Pamirospila Wolf, 1970

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 : 574

Genus Pamirospila Wolf, 1970

Pamirospila Wolf, 1970: 72 , ♀, as subgenus of Arachnospila Kincaid, 1900 .

Pamirospila (as genus): Zonstein 2000: 181, ♀ ♂; 2002a: 116; 2002b: 135; Wolf 2001: 970; Enayatnia et al. 2018: 466 .

Type species. Psammochares pamirus Haupt, 1930a , ♀ nec ♂ (= Pamirospila pamira (Haupt, 1930)) , by original designation.

Diagnosis. Female. Flagellomeres shortened and thick ( Fig. 4 ). Protarsomeres shortened ( Fig. 2 ). Propodeum with postero-lateral corner somewhat convex, with rugae posteriorly and postero-laterally ( Fig. 6 ). Head, propodeum, and tergum 1 with long dense erect setae. Pterostigma small and crossvein cu-a postfurcal ( Fig. 7 ). Male. Antenna normal shaped, flagellomeres neither shortened nor thickened. Propodeum normal shaped, without any projections. Mesotarsomere 1 with long erect spines. Meso- and metatarsal claws not bifid, with small inner vertical tooth. Fore wing with three submarginal cells, pterostigma small. Head and mesosoma with dense erect setae. Hypopygium spatulate in ventral view ( Figs 17, 19, 21, 23 ), almost flat or with median longitudinal carina in lateral view ( Figs 18, 20, 22, 24 ).

Species included. Seven species, including a new one, listed below.

Distribution. Afghanistan ( Wolf 1970), Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan ( Zonstein 2002a,b), Turkey ( Yildirim & Wahis 2011), Iran ( Enayatnia et al. 2018).

Biology. Prey is funnel-web spiders of the family Nemesiidae . Wasps inhabit mountainous areas at altitudes from 800 to 3700 m above sea level: the foothills and plains, mid-mountain biotopes, and the highlands ( Zonstein 2002a).

Figures

FIGURES 1–8. The holotype of Pamirospila montana Loktionov, sp. nov., female. 1. The habitus, dorsal view. 2. The fore tarsus, dorsal view. 3. The head, frontal view. 4. The head and mesosoma, dorsal view. 5. The head, lateral view. 6. The mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, metanotum, metapostnotum, propodeum, and tergum 1 basally, dorsal view. 7. The fore wing. 8. The hind wing. Scale bars 1 mm for Figs 1, 7, 8.

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.