Stenodynerus frauenfeldi (de Saussure, 1867)

Ma, Zhen-xia, Chen, Bin & Li, Ting-jing, 2016, A taxonomic account of the genus Stenodynerus from China, with descriptions of five new species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Eumeninae), ZooKeys 595, pp. 17-48 : 31-33

Taxon classification Animalia Hymenoptera Vespidae

Stenodynerus frauenfeldi (de Saussure, 1867) Figs 69-72

Odynerus frauenfeldi de Saussure, 1867: 15; von Schulthess 1934: 91; Yasumatsu 1935: 225.

Odynerus nigriclypeatus Sonan, 1930: 356; Giordani Soika 1986: 124.

Odynerus apiciornatus : Yano 1932: 309.

Stenodynerus frauenfeldi : van der Vecht and Fischer 1972: 67; Giordani Soika 1972: 105; 1986: 124; 1994: 135, 152; Gusenleitner 1981: 220, 287; Kim 1999: 348, 350; Kim and Yamane 2004: 239, 251-252.

Material examined.

1♀2♂♂, China, Jilin Prov., Yanji City, Xiaoying Town, 4.VI.2104, Ju You & Yuan Bai; 2♀♀, China, Jilin Prov., Baishan City, Linjiang County, Naozhi Town, 7.VII.2012, Ju You & Yuan Bai; 3♀♀48♂♂, China, Shannxi Prov., Huayin City, Hua Mountain, 5.VIII.2012, Xin Zhou & Ju You; 5♀♀54♂♂, China, Shannxi Prov., Ankang City, Jianming Town, 15.VIII.2012, Xin Zhou & Cheng Yang; 2♀♀3♂♂, China, Shannxi Prov., Shangluo City, Luonan County, Mantoushan, 8.VIII.2012, Ju You & Yuan Bai; 3♂♂, China, Shannxi Prov., Hanzhong City, Liuba County, Jiangkou Town, 18.VIII.2012, Xin Zhou & Cheng Yang; 42♀♀11♂♂, China, Shanxi Prov., Baoji City, Mei County, Jinqu Town, 14.VIII.2015, Zhenxia Ma & Yan Peng; 14♀♀11♂♂, China, Shannxi Prov., Baoji City, Mei County, Qinghua Town, Jinjiazhuang Village, 15.VIII.2015, Zhenxia Ma & Yan Peng; 34♀♀3♂♂, China, Shannxi Prov., Baoji City, Mei County, Huaiya Town, 16.VIII.2015, Zhenxia Ma & Yan Peng; 4♀♀1♂♂, China, Shannxi Prov., Ankang City, Zhenping County, Zengjia Town, 10.VIII.2015, Zhenxia Ma & Yan Peng; 4♂♂, China, Chongqing Municipality, Chengkou County, Xianyi Village, Tingjing Li & Chunfa Chen; 1♀1♂, China, Guizhou Prov., Tongren City, Jiang kou County, Minxiao Town, 29.VI.2015, Tingjing Li & Yan Peng; 1♀1♂, China, Guizhou Prov., Tongren City, Jiang kou County, Heiwan Villiage, 28.VI.2015, Tingjing Li & Yan Peng; 1♀22♂♂, China, Sichuan Prov., Dazhou City, Chengbei Town, Hongqi Village, 7.VI.2013, Ju You; 3♀♀49♂♂, China, Sichuan Prov., Dazhou City, Chengbei Town, Qingfeng Village, 4.VI.2013, Ju You; 7♀♀19♂♂, China, Sichuan Prov., Dazhou City, Maanshan, 10.VI.2013, Ju You; 3♀♀11♂♂, China, Sichuan Prov., Dazhou City, 8.VI.2013, Ju You; 17♂♂, China, Sichuan Prov., Chengdu City, Dujiangyan, Daguan Town, 16.VIII.2011, Tingjing Li & Yuan Bai; 3♀♀, China, Sichuan Prov., Leshan City, Emeishan County, Gaoqiao Town, Zhanggou Village, 8.VIII.2012, Tingjing Li; 3♀♀2♂♂, China, Sichuan Prov., Chongzhou City, Tianshun Village, 17.VIII.2011, Tingjing Li; 4♀♀8♂♂, China, Jiangxi Prov., Fuzhou City, Lichuan County, Hufang Villiage, 21.VI.2104, Tingjing Li.

Diagnosis.

Body strongly sculptured, with large and strong punctures, and extensive spots (Figs 69-72). Cephalic fovea almost obsolete; anterior surface of pronotum vertical, median foveae shallow and slightly U-shaped, a few long parallel transverse carinae above median foveae, pronotal carina complete (Fig. 69); propodeal shelf weak (Fig. 70); metasomal tergum II without a distinct apical lamella (Fig. 71); median longitudinal furrow on metasomal sternum II basally weak, even obsolete, and its anterior surface sloping (Fig. 72).

Distribution.

China (Sichuan, Jilin, Shaanxi, Chongqing, Guizhou, Jiangxi), Russia, Korea, Japan.