Pachylosticta apicalis (Westwood, 1835)

Vilhelmsen, Lars, Smith, David R. & Malagón-Aldana, Leonardo A., 2018, A review of the South American genera of Cimbicidae (Insecta, Hymenoptera), European Journal of Taxonomy 482, pp. 1-36 : 22

Pachylosticta apicalis (Westwood, 1835)

Figs 2 , 10

Plagiocera apicalis Westwood, 1835: 51 .

Plagiocera leachii Spinola, 1840: 134 .

Material examined

Holotype

BRAZIL: ♀, ‘ Rio Jan. ’ ( OUMNH).

Other material

BRAZIL: – Espirito Santo: 2 ♀♀, Córrego do Itá, Nov. 1956, W. Zikan leg. ( MNRJ). – Minas Gerais: 1 ♀, Vicosa, 9 Jan. 1975, J. Freira leg. ( MNRJ). – Parana: 2 ♀♀, Rolândia, Oct. 1947 ( AMNH); 1 ♀, same collecting data as preceding but Jan. 1950 ( MNRJ); 1 ♀, same collecting data as preceding but Nov. 1974, A. Maller leg. ( NMNH); 1 ♀, São João, Preta Tineas, Sep.–Oct. 1928, E. May leg. ( MNRJ). – Rio de Janeiro: 1 ♀, Grajahu [Grajaú], 8 Dec. 1940, Lopes and Oliveira leg. ( NHRS); 1 Ƌ, 1906(?), L. Fairmaire leg. ( MNHN). – São Paulo: 1 ♀, Cantareira, Nov. 1951 ( NHRS). – Province unknown: 1 ♀, ‘Brasilia’, H. des Dreneuf leg. ( RMNH); 1 ♀ ( MIZT; holotype of Pachylosticta leachii ); 1 ♀ ( NHRS).

Figures

Fig. 2. Fore wing, ♀♀. A. Pachylosticta apicalis (Westwood, 1835) (NHRS). B. Agenocimbex maculata (Marlatt, 1898) (NSMT). C. Pergidae, Parasyzygoniinae: Parasyzygonia cyanoptera (Klug, 1824) (NHMD). Abbreviations: Rs, Rs+M, M, 2r, 2r-m, 2m-cu, 1a, 2a = wing veins; 1R*, Rs* = wing cells; violet arrow = junction between veins Sc+R and M; red arrow = junction between veins Sc+R and Rs+M.

Fig. 10. Pachylosticta apicalis (Westwood, 1835), ♀ (NHRM). A. Habitus, dorsal. B. Head anterior. C. Thorax, lateral. Abbreviations: M, 2r-m, 1m-cu = wing veins; blue arrow = lighter colored area on apical antennomere; green arrow = posterior thoracic spiracle.