Podalonia flavida (KOHL)

Dollfuss, H., 2010, A Key to Wasps of the Genus Podalonia FERNALD 1927 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Old World, Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (2), pp. 1241-1291 : 1256

Podalonia flavida (KOHL) Figs 37, 62, 87, 99

Ammophila flavida KOHL 1901: 163 ,. Lectotype:, China: Nei Mongol: no specific locality (NHMW), present designation.

Ammophila obo TSUNEKI 1971: 146 , Holotype: Bulgan Aymag: Somon Dashinchilen (TMB). Holotype examined. New synonym.

R e c o g n i t i o n Podalonia flavida has a propodeal enclosure with erect setae and a basally red gaster.

In the female the scutum has a dense punctation (at least anteriorly, punctures at most one diameter apart), the arolia are distinct, the clypeus and frons are not covered with appressed silver setae and the wings are yellowish. In addition, the free margin of the clypeus is mostly evenly arcuate, the mesopleuron punctatorugose and the petiole is shorter than hindtarsomere I (5: 7). The erect setae on the head and thorax are black, on the propodeum whitish grey. The proportions of flagellomere I: II = 6: 4. The female of P. tydei differs from P. flavida in having appressed silver setae on clypeus, frons and mesopleuron. The Chinese species P. yunnana has a petiole that is as long as hindtarsomere I.

The male of P. flavida differs from P. tydei and P. fera in having yellowish wings and no appressed silver setae on the mesopleuron (or at most with traces of it). In addition, the erect setae on the head and thorax of P. flavida are mostly white, except black on vertex. The clypeus and frons have appressed silver setae and the free margin of clypeus is as in P. tydei (fig. 123). The petiole of P. flavida is longer than hindtarsomere I (in stylopized males mostly shorter) and the penis valve is as in figs 37, 62, 87 and 99.

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: China, Mongolia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Russia (E-Siberia, Sakhalin Island).

S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d 211, 422.