Podalonia pungens (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 : 1265

Podalonia pungens (KOHL) Figs 21 , 41, 66

Ammophila pungens KOHL 1901: 161 ,. Lectotype:, Kazakhstan: Lake Zaysan (NHMW), present designation.

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

In the female the scutum is polished and sparsely punctate (punctures 1-2 diameters apart, of uniform size), and the collar is sparsely punctate. Additionally, the mesopleuron anteriorly has large, dense punctation (0-1 diameter apart) and posteriorly a narrow finely rugose area and with appressed silver setae. The free margin of the clypeus has a distinct median lobe and the apex of marginal cell is rounded apically (fig. 21).

The male of P. pungens is characterized by the shape of penis valve: in ventral view (fig. 41) and in lateral view (fig. 66). In addition, the erect setae on the scutum are white, the arolia small, the petiole is longer than hindtarsomere I and the mesopleuron has appressed silver setae.

G e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i b u t i o n: Kazakhstan, Mongolia.

S p e c i m e n s e x a m i n e d 1, lectotype (NHMW).

Figures

Figs 9-22: (9) P. kozlovii foretarsomeres of female; (10) P. moczari foretarsomeres of female; (11) P. moczari marginal cell of forewing; (12) P. moczari clypeus of female; (Tsuneki 1971). (13) P. atrocyanea flagellomeres I, II of female; (14) P. chalybea flagellomeres I, II of female; (15) P. schmiedeknechti head of female; (16) P. hirsuta head of female; (17) P. schmiedeknechti foretarsomeres of female; (18) P. hirsuta foretarsomeres of female; (19) P. luffii foretarsomeres of female; (20) P. mauritanica foretarsomeres of female; (21) P. pungens marginal cell of forewing; (22) P. harveyi head of female in dorsal view.