Dinetus (s. str.) simplicipes E. Saunders, 1910

Jacobs, Hans-Joachim, 2021, A review of Dinetus Panzer, 1806 with descriptions of five new species and keys to world species (Hymenoptera, Crabronidae), Zootaxa 5061 (1), pp. 69-94 : 86-87

Dinetus (s. str.) simplicipes E. Saunders, 1910

( Figs 4, 6 , 10, 18, 49, 50)

Dinetus simplicipes E. Saunders, 1910: 530 , ♂. Syntypes: ♂, Algeria: Bône (OXUM, BMNH).

Dinetus perezi Ferton, 1914: 102 , ♂ (as Perezi , incorrect original capitalization). Lectotype: ♂, Algeria: La Calle, now El Kala (MNHN), designated by de Beaumont (1960: 259). Synonymized with Dinetus simplicipes by de Beaumont (1960: 256).

Description female. Dorsal view: fig. 49.

Colour. Head black with small yellow spots on the upper part of gena. Mandible yellow with black apex. Pronotum black, collar ivory. Pronotal lobe and tegula ivory. Scutum black, scutellum black with big ivory spot distally, postscutellum ivory. Mesopleuron black with ivory spot below the wing insertion. Metapleuron and propodeum black. Metasoma: Tergum I red, II red with yellow lateral spots distally, III‒IV black with reddish hind margin, V black and yellow, VI yellow with red apex. Coxae and trochanters of all legs black, fore and middle femora black with big ivory spot on the underside distally, hind femur black. Fore and middle tibiae yellow with black underside, hind tibia black with ivory upper side. Fore and mid tarsi light brown, hind tarsus dark brown.

Morphology. Collar with median notch. Frons, vertex, scutum (fig. 10), scutellum and mesopleuron dull, finely and densely punctured. Lateral and posterior parts of propodeum with fine striae and small puncture between these. Propodeal enclosure reticulated without or with some indistinct striae in the median area (fig. 18). Dorsal part of propodeum around the propodeal enclosure with dense appressed silver pubescence. Metasomal terga with fine microsculpture, IV‒V with distinct puncture. Head and mesosoma without long erect setae. Face and upper proximal part of mesopleuron with silver pubescence. Underside of fore femur with long bristles. Fore tarsal rake with long, normal spines (fig. 6). Outer vein of subdiscoidal cell (cu) vertical, parallel with the nervulus (cu-a) (see fig. 1).

Description male. Dorsal view: fig. 50.

Colour. Head black, clypeus, face, frons and narrow stripe behind the eyes lemon yellow. Front side of scape yellow. Pale parts on mesosoma like female but lemon yellow. Metasoma: terga I‒III red with big yellow lateral spots on the posterior part, IV black with reddish lateral parts, V black with broad yellow apical margin, VI‒VII yellow. Legs yellow, coxae, trochanters and base of femora black.

Morphology. Antennomeres 7‒11 distinctly dilated, antennomere 12 broadened basally (fig. 4). Integument like female but more strongly sculptured. Propodeal enclosure proximally with indistinct striae. Fore tarsal rake with short spines.

Distribution. Algeria (type locality), Tunisia.

Examined material. ALGERIA: 2 ♀♀ Alger-Zeralda , 10.06.1972, Hoffer leg. ; 1 ♀ Oran, Ft. de M’Sila, 05.06.1960, J. Barbier leg. ( CSE) ; 1 ♂ Oran, Oued Hamadi , 30.05.1959, J. Barbier leg. ( CSE) . TUNISIA: 1 ♀ Tabarka 15 km E, 13.06.2000, Hauser leg. ( CSE) .

Figures

FIGURES 1–9. 1–2 fore wing: 1. D. pictus, 2. D. pulawskii. 3–4 antenna: 3 D. pictus ♂, 4 D. simplicipes ♂. 5–6 fore basitarsus: 5 D. pictus ♀, 6 D. simplicipes ♀. 7 clypeus front margin D. pictus ♀, 8 fore trochanter D. dentipes, 9–11 scutum: 9 D. schmideggeri sp. nov. holotype ♂, 10 D. simplicipes ♀, 11 D. venustus ♀, 12 propodeal enclosure D. deserticus sp. nov. ♀ (1–8 after de Beaumont 1960, 9–12 phot. Jacobs)