Ammophila brevipennis BINGHAM

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 : 416-417

Ammophila brevipennis BINGHAM ( Figs 56 , 150 )

Ammophila brevipennis BINGHAM 1897: 232 , ♀. Holotype: ♀, India: Maharashtra (BMNH),

examined. M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d Holotype ♀ ( BMNH); India: Bombay Matheran 1939 (1♀,

BMNH).

R e c o g n i t i o n The female of Ammophila brevipennis has a black gastral apex without a metallic shine, the supra-antennal lamellate projection absent and the episternal sulcus extending to the anteroventral margin of the pleuron, the mesothoracic venter not prominent anteriorly. It has the clypeus free margin rounded, without a distinct median lobe, and a red petiole. The propodeal enclosure is rugose and covered with appressed silvery setae along midline. The female of A. assimilis differs from A. brevipennis in having the clypeus with a distinct median lobe delimited laterally by a small angle ( Fig. 57 ) and an all all black petiole. The female of A. punctata differs from A. brevipennis in having a scutum densely and coarsely punctate (punctures 0-1 diameter apart), the mesopleuron punctate as the scutum, the clypeus with a distinct median lobe ( Fig. 60 ) and a black petiole ( A. brevipennis has the scutum sparsely and finely punctate and the mesopleuron dull and punctato-rugose). The female of A. sabulosa differs from A. brevipennis in having the gastral apex with metallic shine, the propodeal enclosure all covered with erect setae and a black petiole.

D e s c r i p t i o n ♀: 20-23 mm. Black except petiole, tergum I, gastral segment II and segment III basally red. Gastral apex black, without metallic shine, supra-antennal lamellate projection absent, episternal sulcus extending to anteroventral margin of pleuron, mesothoracic venter not prominent anteriorly, arolia well defined and claws without basal tooth. Clypeus, pronotal lobe laterally, propodeum posterolaterally and propodeal enclosure medially covered with appressed silvery setae; erect setae on head and legs black. Ventral margin of clypeus rounded, without distinct median lobe ( Fig. 56 ), disk nearly flat. Pronotal collar and scutum sparsely punctate, admedian line distinct. Scutellum punctate on anterior half, longitudinally ridged on posterior half. Propodeal enclosure irregularly rugose and covered with fine appressed silvery setae along midline, distinctly transversely ridged and glabrous laterally. Mesopleuron and metapleuron punctato-rugose. Pronotal collar laterally: Fig. 150 . Flagellomere I: II=1.6; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+0.75×II.

The male of A. brevipennis differs from the female as follows ( GUPTA 1960: 26): "head and thorax more densely pilose; shallow furrows on each side of the tegulae indistinct; petiole black in basal half".

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: India (Maharashtra,Himalaya).

Ammophila campestris LATREILLE ( Figs 82 , 188 , 244 , 299 , 330 , 363 , 432 , 496 , 553 ,

Figures

Figs 55-65: clypeus of female.

Figs 149-160: pronotal collar of female in lateral view.

Figs 74-84: clypeus of female.

Figs 183-194: pronotal collar of female in lateral view.

Figs 240-252: male clypeus.

Figs 292-306: pronotal collar of male in lateral view.

Figs 320-331: pronotal collar of male in dorsal view.

Figs 357-373: male clypeus in lateral view.

Figs 430-443: male genitalia: gonostyle in lateral view.

Figs 491-508: male genitalia: penis valve in lateral view.

Figs 546-562: male genitalia: penis valve in ventral view.