Taxonomic contributions to Ageniella Banks, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Brazil
Waichert, Cecilia
Colombo, Wesley Dondoni
Von Dohlen, Carol D.
Pitts, James P.
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-03
4403
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133
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QP2
537982
Banks
1912
[454,570,295,321]
Insecta
Pompilidae
Ageniella
GBIF
Animalia
Hymenoptera
3
136
Arthropoda
genus
1 Large species (~ 110 mm– ~ 260 mm); long setae present on the integument, abundant on the propodeum; wing fully or partially darkened; wing venation long, 3Rs cell almost touching the apex of the forewing; usually with a prominence on the lower part of the mesopleurum; hind tibia with scale-like spines........................................ AlasageniaBanks - Median to small size species (until ~ 110 mm); long setae on integument present or absent; wing usually hyaline or subhyaline; wing venation short, 3Rs cell about its length, or more, distant from the apex of the forewing; never with a prominence on lower part of mesopleurum; hind tibia with or without scale-like spines........................................... 2 2 Head and mesosoma black, metasoma rufous; pronotum elongate and somewhat flat, in profile view, length from the collar to the posterior margin of pronotum larger than its height; hind leg with inner brush distally interrupted........................................................................................ NemageniaBanks[ A. longula(Cresson)] - Coloration of integument various; pronotum never elongate, in profile view, length from the collar to the posterior margin of pronotum as long as its height; hind leg usually with inner brush distally continued................................. 3 3 Frons in lateral view somewhat angulate, with swellings above or between the antennal insertion ( A. innubalacks distinct swellings)........................................................................................... 4 - Frons in lateral view more or less gently rounded, without swellings above the antennal insertion...................... 5 4 Frons with two large swellings; head black, covered with scale-like setae, except the swellings and the clypeus, which have a polished integument; forewing hyaline with one dark band; mesosoma red, metasoma black...................................................................................... NeotumageniaFernández[ A. amazonicaFernández] - Frons with or without swellings, but never as large as described previously; head never covered by scale-like setae; forewing hyaline without dark band; integument various, with pale spots................................... CyrtageniaEvans 5 Hind tibia serrate in profile, spines scale-like; propodeum somewhat flat in profile view and without abundant erect setae.......................................................................................... PriophanesBanks - Hind tibia not serrate in profile, if spines are present, then never scale-like; propodeum rounded in profile view and with abundant erect setae......................................................................... AmerageniaBanks