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 : 580

Key to the species of the genus Pamirospila Wolf

(based on Zonstein 2000, with modification)

Females (unknown in P. stjenkarasini Wolf and P. yeti Zonstein )

1. Flagellomere 1 more than 4.5 times as long as wide. Spines of tarsal comb normal shaped, not flattened............................................................................................... P. magiana Zonstein, 2000

- Flagellomere 1 less than 3.8 times as long as wide. Spines of tarsal comb distinctly flattened......................... 2

2. Terga 1–3 red, with dark apical margin. Flagellomere 1 3.6–3.8 times as long as wide ... P. hetaera Zonstein, 2000

- Tergum 1 black, terga 2 and 3 from dark reddish-brown to completely black. Flagellomere 1 3.0–3.1 times as long as wide. 3

3. Plantula truncated apically......................................................... P. baghira Zonstein, 2000

- Plantula rounded apically.............................................................................. 4

4. Head in frontal view with vertex evenly rounded between eye tops ( Fig. 9 ). Ocellar triangle 100°. Terga 1–3 with light-grayish pubescence....................................................................... P. pamira (Haupt, 1930)

- Head in frontal view with vertex almost straight between eye tops ( Fig. 3 ). Ocellar triangle 90°. Terga with brownish pubescence.......................................................................... P. montana sp. nov.

Males (unknown in P. hetaera Zonstein , P. magiana Zonstein , and P. montana sp. nov.)

1. Apical margin of hypopygium rounded in ventral view ( Figs 19 , 31) ...................... P. stjenkarasini ( Wolf, 1977)

- Apical margin of hypopygium straight or slightly concave in ventral view ( Figs 17, 21, 23 ).......................... 2

2. Hypopygium ventral side nearly flat and uniformly hirsute (in lateral view) ( Figs 17, 18 )........ .. P. pamira (Haupt, 1930)

- Hypopygium ventral side with median longitudinal carina and several long erect setae (in lateral view) ( Figs 21–24 )...... 3

3. Head in frontal view with vertex evenly rounded between eye tops ( Fig. 15 ). Temples 2.6 times shorter then eye in dorsal view. Meta femora black................................................................ P. baghira Zonstein, 2000

- Head in frontal view with vertex distinctly raised medially ( Fig. 16 ). Temples 1.3–1.4 times shorter then eye in dorsal view. Meta femora orange.................................................................. P. yeti Zonstein, 2002

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.

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.