Sphex satanas

Dörfel, Thorleif H. & Ohl, Michael, 2022, The wasp genus Sphex in Sub-Saharan Africa (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 796 (1), pp. 1-170 : 19

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2022.796.1665

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:76C5C9C4-C6C1-4EDC-8FF8-9828A6EF2040

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6359742

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C20928-FF83-FFB1-40C5-15E7393A0B85

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Felipe

scientific name

Sphex satanas
status

 

Key D: Species of the Sphex satanas group

1. Female: scutellum and metanotum completely black ( Figs 113–114 View Figs 113–118. 113–114, 116 ). Male: cellular wing area at least partially fuscous; narrow placoids on proximal halves of flagellomeres IV–VI; free clypeal margin medially with folding (compare Fig. 28 View Figs 25–32. 25–26 )..............................................................................2

– Female: scutellum at least on posterior half and metanotum ferruginous ( Figs 109–110 View Figs 106–112. 106–107 , 116 View Figs 113–118. 113–114, 116 ). Male: cellular wing area hyaline; placoids broader and covering entire length of flagellomeres III–VI or free clypeal margin without folding...............................................................................3

2. Female: propodeal setae silvery ( Fig. 113 View Figs 113–118. 113–114, 116 ) ........................................ S. satanas satanas Kohl, 1898

– Female: propodeal setae black ( Fig. 114 View Figs 113–118. 113–114, 116 ) ........................................ S. satanas memnon subsp. nov.

3. Female: anterior half of scutellum black ( Fig. 116 View Figs 113–118. 113–114, 116 ). Male: at least femora bright ferruginous ( Fig. 117 View Figs 113–118. 113–114, 116 ). Socotra........................................................................................ S. socotrensis sp. nov.

– Female: scutellum entirely ferruginous ( Figs 109–110 View Figs 106–112. 106–107 ). Male: legs completely black ( Fig. 111 View Figs 106–112. 106–107 ). Mainland Africa.................................................................................................................................4

4. Female: upper half of clypeus as well as complete scutum black ( Fig. 109 View Figs 106–112. 106–107 ). Male: free clypeal margin without folding; narrow placoids on proximal halves of flagellomeres IV–VI .................. .................................................................................................................... S. pseudosatanas sp. nov.

– Female: all of clypeus and anterior half of scutum ferruginous ( Fig. 110 View Figs 106–112. 106–107 ). Male: free clypeal margin medially with folding (compare Fig. 28 View Figs 25–32. 25–26 ); broad placoids covering entire length of flagellomeres III–VI .................................................................................... S. rufoclypeatus sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Vespidae

Genus

Sphex