressed silvery setae of the clypeus, the lateral part of the mesosoma with pale erect setae, and in the coloration of the metasomal terga and sterna (in P. caucasica , the silvery setae of the clypeus are absent and the mesosoma has black erect setae).

Description. Male. Body length 14–17 mm. Head. Clypeus elongate; apical margin distinctly arcuate upward. Clypeus, subantennal sclerite, and paraocular area with dense appressed silvery setae. Clypeus basally with sparse pale erect setae; face below level of antennal sockets with pale erect setae; frons, vertex, occiput, and gena with black erect setae (in some specimens gena with black and pale or with only pale erect setae). Vertex, occiput, and gena microsculptured, punctate; punctures at least two diameters apart. Mandible and palpi black. Mesosoma. Pronotum with scattered punctures, relatively sparse appressed silvery setae, and black and pale erect setae. Scutal punctures on disk about 1–3 diameters apart, 0.5–1.0 diameter apart anterolaterally, integument shiny, with black and pale erect setae, and very sparse appressed silvery setae. Scutellum longitudinally rugose and punctate. Mesopleuron and metapleuron more or less dull, punctatorugose, with pale erect setae and sparse appressed silvery setae (denser ventrally). Propodeal enclosure glabrous, dull, obliquely rugose. Propodeum more or less shiny, rugose, with pale erect setae. Tegula black. Wings slightly darkened; veins dark brown; costal vein black. Legs black. Claws with small subbasal tooth. Spines black. Metasoma. T1–T3 (excluding dorsal parts) and S1–S3 (excluding petiole) red; petiole, T1–T3 dorsally, T4–T7 and S4–S7 black. Penis valve as in P. caucasica ( Figs 94– 96 ).

Female. Body length 15–18 mm. Head. Clypeus convex medially. Clypeus, subantennal sclerite, and paraocular area with sparse appressed silvery setae. Clypeus with sparse thick black erect setae. Vertex, occiput, and gena microsculptured, with scattered punctures; frons dull, vertex, occiput, and gena more or less shiny. Erect setae black. Mandible and palpi black. Mesosoma. Pronotum shiny, its punctures at least two diameters apart, transversely rugose laterally, with black erect setae. Scutum shiny, its punctures at least two diameters apart, integument obliquely rugose anterolaterally, with black erect setae. Scutellum shiny, polished, with irregular punctures anteriorly, and longitudinally striate posteriorly. Mesopleuron more or less shiny, rugose, with pale erect setae. Metapleuron and propodeum more or less shiny, longitudinally rugose, with pale erect setae. Propodeal enclosure glabrous, dull, obliquely rugose. Tegula black. Wings slightly darkened; veins dark brown; costal vein black. Legs black. Foretarsus slightly asymmetrical. Arolia well defined. Claws with small subbasal tooth. Spines black. Metasoma. T1–T3, T4 (laterally), S1–S3 (excluding petiole) and basal 1/2 of S4 red; petiole, T4–T6, S 4 in apical part, S5–S6 black.

Material examined: Holotype. ♂, TAJIKISTAN. Tavildara District , Kishlak Dehi-Colon near Tavildara [38°39′N 70°31′E], 10–25.V.2016, Yu.N. Danilov, A.V. Barkalov, V.K. Zinchenko ( ISEN). Paratypes. Same data as holotype (14 ♂, 2 ♀, ISEN; 5 ♂, 2 ♀, ZISP,).

Distribution: Tajikistan.

Etymology. Named in honor of Sh. D. Nazarova, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, a specialist on digger wasps.

Figures

FIGURES 88 – 102. Podalonia nazarovae sp. n. Holotype ♂: 88 – 96. Paratype ♀: 97 – 102. 88, 97 — general view, labels; 89, 98 — face; 90, 99 — head lateral; 91 — metasoma dorsal; 92, 100 — mesosoma lateral; 93, 101 — mesonotum; 94 — genitalia ventral; 95 — genitalia dorsal; 96 — penis valve lateral; 102 — foretarsus.