Antepipona ovalis ( de Saussure, 1853 )

Kumar, Girish P., Carpenter, James M. & Sureshan, Pavittu M., 2016, A taxonomic review of the genus Antepipona de Saussure, 1855 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from India, Zootaxa 4150 (5), pp. 501-536 : 520-522

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Antepipona ovalis ( de Saussure, 1853 )
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15. Antepipona ovalis ( de Saussure, 1853) View in CoL

( Figs 49–58 View FIGURES 49 – 54 View FIGURES 55 – 60. 55 – 58 )

Vespa quadripunctata Fabricius 1787: 291 View in CoL [Ƌ], “in India orientali Dom. Lundi” (UZMC) [junior primary homonym of Ves pa quadripunctata Forskål, 1775 View in CoL ]; Gmelin 1790: 2755; Olivier 1792: 690; Fabricius 1793: 273; 1804: 268; de Saussure 1853: 264 (unidentified species); Dalla Torre 1894: 153 (cat); 1904: 67 (cat.; unidentified species).

Odynerus ovalis de Saussure 1853: 215 View in CoL , pl. XIX fig 4, Ƌ (in subgenus Leionotus View in CoL ), “Les Indes Orientales. Pondichery” (MSNG); de Saussure 1855: 245 (in subgenus Antepipona View in CoL ); Smith 1857: 59 (cat., India, China); Desmarest 1859: 143, fig 124 (Odynère ovale); de Saussure 1863: 227; Smith 1871: 376 (cat.); Bingham 1896: 449 (Ceylon); von Schulthess 1934: 94 (in subgenus Lionotus ); Giordani Soika 1935: 250 (in subgenus Rhynchium View in CoL ; Ceylon); Liu 1936: 112 (cat.); Iwata 1939: 68 –69 (in subgenus Lionotus ; ethology); 1942: 71, 72, 120 (ethology); Wain 1956: 32, fig. 15 (ethology).

Odynerus hindostanus Cameron 1900: 504 , Ƌ, ♀ “Barrackpore, Bengal” (OUM); Rothney 1903: 107 (Barrackpore, rare); Dalla Torre 1904: 46 (cat.); Giordani Soika 1982: 219 (syn. of A. ovalis View in CoL ).

Odontodynerus ovalis: Blüthgen 1961: 279 (Afghanistan: Sarobi).

Lionotus ovalis: Baltazar 1966: 302 (cat.).

Antepipona ovalis: van der Vecht 1970: 16 View in CoL , figs 1–2 (syn. Ve spa quadripunctata Fabricius View in CoL nec Forskål; description of type Ƌ of quadripunctata (Fabricius) View in CoL and Ƌ of ovalis (de Saussure) View in CoL , India, Sri Lanka); van der Vecht & Fischer 1972: 74 (cat.); Giordani Soika 1982: 205, 210 (key), 219, figs 11–15 (India: Central Province, Coimbatore, Nedungada, Karikal, Puri, Donhavur; Sri Lanka); Lambert 2004: 557 (key); Gusenleitner 2006a: 690 (India: Maharashtra, Karnataka).

Diagnosis: ♀ ( Figs 49–53 View FIGURES 49 – 54 ). Clypeus wider than long, weakly emarginated, with few small punctures ( Fig. 51 View FIGURES 49 – 54 ); mesopleuron moderately punctate; metanotum with small teeth, close to lateral metanotal margin; posterior side of propodeum without carinae; S2 not bulging at base.

Colour. Black, with apex of mandible ferruginous. Yellow markings: base of mandible; clypeus; scape except black line on upper surface toward apex; quadrangular mark on lower half of front, base distinctly wider than apex; large stain on ocular sinus, which bulges out to lower front, reaching up to clypeus; large stain on temple; medially interrupted broad band on dorsal surface of pronotum; broad mark on mesepisternum; scutellum except posterior margin; metanotum; two large spots on propodeum; tegula; parategula; front face of all coxae (sometimes absent in fore coxa); fore and mid femora; hind femur posteriorly; all tibiae; T1 with large apical band, wider at middle, together with two large lateral spots; T2 with two large lateral spots at base, and it connected to apical band, which greatly enlarged at middle and on sides; T3–T5 with comparatively narrow band, but strongly dilated at sides; round spot on T6; two broad spots at base of S2; large apical band, strongly enlarged at middle and sides on S2–S4; postero-lateral mark on S5. Tarsal segments usually yellow to yellowish brown. Wings slightly browned.

Ƌ ( Figs 54–58 View FIGURES 49 – 54 View FIGURES 55 – 60. 55 – 58 ). Clypeus much wider than long, with large emargination at apex ( Fig 55 View FIGURES 55 – 60. 55 – 58 ); apical antennal article ( Fig 56 View FIGURES 55 – 60. 55 – 58 ) of medium size, slightly arched, rapidly narrowed from base to apex, which reaching base of tenth article.

