Ammophila snizeki DOLLFUSS, 2015

Dollfuss, Hermann, 2015, Revision of the wasp genus Ammophila KIRBY, 1798 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Sub-Saharan Region of Africa, Linzer biologische Beiträge 47 (1), pp. 307-412 : 369

Ammophila snizeki DOLLFUSS nov.sp. ( Figs 24 , 59 , 96 , 132 )

R e c o r d s: Holotype: ♀, South Africa: North Cape: Kalahari desert, Van Zylrus , 15.I.2001, leg. Snižek (OÖLM).

N a m e d e r i v a t i o n: In honor of the collector of the holotype M. Snižek, Czech Republic.

R e c o g n i t i o n: The female of A. snizeki is characterized by a dorsally black gaster, without metallic shine. The episternal sulcus extends to the anteroventral margin of the mesopleuron and the arolia are present. Additionally, the clypeus, the frons, the vertex and the pronotal collar are impunctate. The female of A. snizeki is similar to A. insignis but differs in being smaller (18.5 mm) and having the frons and the vertex impunctate ( A. insignis has a bodylength of 26-33 mm and frons and vertex are punctate). The female of A. snizeki differs from A. rubripes in having a characteristically shaped clypeus ( Fig. 24 ) (Clypeus of A. rubripes see Fig. 43 ).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Gaster dorsally black, without metallic shine, pruinose. Episternal sulcus extends to anteroventral margin of mesopleuron, supra-antennal lamellate projection absent, mesopleural venter not produced anteriorly, arolia present and claws have no basal tooth.

♀: 18.5 mm. Black, with following reddish-brown: mandible (except apex), scape, pedicel, flagellomeres I-III (remaining flagellomeres brownish ventrally), pronotal collar dorsally and laterally, pronotal lobe, tegula, foreleg, midlegs (except femur dorsally), hindleg (dorsally darkened) and petiole ventrally. Wings hyaline. Clypeus, frons, gena, pronotal lobe and propodeum posterolaterally covered with appressed silvery setae; remaining parts of thorax and propodeum covered with fine, sparse appressed setae. Erect setae whitish. Clypeus elongate, with truncate median lobe, lateral tooth distinct, lateral sides slightly concave ( Fig. 24 ), disk distinctly convex ( Fig. 59 ). Frons, vertex and pronotal collar impunctate. Scutum transversely striate, without distinct punctures; scutellum longitudinally striate; metanotum irregularly structured. Propodeal enclosure transversely striate. Mesopleuron, and mesopleural venter transversely striate, metapleuron and propodeum laterally punctato-rugose. Pronotal collar dorsally: Fig. 132 , laterally: Fig. 96 . Flagellomere I:II=1.6; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+II.

3 unknown.

G e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i b u t i o n:SouthAfrica(Kalahari).

Ammophila theryi (GRIBODO) ( Fig. 45 , 82 , 118 , 154 , 159 , 291 , 246, 288, 329, 370, 408,

Figures

Figs 21-25: clypeus of female.

Figs 47-64: clypeus of female in lateral view.

Figs 95-100: pronotal collar of female in lateral view.

Figs 130-135: pronotal collar of female in dorsal view.

Figs 38-43: clypeus of female.

Figs 44-46: clypeus of female.

Figs 65-82: clypeus of female in lateral view.

Figs 113-118: pronotal collar of female in lateral view.

Figs 150-154: pronotal collar of female in dorsal view.

Figs 155-160: male clypeus.

Figs 291-297: pronotal collar of male in dorsal view.