A Key to Wasps of the Genus Podalonia FERNALD 1927
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ZOBODAT - www.zobodat.at Zoologisch-Botanische Datenbank/Zoological-Botanical Database Digitale Literatur/Digital Literature Zeitschrift/Journal: Linzer biologische Beiträge Jahr/Year: 2010 Band/Volume: 0042_2 Autor(en)/Author(s): Dollfuss Hermann Artikel/Article: A Key to Wasps of the Genus Podalonia FERNALD 1927 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Old World 1241-1291 © Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at Linzer biol. Beitr. 42/2 1241-1291 19.12.2010 A Key to Wasps of the Genus Podalonia FERNALD 1927 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Old World H. DOLLFUSS A b s t r a c t : A Key to Old World species of Podalonia FERNALD 1927 is provided. Podalonia pulawskii new species, is described from Namibia, and South Africa. The following are new synonyms in Podalonia: pseudocaucasica BALTHASAR 1957 = alpina (KOHL 1888); nigriventris (GUSSAKOVSKIJ 1934) = affinis (W. KIRBY 1798); turcestanica (DALLA TORRE 1897) = andrei (F. MORAWITZ 1889); mahatma (R. TURNER 1918) = caucasica (MOCSÁRY 1883); mandibulata (W.F. KIRBY 1889) = ebenina (SPINOLA 1869); obo (TSUNEKI 1971) = flavida (KOHL 1888); merceti (KOHL 1906) = tydei (Le GUILLOU 1841). K e y w o r d s : Apoidea, Sphecidae, Podalonia, key. Introduction This study resulted from my attempts to identify the large collection of Podalonia in the Biologiezentrum Linz, Austria. I found that the only key to the Old World species was Kohl’s (1906) old treatment of the Palearctic fauna, supplemented by TSUNEKI’s (1971) key to the species of Mongolia. Dissections of male genitalia during my study revealed that these structures offer good species characters and I decided to produce a key to the Old World species. I have also included a key to genera. Thirty nine species are included in this paper, but I have excluded from the keys the species described by LI & YANG (P. parvula, P. pilosa and the male of P. yunnana) as I have not seen any material. Dr. Quiang Li kindly translated the Chinese descriptions into English for me and these are included under the species treatments. Also not included in the keys is P. hirticeps CAMERON (1889) whose type could not be located. I included BINGHAM’s (1897: 234) description of this species , and its description and figures by Jha and Farooqui (1994). Also missing from the key is Podalonia gulussa MORICE (1900) whose type is lost. James Hogan, Hope Entomological Collections, Oxford, wrote: "I am unable to find the type of Ammophila gulussa MORICE. It should be here and indeed the types of other species described in the same paper are here. I have searched the MORICE collection and there is no indication that P. gulussa was ever in the collection." Podalonia gulussa is probably a synonym of Podalonia ebenina. KOHL (1906: 274) separated P. gulussa from P. ebenina by the absence of a basal tooth on the claws. I have found that the basal tooth is reduced in some specimens of P. ebenina. © Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at 1242 This study is based on the examination of 6,183 specimens. Terminology follows BOHART & MENKE (1976). The following are new synonyms: Podalonia pseudocaucasica BALTHASAR 1957 = alpina (KOHL 1888); P. nigriventris (GUSSAKOVSKIJ 1934) = affinis (W. KIRBY 1798); P. turcestanica (DALLA TORRE 1897) = andrei (F. MORAWITZ 1889); P. mahatma (R. TURNER 1918) = caucasica (MOCSÁRY 1883); P. mandibulata (W.F. KIRBY 1889) = ebenina (SPINOLA 1869); P. obo (TSUNEKI 1971) = flavida (KOHL 1888) and P. merceti (KOHL 1906) = tydei (Le GUILLOU 1841). One new species is described: Podalonia pulawskii DOLLFUSS nov.sp. from Namibia and South Africa. Note: Dark wings can get pale in old specimens and stylopized specimens have a shorter petiole than usual. Sources of material The following is a list of institutional collections where the material is housed (the capi- talized abbreviations preceding the names are used in the text to designate these collections). BMNH .......................... The Natural History Museum, London, Great Britain (Geoffrey Notton) CAS............................... California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, USA (Wojciech J. Pulawski) MNCN .......................... Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Madrid, Spain (Mercedes Paris) MSNT ........................... Museo regionale di Science Naturali, Torino, Italy (Guido Pagliano) MZL.............................. Musée Cantonal de Zoologie, Lausanne, Switzerland (Ann Freitag) NMPC ........................... Entomologické oddělení Národního muzea, Praha-Kunratice, Czech Repu- blic (Jan Macek) NHMW ......................... Naturhistorisches Museum, Wien, Austria (Dominique Zimmermann) NRS............................... Naturhistoriska Riksmuseet, Stockholm, Sweden (Hege Vårdal) OÖLM........................... Oberösterreichisches Landesmuseum, Linz, Austria (Fritz Gusenleitner) OXUM .......................... Oxford University Museum of Natural History, Oxford, United Kingdom (James E. Hogan) TMB.............................. Természettudományi Múzeum, Budapest, Hungary (Csősz Sandor) ZIN................................ Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg, Russia (Sergey A. Belokobylskiy) Key to Genera of Ammophilini of the Old World from BOHART & MENKE 1976, slightly modified 1 Claws in most specimens simple but if with single basal tooth on inner margin then mouthparts very long, galea attaining base of stipes when folded. .....................................2 - Claws with one or two basal teeth on inner margin; galea not extending beyond middle of stipes when folded and in most specimens shorter..........................................................3 © Biologiezentrum Linz/Austria; download unter www.biologiezentrum.at 1243 2 Apex of sternum I (petiole) meeting and in many specimens overlapping base of II (fig. 1); spiracle of tergum I located before apex of sternum I (in profile); petiole in many specimens bent upward at level of base of tergum I....................Podalonia FERNALD - Apex of sternum I not reaching base of II, intervening space mostly long and consisting of membrane and ligament (fig. 2); spiracle of tergum I located at or beyond apex of sternum I; sternum I in many specimens bent downward or straight at level of base of tergum I................................................................................. Ammophila W. KIRBY 3 Mesothoracic venter with anteromedian projection behind forecoxae; petiole socket nearly completely surrounded by propodeal tergum (fig. 4); inner orbits of female strongly converging below; midtibia with single spur .....................Eremochares GRIBODO - Mesothoracic venter without anteromedian projection, at most obtusely-angled (exception: Parapsammophila foleyi); petiole socket broadly bounded ventrally by T- shaped propodeal sternum (fig. 3); inner orbits of female only slightly converging below or parallel or diverging below; midtibia with two spurs (one may be reduced or absent).................................................................................................................................4 4 Foretarsomere I of female strongly asymmetrical, its outer apex prolonged (fig. 5); free margin of male clypeus rounded or truncate; tarsi in most specimens with arolia; male gonostyle of usual shape ..................................................Parapsammophila TASCHENBERG - Foretarsomere I of female nearly symmetrical, outer apex only slightly produced (fig. 6); male clypeus triangular; arolia absent; male gonostyle of unusual shape (fig. 7)............ ............................................................................................ Hoplammophila de BEAUMONT Key to Old World species of Podalonia FERNALD 1927 For using this key it is necessary to dissect male genitalia so that the ventral side of penis valves becomes visible. A stereomicroscope with magnification of at least 50 is neces- sary to examine the details. Determination of females is more difficult and in some cases accurate determination of species is impossible. Females Unknown and not included: P. albohirsuta, P. altaiensis, P. hirsutaffinis, P. parvula and P. pulawskii. 1 Propodeal enclosure glabrous, in most specimens finely striate .........................................2 - Propodeal enclosure with erect setae and irregularly sculptured.......................................16 2 Claws with small tooth near base (fig. 8; 50 ), in some specimens this tooth may be reduced on one of the claws ................................................................................................3 - Claws without small tooth near base.................................................................................10 3 Gaster all black....................................................................................................................4 - Gaster red or reddish-brown basally ...................................................................................7 4 Scutum microsculptured, in most specimens densely punctate anteriorly; foretar- someres moderately asymmetrical; inner apex of forecoxa without prominent spine; 21 mm. Central Asia .............................................................P. affinis (W. KIRBY), black form - Scutum without microsculpture, shiny and punctate (punctures 2-4 diameters apart); foretarsomeres slightly or distinctly asymmetrical; forecoxa with or without prominent spine ....................................................................................................................................5