Pamirospila hetaera Zonstein, 2000

Loktionov, Valery M., 2024, Review of the genus Pamirospila Wolf, 1970 (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae), with description of a new species, Zootaxa 5481 (5), pp. 573-581 : 576

Pamirospila hetaera Zonstein, 2000

( Figs 10, 14, 19, 20, 26 )

Pamirospila hetaera Zonstein, 2000: 183 , ♀ nec ♂. Holotype, ♀ "Arkit, S. Kirghizia. Tchatkal Mt. R., 1400 m [41°50"N 71°56'E], Zonstein, 17 VI 1992 ", deposited in the Tel Aviv University, Israel. Zonstein 2002a: 116, ♀ nec ♂; 2002b: 135, ♀ nec ♂ (hetaira!).

Diagnosis. Female differs from those of all other species by terga 1–3 red (except apical margin) and flagellomere 1 3.6–3.8 times as long as wide. Male is unknown.

Material examined. Type material. Paratypes of P. hetaera : 1 ♀, Kyrgyzstan, Tchatkal Mt. ridge, 1800 m, 19. VI .1992 (S.L. Zonstein); 1 ♀, Kyrgyzstan, Tchatkal Mt. ridge, 2300 m, 3.VII.1996 (D.A. Milko) [ ZISP] .

Distribution. Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan ( Zonstein 2000, 2002b).

Remarks. Based on the study of the head, hypopygium and genitalia characters, the male of Pamirospila hetaera Zonstein, 2000 belongs to that of Pamirospila stjenkarasini ( Wolf, 1977) . The female of P. hetaera Zonstein and the male of P. stjenkarasini (Wolf) probably are the same species.

Figures

FIGURES 9–28. Pamirospila species (from Zonstein 2000, 2002a). 9, 13, 17, 18, 25. P. pamira (Haupt). 10, 14, 19, 20, 26. P. stjenkarasini (Wolf) (=P. hetaera Zonstein, ♂ nec ♀). 11, 15, 21, 22, 27. P. baghira Zonstein. 12. P. magiana Zonstein. 16, 23, 24, 28. P. yeti Zonstein. 9–16. The head, frontal view. 17–24. The hypopygium (17, 19, 21, 23 in ventral view; 18, 20, 22, 24 in lateral view). 25–28. The genitalia (ventral/dorsal views). 9–12. Females. 13–28. Males.