Size (H+M+T1+T2). ♀, 6.5–7.5 mm; Ƌ, 6–7 mm.

Material examined. INDIA: Andhra Pradesh, Guntur district, Pulladigunta , 1♀, 25.i.2004, Coll. D.R. Maulik & Party, NZC No. 16242/H3 ; East Godavari district, Rajanagaram , 2♀, 1Ƌ, 26.ii.2013, Coll. S. Sheela & Party, NZC Nos. 16243/H3–16245/H3 ; Krishna district, Kokkiligadda , 2♀, 26.v.2012, Coll. R. Venkiteshan & Party, NZC Nos. 16735/H3, 16736/H3 . Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur district, Achanakmar WLS, Sihawal Sagar , 1♀, 13.vi.2012, Coll. A. Raha & Party, NZC No. 15304/H3 ; Bastar district, Jagadalpur, Lamni village , 1Ƌ, 12.xii.2011, Coll. A. Raha & Party, NZC No. 15305/H3 ; Kabirdham district, Dhawaipani , 1Ƌ, 30.viii.2011, Coll. Sunil K. Gupta & Party, NZC No. 16269/H3 . Gujarat, Surat, 1♀, 7.v.1904, Coll. Unknown, NZC No. 16246/H3 . Jharkhand, Ramgarh , 1Ƌ, 16.iii.1983, Coll. M. Prasad & Party, NZC No. 16247/H3 ; Bokaro district, Bandhudih , 1♀, 5.viii.2009, Coll. A.K. Roy Mahato, NZC No. 16248/H3 . Karnataka, Bengaluru, 1Ƌ, date of collection and name of collector unknown, NZC No. 16249/H3; Bengaluru , 1♀, date of collection unknown, Coll. J. Cameron, NZC No. 16250/H3 . Odisha, Puri, 1Ƌ, 20–21.i.1908, Coll. Unknown, NZC No. 16251/H3; Chilka lakeside, 1♀, 1Ƌ, 4.iii.1910, Coll. N. Annandale, NZC Nos. 16252/H3–16253/H3 ; Puri district, Balighai, 1Ƌ, 16–20.viii.1911, Coll. F.H. Gravely, NZC No. 16254/H3; Cuttack , 1♀, 25.xii.1970, Coll. S. Khera & Party, NZC No. 16255/H3 ; Sambalpur district, Hirakud , 1Ƌ, 22.viii.1983, Coll. P. Parui & Party, NZC No. 16256/H3. Pondicherry, Kurumbagarum , Karikal Terr., 1♀, viii.1949, Coll. P.S. Nathan ( AMNH) . Uttarakhand, Dehradun, Golatapper forest , 3♀, 6.v.1967, Coll. J.C. Tripathi, NZC Nos. 16257/H3–16259/H3 . Uttar Pradesh, Azamgarh district, Jamalpur , 1Ƌ, 2.v.1981, Coll. T.R. Mitra & Party, NZC No. 16260/H3 ; Meerut district, Pratappur , 1♀, 21.v.1989, Coll. M.S. Shishodia & Party, NZC No. 16261/H3 ; Ghaziabad district, Dhaulana , 2Ƌ, 11.vi.1989, Coll. M.S. Shishodia & Party, NZC Nos. 16262/H3,16263/H3 ; Pratapgarh district, Antu , 1Ƌ, 27.iv.1990, Coll. T.R. Mitra & Party, NZC No. 16264/H3 ; Bareilly district, Mohanpur , 1Ƌ, 16.ix.2006, Coll. S.I. Kazmi & Party, NZC No. 16265/ H3 ; Mahoba district, Mahoba , 1Ƌ, 25.x.2007, Coll. S. Sheela & Party, NZC No. 16266/H3 . West Bengal, Purulia , 1♀, 7.xi.1985, Coll. M. Datta & Party, NZC No. 16267/H3. BANGLADESH: Goalbathan, 1Ƌ, 10.vii.1909, Coll. R. Hodgart, NZC No. 16268/H3.

Distribution. India: * Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, * Gujarat, * Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Pondicherry, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand, * Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal; Afghanistan; * Bangladesh; China; Sri Lanka.

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FIGURES 49 – 54. Antepipona ovalis (de Saussure) (49 – 53, ♀; 54, Ƌ). 49. Body, profile. 50, 54. Head, frontal view. 51. Clypeus. 52. Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. 53. Metasoma, dorsal view.

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FIGURES 55 – 60. 55 – 58. Antepipona ovalis (de Saussure), Ƌ. 55. Clypeus. 56. Apical antennal articles. 57. Pronotum. 58. Propodeum. 59, 60. A. pruthii Giordani Soika, Ƌ. 59. Body, profile. 60. Head, frontal view.

AMNH

American Museum of Natural History

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Eumenidae

Genus

Antepipona