Apodynerus Giordani Soika, 1993

Pannure, Arati & Carpenter, James M., 2016, Taxonomic studies on potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of south India, Zootaxa 4171 (1), pp. 1-50 : 28

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Genus Apodynerus Giordani Soika, 1993 View in CoL View at ENA

Apodynerus Giordani Soika 1993d: 155 View in CoL . Type species Odynerus troglodytes de Saussure, 1856 , by original designation. Apodynerus Gusenleitner 1988: 180 View in CoL , used as generic name in the combination “ Apodynerus t. troglodytes (de Saussure, 1856) View in CoL ”. Unavailable name according to Article 13.1.1 of the Code (ICZN 1999).

Apodynerus Giordani Soika 1993a: 22 View in CoL ; 1993b: 27. Nomen nudum. Redescribed as a “new” genus by Giordani Soika 1994: 206. Apodynerus: Girish Kumar et al. 2013b: 23–24 View in CoL .

Diagnosis. Mandibles longer than length of clypeus, distinctly cross each other. Clypeus as long as wide, usually emarginate apically. Cephalic foveae absent. Vertex not sloping behind ocelli. Thorax globular, longer than wide. Pronotum with carinae often well developed, sometimes not developed dorsally. Anterior face of pronotum with median series of transverse striae ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 19 – 24 ). Epicnemial carina present. Pretegular carina well developed. Tegula longer than wide, emarginate posteriorly adjoining parategula, reaches posterior end of parategula. Axillary fossa wide. Metanotum angled, with little dorsal surface. Propodeum below plane of metanotum. Propodeal orifice wide dorsally. Submarginal carina produced as pointed process above valvula, submarginal carina and valvula free posteriorly. T1 subsessile, funnel-shaped, in dorsal view much narrower than T2, without transverse carina, wider apically than basally ( Fig. 85 View FIGURES 79 – 85 ). T2 2 × larger than previous one, swollen at sides, free of apical lamella. Mid tibia with one spur. SMC2 basally acute. Prestigma equals to half length of pterostigma. Ƌ: F11 hook like; F10, F11 shorter than previous ones. Body length usually less than 10 mm.

Distribution. Oriental Region.

References

Giordani Soika, A. (1993 a) Noona Dan Expedition 1961 - 62: Hymenoptera, Eumenidae. Lavori Societa Veneziana Scienze Naturali, 18, 19 - 24

Giordani Soika, A. (1993 d) Di alcuni nuovi Eumenidi della Regione Orientale (Hym. Vespoidea). Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia natural di Venezia, 42, 151 - 163.

Giordani Soika, A. (1993 b) Eumeni di di Sulawesi e Borneo Raccolti da C. van Acterberg (Hymenoptera, Eumenidae). Lavori Societa Veneziana Scienze Naturali, 18, 25 - 31.

Giordani Soika, A. (1994) Ricerche sistematiche su alcuni generi di Eumenidi della Regione Orientale e della Papuasia. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale G. Doria 90, 1 - 348.

Girish Kumar, P., Mohammed Shareef, K. P., Lambert, K. & Carpenter, J. M. (2013 b) A taxonomic study on the Oriental genus Apodynerus Giordani Soika (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from the Indian subcontinent. Biosystematica, 7 (1), 23 - 31.

Gusenleitner, J. (1988) Uber Eumenidae Aus Thailand, Mit Einer Bestimmungstabelle Fur Orientalische Labus - Arten (Hymenoptera, Vespoidea). Linzer biologischen Beitrage, 20 (1), 173 - 198.

Figures

FIGURES 19 – 24. Anterior face of pronotum. 19, Euodynerus sp.; 20, Parancistrocerus sp.; 21, Paraleptomenes m. miniatus; 22, Pseudonortonia sp.; 23, Apodynerus t. troglodytes; 24, Stenodyneriellu s wickwari.

FIGURES 79 – 85. Metasoma, dorsal view. 79, Paraleptomenes m. miniatus; 80, Parancistrocerus sp. (base of T 2 with acarinarium); 81, Euodynerus sp.; 82, Antepipona sp.; 83, Stenodyneriellus wickwari; 84, Rhynchium b. brunneum; 85, Apodynerus t. troglodytes.