Ammophila laevicollis Ed. ANDRÉ

Dollfuss, H., 2013, Revision of the Wasps Genus Ammophila KIRBY 1798 (Hymenoptera Apoidea Sphecidae) of the Palearctic Region and India, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1), pp. 383-564 : 451-452

Ammophila laevicollis Ed. ANDRÉ (28, 201, 336, 394, 459, 522, 576)

Ammophila laevicollis Ed. ANDRÉ 1886: 77 , ♀. Syntypes: Spain, Southern France: no specific locality (MNHN? could not be found in Paris), not examined.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: 11♀♀, 1933 (OÖLM), 4♀♀, 233 (NHMW), 13 (ZMHU).

R e c o g n i t i o n Ammophila laevicollis has a gastral apex bluish-black with a slight metallic shine, the pronotal collar without transverse rugae, the supra-antennal lamellate projection absent, the mesothoracic venter not prominent anteriorly, the episternal sulcus extending to the anteroventral margin of the pleuron, the arolia large and the claws without basal tooth. The female is similar to A. nasuta and A. atlantica but differs in most specimens in having the pronotal collar and the petiole all black. The male of A. nasuta is similar to A. laevicollis but differs in having no apical tooth on the labrum, the shape of gonostyle laterally ( Fig. 458 ) and the shape of sternum VIII ( A. laevicollis has an apical tooth on the labrum and differently shaped genitalia).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Gastral apex bluish-black, with slight metallic shine, pronotal collar without transverse rugae, supra-antennal lamellate projection absent, mesothoracic venter not prominent anteriorly, episternal sulcus extending to anteroventral margin of pleuron, arolia large and claws without basal tooth.

♀: 16-19.5 mm. Black, with following red: mandible (except apex), tegula, fore- and midlegs (except coxa basally), hindfemur (partly), hindtibia basally, tergum I (except for dorsal black stripe), gastral segments II (black dorsally), III and IV (partly black). Clypeus (except free margin), frons, pronotal lobe, mesopleuron, propodeum posterolaterally and coxa covered with appressed silvery setae; metapleuron nearly glabrous. Propodeal enclosure covered with white erect setae and slightly pruinose. Clypeus distinctly elongate ( Fig. 28 ), free margin shiny and sparsely punctate, clypeal disk distinctly convex. Pronotal collar smooth and shiny dorsally, scutum coarsely, transversely ridged and punctate, scutellum longitudinally ridged and punctate. Propodeal enclosure coarsely reticulate and laterally irregularly obliquely rugose. Mesopleuron punctato-rugose and mesothoracic venter slightly transversely rugose. Flagellomere I: II=1.6-2.0; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+0.7×II to I+II+0.3×III.

3: 15-18.5 mm. Black, with the following red: tegula, foreleg (except coxa), midleg (except coxa and trochanter), hindleg (partly), tergum I, gastral segment II (except for dorsal black stripe) and remaning areas of the gaster (dorsally darkened in most specimens). Clypeus, frons, pronotal lobe, mesopleuron, propodeum (laterally and on posterior surface) and coxa covered with appressed silvery setae; propodeal enclosure all covered with whitish erect setae. Inner margin of mandible with distinct basal tooth; labrum with long apical tooth. Clypeus distinctly elongate and characteristically shaped ( Figs 201 , 336 ), pronotal collar shiny, sparsely finely punctate. Scutum coarsely transversely ridged and punctate, anterior part covered with fine appressed setae, scutellum longitudinally striate and propodeal enclosure reticulate. Mesopleuron and propodeum laterally punctato-rugose. Genitalia characteristically shaped: gonostyle laterally: Fig. 394 ; penis valve laterally: Fig. 459 , ventrally: Fig. 522 , apically: Fig. 576 . Flagellomere I: II=1.6-1.8; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+ II to I+II+0.3×III.

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Spain, Portugal,SouternFrance.

Figures

Figs 444-460: male genitalia: penis valve in lateral view.

Figs 26-35: clypeus of female.

Figs 198-205: male clypeus.

Figs 332-356: male clypeus in lateral view.

Figs 390-397: male genitalia: gonostyle in lateral view.

Figs 509-526: male genitalia: penis valve in ventral view.

Figs 563-596: male genitalia: penis valve in apical view.