Ammophila (Psammophila) andrei F. Morawitz, 1889

Danilov, Yuriy N., 2016, Type specimens of Sphecidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) in the Zoological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg, Zootaxa 4136 (2), pp. 335-359 : 336

Ammophila (Psammophila) andrei F. Morawitz, 1889

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A valid species, Podalonia andrei ( F. Morawitz, 1889) ( Dollfuss 2010, Pulawski 2015).

Types. Ammophila (Psammophila) Andréi F. Morawitz, 1889: 126 –127, ♀. Syntype, ♀ "Kansu, Donkyr. Pot.[anin] // к. Ф Моравица [cyrillic] // Ammophila Andrei ♀ F. Morawitz". Syntype, ♀ "Kansu, Donkyr. Potan.[in] // к. Ф Моравица [cyrillic] // Ammophila Andrei ♀ F. Morawitz". Syntype, ♀ "Monasterium Utai. Potanin // к. Ф Моравица [cyrillic] // Psammophila Andrei ♀ F. Morawitz var. a.".

Type locality. "Donkyr" [= Huangyuan, Qinghai, China, 36°38′ N, 101°9′ E]; "Monasterium Utai" [= Wutai, Xinzhou prefecture, Shanxi, China, 39°4′ N, 113°33′ E].

Discussion. In the original description, F. Morawitz mentioned two additional localities: "Kansu" [=Gansu, China, no specific locality] and "Rtygri" [Xiemalang, Qinghai, China, 35°51' N, 101°30' E], but I have not found the respective specimens.

Figures

FIGURES 24 – 28. Types of Podalonia. 24 — Ammophila andrei F. Morawitz: a—Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀. 25 — Ammophila chalybea Kohl: a—Paralectotype, ♀; b—labels, Paralectotype, ♀. 26 — Ammophila hirticeps F. Morawitz: a—Holotype, Ƌ; blabels, Holotype, ♂. 27 — Ammophila kozlovii Kohl: a—Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀. c—Syntype, Ƌ; d—labels, Ƌ. 28 — Ammophila nigriventris Gussakovskij: a—Syntype, ♀; b—labels, ♀.