Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, 1839

Ayisha Mawadda, N. V. & Kumar, P. Girish, 2022, On the geographic distribution of Gastrosericus Spinola, 1839 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) in India, Records of the Zoological Survey of India 122 (4), pp. 415-424 : 419

Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, 1839 ( Figures 34–48 )

Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, 1839: 481 , ♂ (as Waltlii , incorrect original capitalization). Lectotype: ♂, Egypt: no specific locality (MSNT), designated by de Beaumont, 1952: 49.

Material examined: India: Rajasthan, Thar desert, Jodhpur district, Guda Bishnoi Village (26°06’29’’N, 73°04’44’’E), (1 male), 24.iii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/17856; Thar desert, Desert National Park , Jaisalmer district , Sam (26°54’38’’N, 70°48’37’’E), (1 female), 25.iii.2019, Coll. P. Girish Kumar, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/WGRC/IR/INV/17855 .

Distribution: India: Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu. Elsewhere: Algeria; Angola; Armenia; Azerbaijan; Chad; China; Cyprus; France; Ghana; Greece; Egypt; Eritrea; Jordan; Iran; Iraq; Israel; Ivory coast; Kazakhstan; Kenya; Kuwait; Libya; Malawi; Mali; Morocco; Namibia; Oman; Pakistan; Qatar; Russia; Saudi Arabia; Senegal; Sri Lanka; Sudan; Syria; Tajikistan; Tanzania; Thailand; Tunisia; Turkey; Turkmenistan; United Arab Emirates; Uzbekistan; Yemen; Zimbabwe ( Pulawski, 1995; Pulawski, 2021).

Figures

Figure 34-41. Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, female. 34, Habitus, lateral view; 35, Head, frontal view; 36, Clypesus; 37, Head & thorax, dorsal view; 38, Propodeum; 39, Forewing; 40, Gaster; 41, Pygidium.

Figure 42-48. Gastrosericus waltlii Spinola, male. 42, Habitus, lateral view; 43, Head, dorsal view; 44, Head & thorax; 45, Clypesus; 46, Gaster, ventral view; 47, Propodeum, dorsal view; 48, Antennae.