Ammophila ohli DOLLFUSS, 2013

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 : 464-465

Ammophila ohli DOLLFUSS nov. sp. ( Figs 16 , 23, 196)

R e c o r d s: Holotype: ♀, Uzbekistan: Zeravshan Mts., Aman-Kutan pass, 1800m, 24. V.2000, leg. V. Gorko (OÖLM). Paratype: ♀, same locality (OÖLM).

N a m e d e r i v a t i o n: In honor of the specialist of Specidae and head of the

Entomological Collections Dr. Michael Ohl, Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-

Universität, Berlin, Germany.

R e c o g n i t i o n The female of Ammophila ohli is characterized by a transversely ridged pronotal collar, the clypeus slightly elongate, the median lobe laterally delimited by erect tooth and black erect setae (Fig. 23), the clypeal disk nearly flat ( Fig. 16 ). The episternal sulcus ends at the level of the scrobe, the supra-antennal lamellate projection is absent and the mesothoracic venter is not prominent anteriorly. The female of A. schmideggeri differs from A. ohli in having red legs. The female of A. ohli differs from A. sabulosa in having the pronotal collar distinctly transversely ridged and a propodeal enclosure laterally glabrous ( A. sabulosa has the pronotal collar not transversely ridged and the propodeal enclosure all covered with erect setae).

D e s c r i p t i o n: Pronotal collar transversely ridged, episternal sulcus ending at level of scrobe, supra-antennal lamellate projection absent, mesothoracic venter not prominent anteriorly, arolia developed, claws without basal tooth.

♀. 20-21 mm. Black except tergum I (except basally), gastral segments II and III red. Clypeus, frons, pronotal lobe, mesopleuron, propodeum posterolaterally and coxae covered with appressed silvery setae; erect setae white. Clypeus slightly elongate, median lobe laterally delimited by erect tooth and black erect setae (Fig. 23), clypeal disk nearly flat ( Fig. 16 ); ventral part of clypeus shiny, sparsely punctate. Vertex dull, sparsely finely punctate. Pronotal collar dorsally and laterally distinctly transversely ridged. Scutum coarsely punctate and transversely ridged anteriorly, obliquely ridged posteriorly, admedian line distinct. Scutellum and metanotum longitudinally ridged and punctate. Propodeal enclosure obliquely striate, covered with sparse, appressed silvery setae along midline, glabrous laterally. Mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum punctato-rugose laterally. Foretarsomeres asymmetrical, with black spines. Flagellomere I: II=1.7; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+0.3×II to I+0.6× II.

3: unknown.

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n: Uzbekistan.

Figures

Figs 11-17: (11) A. sabulosa: forewing; (12) A. barbara: forewing; (13) A. campestris: forewing; (14) A. guichardi: foretarsomeres; (15) A. zimmermannae: clypeus lateral; (16) A. ohli: clypeus lateral; (17) A. guichardi: clypeus.