Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804

Andena, Sergio R., Noll, Fernando B., Daza, Mario N. & Carpenter, James M., 2024, The phylogeny of the species of the genus Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836, one of the basalmost groups of Epiponini, with notes on male genitalia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae), American Museum Novitates 2024 (4009), pp. 1-48 : 21

Agelaia angulata Fabricius, 1804

Brazil: cerrado, Mato Grosso State, 1 male ( BMNH)

DESCRIPTION: (1) paramere about 2.2× longer than wide; spine with short, scattered hairs on base; apical angle truncate ( fig. 1A ); (2) aedeagus long; lobe broad on apical region only; row of teeth extending ventrolaterally, basal teeth stronger than those on apical region; ventral process little projected and rounded ( fig. 1B, C ); (3) cuspis long and wider apically, with short spaced hairs ( fig. 1D ); (4) digitus wide apically, rounded, with evanescent hairs; mesal surface with evenly and spaced punctures ( fig. 1E ).

Figures

FIGURE 1. Male genitalia, from top to bottom, of Agelaia angulata, Agelaia areata, and Agelaia cajennensis. A, F, and K = paramere, lateral view; B, G, and L = aedeagus, ventral view; C, H, and M = aedeagus, lateral view; D, I, and N = cuspis, lateral view; E, J, and O = digitus, lateral view.