Oreumenoides Giordani Soika, 1961

Pannure, Arati & Carpenter, James M., 2016, Taxonomic studies on potter wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) of south India, Zootaxa 4171 (1), pp. 1-50 : 20

Genus Oreumenoides Giordani Soika, 1961

Oreumenoides Giordani Soika 1961: 245 , Type species: Eumenes edwardsi de Saussure, 1852 , by original designation.

Diagnosis. This monotypic genus is similar with Phimenes . Mandibles elongate, longer than length of clypeus. Clypeus longer than wide, weakly emarginate apically. Cephalic foveae absent. Vertex sloping behind lateral ocelli. Anterior face of pronotum smooth and shiny without medial pits or foveae. Pronotal carina generally incomplete, present only dorsally. Epicnemial carina absent. Pretegula carina present. Tegula longer than wide, not emarginate adjoining parategula, not reaching parategula posteriorly. Scutellum flat. Metanotum not dentate. Axillary fossa wide. Propodeal dorsum below plane of metanotum. Superior carina usually absent. Propodeal orifice wide dorsally. Submarginal carina not produced as pointed/rounded process above valvula. Propodeal vuvlula not separated from submarginal carina posteriorly. Metasoma petiolate, petiole length 1.25x or more than 1.25 × length of mesosoma. T1 usually smooth, elongate ( Fig. 77 ). S1 rather gradually widening towards apex, lateral margins of T1 not meeting ventrally usually visible along entire petiole length. T2 petiolate at base and without apical lamella. Mid tibia with one apical spur. SMC2 basally acute. Prestigma shorter or equals to pterostigma ( Fig. 59 ). ♂: F11 minute, not hooked; no cavity on apical flagellomeres ( Fig. 10 ). Body length usually 20 mm.

Distribution. Oriental and Palearctic Regions.

Figures

FIGURES 74 – 78. Metasoma, dorsal view. 74, Zethus ceylonicus; 75, Eumenes architectus; 76, Delta conoideum; 77, Oreumenoides edwardsii; 78, Coeleumenes i. impavidus.

FIGURES 55 – 63. Fore wing. 55, Labus pusillus; 56, Pareumenes brevirostratus; 57, Coeleumenes i. impavidus; 58, Phimenes flavopictus; 59, Oreumenoides edwardsii; 60, Allorhynchium argentatum; 61, Rhynchium carnaticum, 62, Alastor abditus; 63, Epsilon chikmagalurensis.

FIGURES 1 – 12. Head, frontal view. 1, Eumenes architectus; 2, Phimenes flavopictus; 3, Labus pusillus; 4, Antepipona sp.; 5, Pareumenes brevirostratus; 6, Coeleumenes i. impavidus; 7, Anterhynchium mellyi; 8, Xenorhynchium nitidulum; 9, P. flavopictus; 10, Oreumenoides edwardsii; 11, Zethus ceylonicus; 12, Delta e. esuriens. 9 – 12. ♂