Pseumenes, Giordani Soika, 1935

Selis, Marco, 2017, The genus Pseumenes Giordani Soika, 1935 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) in the Philippine Islands, with description of a new species, Zootaxa 4306 (2), pp. 296-300 : 300

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4306.2.11

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:30B419DD-FC19-43A9-A066-8FA48E14543B

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6001710

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039A87B3-152E-FFCB-DBEC-487143857EF0

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Pseumenes
status

 

Key to species of Pseumenes View in CoL View at ENA occurring in the Philippine Islands

1 Vertex strongly swollen, posterior margin protruding ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 8 – 13. 8 – 10 ); T3 and T4 with well developed apical lamella ( Fig. 13 View FIGURES 8 – 13. 8 – 10 ); body almost entirely smooth and shining, only sparse and shallow punctures confined to frons, T2 and S3–S4; black with extensive yellow markings ....................................................................................................................................... P. polillensis (Giordani Soika) View in CoL

- Vertex less strongly swollen, posterior margin not protruding; T3 and T4 without apical lamella; body extensively punctured; body almost entirely black, with little pale yellow markings............................................................................................................ 2

2 Scutellum, metanotum, propodeum and mesepisternum smooth, with extremely fine and ill-defined punctures ( Fig. 4 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ); apical lamella of T2 not very distinct, similar to a weak reflexing of apical margin of tergum ( Fig. 3 View FIGURES 1 – 7 ); wings extremely dark, almost opaque black, with strong bluish reflections .................................................................................................... P. azurescens sp. nov.

- Scutellum, metanotum, propodeum ( Fig. 9 View FIGURES 8 – 13. 8 – 10 ) and mesepisternum with well impressed and deep punctures; apical lamella of T2 distinct, separated from rest of the tergum by a deep furrow and strongly bent upward ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 8 – 13. 8 – 10 ); wings brownish-transparent with very weak golden reflections ............................................................................................................ P. palawanensis Giordani Soika

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eumenidae

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