Euodynerus (Euodynerus) velutinus Blüthgen, 1951

Selis, Marco, Fateryga, Alexander V. & Cilia, Giovanni, 2024, The genus Euodynerus Dalla Torre in Europe and the Maghreb (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae), Zootaxa 5537 (2), pp. 151-194 : 174

Euodynerus (Euodynerus) velutinus Blüthgen, 1951

( Figs 9I–M ; 14J ; 16J )

Euodynerus velutinus “(Kostylev) ” Blüthgen, 1951a: 172, 195, footnote, ♀, ♂ — “Süd-Morea; Peloponnes; Attika ” ( ZMB [examined]).

Distribution. From the Balkan Peninsula in the west to the Crimean Peninsula and the Caucasus in the east ( Fateryga et al. 2021).

Figures

FIGURE 9. A–H, Euodynerus variegatus (Fabricius). A, E–F, female from Morocco. B, H, female from Egypt (E. variegatus kruegeri (von Schulthess), syn. nov.). C, G, female from Israel (E. variegatus kruegeri (von Schulthess), syn. nov.). D, male from Sardinia, Italy. I–M, Euodynerus velutinus Blüthgen. I, male from Azerbaijan, J, L, male from Greece. K, female from Greece. M, female from Dagestan, Russia.

FIGURE 14. Male genitalia, from left to right: aedeagus in ventral view, aedeagus in lateral view, digitus+volsella. A, Euodynerus bidentatus (Lepeletier). B, E. caspicus (Morawitz). C, E. curictensis Blüthgen. D, E. dantici (Rossi). E, E. disconotatus (Lichtenstein). F, E. fastidiosus (de Saussure). G, E. hellenicus Blüthgen. H, E. semisaecularis (Dalla Torre). I, E. variegatus (Fabricius). J, E. velutinus Blüthgen. K, E. bidentoides (Giordani Soika). L, E. notatus (Jurine). M, E. posticus (Herrich-Schaeffer). N, E. quadrifasciatus (Fabricius).

FIGURE 16. A–B, male mandible in frontal view (arrowhead indicating normal or modified tooth). C–G, tegula in dorsal view. H–I, apex of T2 in dorsal view (arrowhead indicating lamellar margin). J–K, male hind femur in frontal view (arrowhead in J indicating basal expansion). L–N, apex of male metasoma in lateral view. A, Euodynerus notatus (Jurine). B, E. posticus (Herrich-Schaeffer). C, E. caspicus (Morawitz). D, H, E. hellenicus Blüthgen. E, I, E. dantici (Rossi). F, L, E. fastidiosus (de Saussure). G, N, E. disconotatus (Lichtenstein). J, E. velutinus Blüthgen. K, E. curictensis Blüthgen. M, E. semisaecularis (Dalla Torre).