Quartinia propinqua von Schulthess

Gess, Friedrich W., 2012, The genus Quartinia Ed. Andre, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Vespidae, Masarinae) in Southern Africa. Part VI. New and little known species both with complete and incomplete venation, Journal of Hymenoptera Research 24, pp. 95-115 : 111

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scientific name	Quartinia propinqua von Schulthess
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Treatment

Quartinia propinqua von Schulthess, 1932: 526, figs 2, 3, 4. ♀, ♂. Lectotype: ♀, Namibia: Aus (BMNH) designated by von Schulthess; Carpenter, 2001: 27 (listed); Gess and Gess, 2003: 62 (flower visiting); Gess, 2009: 265 (diagnosis, geographic distribution, floral associations).

Quartinioides propinqua (von Schulthess): Richards, 1962: 199; Gess and Gess, 1989: 128 (flower visiting); Gess, S. K. 1996: Appendices 1 and 2 (flower visiting).

Quartinioides sp. G: Gess and Gess, 1989: 128 (flower visiting); Gess, S. K. 1996: Appendices 1 and 2 (flower visiting).

Diagnosis.

See Gess (2009: 265).

Additional material examined.

SOUTH AFRICA: NORTHERN CAPE: Richtersveld National Park, Koeroegabvlakte (28.11S, 17.03E), 17-21& 24.ix.1995 (F. W., S. K. and R. W. Gess), 1 ♂ (on yellow flowers of Gorteria sp., Asteraceae ); Augrabies (28.36S, 20.21E), 26.ii.2000 (F. W. and S. K. Gess), 10 ♀♀ (visiting yellow flowers, Asteraceae ); 25 km N[orth] of Kamieskroon (30.01S, 17.53E), 17.x.2000 (F. W. and S. K. Gess), 1 ♀ (visiting yellow flowers of 'gazania", Asteraceae ) - [all AMG]; Williston (31°20'S, 20°54'E) (1078m), 6.ii.2006 (Carpenter & Davidson), 1 ♀; Calvinia (31°28'S, 19°46'E) (981m), 5.ii.2006 (Carpenter & Davidson), 17 ♀♀, 1 ♂; WESTERN CAPE: Vanrhynsdorp (31°36'S, 18°45'E) (112m), 4.ii.2006 (Carpenter & Davidson), 1 ♀ - [all AMNH].

Discussion.

The data associated with the additional specimens slightly augment the known wide distribution of the speciesand reinforce the already demonstrated very strong association with Asteraceae .