Revision of the wasp genus Ammophila KIRBY, 1798 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Sub-Saharan Region of Africa
Author
Dollfuss, Hermann
text
Linzer biologische Beiträge
2015
2015-07-31
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5280415
0253-116X
5280415
Ammophila schalleri
DOLLFUSS
nov.sp.
(
Figs 32
,
68
,
104
,
140
,
189
,
230
,
276
,
318
,
359
,
399
,
433
,
473
,
514
)
R e c o r d s
Holotype
: 3,
Ethiopia
:
Sidamo province
, near
Bitata
,
1400m
, 127.
IV.2007
, leg.
J. Halada
(OÖLM).
Paratypes
:
Ethiopia
:
Arussi Gala Wabbi Fl.
,
10.VI.1900
, leg.
Erlanger
(13
ZMB
).
Kenya
:
Mwingi Kangonde
vadi,
18.IV.2007
, leg.
Mi. Halada
(
1♀
OÖLM
)
;
Voi
,
10.Xii.1999
, leg.
Snižek
(13 OÖLM)
;
Voi
(
Tsavo
) env.,
8.-18.XI.1996
, leg.
Mi. Halada
(
2♀♀
OÖLM
)
;
W
Mwingi
,
6.VI.2007
, leg.
M. Halada
(
1♀
OÖLM
)
;
Voi
(
Tsavo
) env.,
22.XI.-2.XII.1996
, leg.
Mi. Halada
(
1♀
OÖLM
)
;
Voi
(
Tsavo
),
23.III.-4.IV.1997
, leg.
Ma. Halada
(13 OÖLM)
;
E
Mwingi
,
14.V.2007
, leg.
M. Halada
(
1♀
OÖLM
)
;
Tana river
,
Taerda
cams env.,
02°16'S
40°13'E
,
13.IV.2006
, leg.
Jendek
(
1♀
OÖLM
)
;
Mwingi Kangonde
vadi,
18.IV.2007
, leg.
M. Halada
(
3♀♀
, 233 OÖLM)
;
Mwingi
env.,
7.IV.2007
, leg.
M. Halada
(
1♀
OÖLM
)
;
Eastern Province
,
5 km
NNE
Isiolo
,
0°24.3'N
37°35.7'E
,
30.V.2000
, leg.
Bourbin
,
Lee
&
Pulawski
(
2♀♀
CAS
)
;
Rift Valley Province
,
Marich Pass Field
,
Studies Centre
,
1°32.2'N
35°27.4'E
,
13.-14.VI.2000
, leg.
Bourbin
,
Lee
&
Pulawski
(13
CAS
)
;
Archer's Post
,
Uaso Nyiro river
, 2300',
12.XII.1969
, leg.
Irwin
&
Ross
(333
CAS
)
;
Coast Province
,
Taita
Hill
,
Discovery Centre
,
3°42.3'S
38°46.6'E
,
13.-14.XII.2002
, leg.
Prentice
(13
CAS
).
Burkina Faso
:
4 km
NE Dori
,
14°03.8'N
0°03.1'W
,
24.-25.VII.2004
, leg.
Konate
&
Pulawski
(
3♀♀
, 233
CAS
)
;
9 km
SSW Dori
,
13°57.6'N
0°02.9'W
,
20.VII.2004
, leg.
Konate
&
Pulawski
(
1♀
CAS
).
Senegal
:
5 km
SW
Thiès
,
8.VII.1991
, leg.
Pulawski
(13
CAS
)
.
N a m e d e r i v a t i o n: In honor of Univ.-Prof. emer. Dr. Friedrich Schaller,
University of
Vienna
,
Austria
.
R e c o g n i t i o n:
Ammophila schalleri
has the gastral apex black, without a metallic shine but pruinose. The supra-antennal lamellate projection is absent, the episternal sulcus extends to the anteroventral margin of the mesopleuron, the mesopleural venter is not produced anteriorly, the arolia are present and the claws have no basal tooth. The female of
A. schalleri
is similar to
A. rubiginosa
and
A. rubripes
but differs in having the scutum finely sparsely punctate and in fresh specimens covered with fine appressed silvery setae (
A. rubiginosa
and
A. rubripes
have the scutum more or less transversely striate). The female of
A. kalaharica
differs from
A. schalleri
in having the scutum distinctly, deeply punctate (punctures 0-1 diameter apart) and in most specimens a black pronotal collar. The female of
A. pseudokalaharica
differs from
A. schalleri
in having the scutum distinctly, deeply punctate (punctues 0-2 diameters apart). The male of
A. schalleri
is similar to
A. rubiginosa
and
A. rubripes
but differs in having the scutum finely, sparsely punctate, in fresh specimens covered with fine appressed silvery setae and in the shape of penis valve in lateral view (
Fig. 473
) (
A. rubiginosa
and
A. rubripes
have the scutum more or less transversely striate). The male of
A. kalaharica
differs from
A. schalleri
in having the scutum distinctly, deeply punctate (punctures 0-1 diameter apart) and the pronotal collar shiny and black. The male of
A. pseudokalaharica
differs from
A. schalleri
in having the scutum distinctly, deeply punctate and the penis valve characteristically shaped (
Figs 475
,
435
,
401
,
516
).
D e s c r i p t i o n: Gastral apex black, without metallic shine, pruinose. Supraantennal lamellate projection absent, episternal sulcus extends to anteroventral margin of mesopleuron, mesothoracic venter not produced anteriorly, arolia present and claws have no basal tooth.
♀
:
20-24 mm
. Black, with following variably reddish-brown: mandible (except apex), ventral half of clypeus, scape, pedicel, flagellomere I, pronotal collar, pronotal lobe, tegula, fore- and midlegs, hindleg (except coxa, trochanter and femur dorsally), petiole ventrally, tergum I laterally, gastral segments II and III (dorsally darkened), sterna IV- VI. Clypeus, frons, thorax and propodeum covered with more or less dense appressed silvery setae, remaining body parts more or less pruinose. Erect setae whitish. Wings hyaline. Clypeus slightly elongate (
Fig. 32
), disk distinctly convex (
Fig. 68
). Vertex dull, impunctate. Pronotal collar impunctate. Scutum finely, sparsely punctate, in fresh specimens covered with fine appressed setae; scutellum sparsely punctate. Propodeal enclosure transversely striate. Mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum laterally punctate. Flagellomere I:II=1.6-1.7; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+II to I+II + 0.3 × III.
3:
18-24 mm
. Black, with following reddish-brown: mandible (except apex), clypeus along free margin, scape, pronotal collar, pronotal lobe, tegula, fore- and midlegs, hindleg (partly darkened), petiole ventrally, tergum I laterally, gastral segment II (except black stripe dorsally), sternum III; terga III-IV posterior margin yellowish-brown. Erect setae whitish. Wings hyaline. Clypeus, frons, gena, thorax and propodeum more or less covered with appressed silvery setae; petiole and leg pruinose. Clypeus elongate (
Fig. 189
), disk slightly convex (
Fig. 230
). Vertex impunctate. Pronotal collar impunctate (
Figs 276
,
318
). Scutum finely punctate, covered with fine appressed setae; scutellum punctate. Propodeal enclosure transversely striate. Mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum laterally punctate. Flagellomere I:II=1.5-1.7; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+II + 0.75 × III to I+II+III. Gonostyle laterally:
Fig. 359
; penis valve laterally:
Fig. 473
, dorsally:
Fig. 399
, ventrally:
Fig. 433
, apically:
Fig. 514.
G e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i b u t i o n:BurkinaFaso,
Ethiopia
,
Kenya
.