Antepipona de Saussure, 1855

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Genus Antepipona de Saussure, 1855

Antepipona de Saussure 1855: 244 , name for section C of division V of subgenus Leionotus de Saussure of genus Odynerus Latreille in de Saussure 1853: 213 (4 species). Type species: Odynerus silaos de Saussure, 1853 , by subsequent designation ( van der Vecht 1967: 30). Senior subjective synonym of Odontodynerus Blüthgen, 1938 , Dichodynerus Blüthgen, 1938 , Metastenancistrocerus Blüthgen, 1938 and Mehelyella Bohart, 1951 , according to Blüthgen 1939: 246, and van der Vecht 1970: 17.

Diagnosis. Mandibles distinctly cross each other. Clypeus wider than long, emarginate or weakly truncate apically ( Fig. 4 ). Female with two cephalic foveae present in depression. Vertex sloping behind ocelli. Pronotal carina incomplete, weak dorsally. Pretegular carina present. Epicnemial carina present. Tegula usually longer than wide, emarginate on inner margin posteriorly, usually reaching or surpassing apex of parategula ( Fig. 33 ). Metanotum without dorsal surface, laterally with short spines (usually bidentate) behind scutellum ( Fig. 48 ). Scutum and scutellum punctate. Axillary fossa wide. Propodeum present below metanotum. Propodeal orifice wide dorsally. Propodeum with superior carinae absent. Submarginal carina produced into pointed lamella apically and valvula free posteriorly from submarginal carina. Metasoma sessile, T1 with width more than half that of T2, much less than twice as long as wide ( Fig. 82 ). T1 without carina. T2 without distinct lamella ( Fig. 82 ). SMC2 basally acute. Prestigma shorter than pterostigma. Mid tibia with one apical spur. Ƌ: F11 hook like; F10, F11 short; a groove present on inner margin of F8, F9. Body length usually less than 12 mm.

Distribution. Paleartic, Oriental and Ethiopian Regions.

Figures

FIGURES 1 – 12. Head, frontal view. 1, Eumenes architectus; 2, Phimenes flavopictus; 3, Labus pusillus; 4, Antepipona sp.; 5, Pareumenes brevirostratus; 6, Coeleumenes i. impavidus; 7, Anterhynchium mellyi; 8, Xenorhynchium nitidulum; 9, P. flavopictus; 10, Oreumenoides edwardsii; 11, Zethus ceylonicus; 12, Delta e. esuriens. 9 – 12. ♂

FIGURES 31 – 36. Mesosoma, dorsal view. 31, Knemodynerus coriaceus; 32, Xenorhynchium nitidulum; 33, Antepipona sp.; 34, Labus pusillus; 35, Cyrtolabulus suavis; 36, Stenodyneriellus wickwari.

FIGURES 48 – 54. 48, Antepipona sp.; 49, Labus pusillus. 50, Anterhynchium mellyi. 51, Subancistrocerus sichelii; 52, Parancistrocerus sp.; 53, Pseudonortonia sp.; 54, Lissodynerus s. septemfasciatus. 48, 49. Posterior surface of mesosoma. 50. Posterior surface of propodeum. 51 – 54. T 1.

FIGURES 79 – 85. Metasoma, dorsal view. 79, Paraleptomenes m. miniatus; 80, Parancistrocerus sp. (base of T 2 with acarinarium); 81, Euodynerus sp.; 82, Antepipona sp.; 83, Stenodyneriellus wickwari; 84, Rhynchium b. brunneum; 85, Apodynerus t. troglodytes.