Podalonia pulawskii DOLLFUSS, 2010

Dollfuss, H., 2010, A Key to Wasps of the Genus Podalonia FERNALD 1927 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecidae) of the Old World, Linzer biologische Beiträge 42 (2), pp. 1241-1291 : 1264-1265

Podalonia pulawskii DOLLFUSS , nov.sp. Figs 29, 53, 78, 112, 118

D e r i v a t i o n o f t h e n a m e: In honor of the outstanding specialist on Sphecidae Dr. W. J. Pulawski, San Francisco , California.

R e c o g n i t i o n: Podalonia pulawskii is characterized by a propodeum enclosure irregularly rugose and covered with long setae. It shares a produced clypeus with P. mauritanica (fig. 121) and P. canescens (fig. 122). P. pulawskii is similar to P. canescens and differs only by the shape of the penis valve (figs 29 and 53). P. tydei differs from P. pulawskii in the shape of the clypeus, penis valve, and in having the mesopleuron with dense appressed silver setae. In P. pulawskii there are only traces of appressed silver setae.

D e s c r i p t i o n: 13-20 mm. Black; tergum I partly, all of II, and basal half of III reddish; mandible brown or dark-brown, black apically; wing slightly yellowish, veins yellowish-brownish. Clypeus produced as in P. canescens and free margin slightly concave; clypeus and frons covered with appressed silver setae which diminishes toward ocelli. Vertex sparsely punctate, dull. Pronotum and scutum coarsely and deeply punctate; scutum in some specimens with traces of appressed silver setae.

Mesopleuron and mesothoracic venter punctate, with short, indistinct appressed silver setae, (in some specimens only with traces of setae); scutellum longitudinally ridged; metanotum coarsely punctate; propodeal enclosure coarsely punctatorugose with long white setae; thorax with long, dense, greyish-white setae; legs with very fine whitish setae and a few long setae, especially on coxae; a few long whitish setae around petiole articulation. Flagellomere I: II = 3: 2; POD = OOD; petiole: hindbasitarsus = 10: 7. Penis valve: figs 29, 53, 78 and 112; gonostyle characteristically shaped (fig. 118).

: unknown. The conspecific females may be mixed together with those of P. canescens , but I was not able to separate them.

G e o g r a p h i c d i s t r i b u t i o n: Namibia, Republic of South Africa.

R e c o r d s: H o l o t y p e:, Republic of South Africa, west Cape, Klein-Karoo, Grot riv., Langberg , 24.XI.2002, leg. Marek Halada ( OÖLM). P a r a t y p e s: Namibia:, an inlet to Omaruru river (W Omaruru) Road C 36, 11.-13.IV.2000, leg. Zabransky ( OÖLM) ; 1, Road C 12 Seeheim env., 45 km SW Keetmanshoop, 14.IV.2000, leg. Zabransky ( OÖLM). Republic of South Africa: 16, West Cape Klein-Karoo, Grot riv., Langberg, 24.XI.2002, leg. Ma. Halada ( OÖLM, CAS) ; 17, West Cape K-Karoo mer., Lang-Berg env., 21.XI.2002, leg. Snizek ( OÖLM) ; 2, West Cape, Klein Karoo, Langberg , Grot riv., 15.XII.2002, leg. Ma. Halada ( OÖLM) ; 2, Orange Free State., 30 km N Colesberg, Orange riv., 25.XI.2002, leg. M. Halada ( OÖLM) ; 51, W. Cape, 40 km S Lamberta Bay , 30.X.1999, leg. Ma. Halada ( OÖLM) ; 27, W. Cape, S Lamberta Bay , 28.X.1999, leg. Snižek ( OÖLM, CAS) ; 1, W. Cape, Moseel Bay, route Herbertsdale-Langberg , 19.I.2001, leg. Snižek ( OÖLM) ; 6, Northern. Cape, S Kalahari desert, Van Zylsrus , 15.I.2001, leg. Snižek ( OÖLM) ; 2, Western Cape, 40 km S Lamberts Bay coast, 29.X.1999, leg. M. Halada ; 6, Kwaza Zulu Natal Mbazwana , 6.XII.2000, leg. Ma. Halada ( OÖLM) ; 4, Van Zylsrus ( Kalahari S), 15.I.2001, leg. Snižek ( OÖLM) ; 1, West Cape, Klein-Karoo Barydale 16.XII.2002, leg. Ma. Halada ( OÖLM) ; 2, Maputoland Tembe Elephant Park env. ( Jozini ), 22.I.2003, leg. Křivan ( OÖLM) ; 1, North West, Orange Free State, 20 km W Bothaville, Vaal riv., 27.XI.2002, leg. Ma. Halada ( OÖLM) ; 1, Northern Cape, W Calvinia, 12.X.1999, leg. M. Halada ( OÖLM) ; 1, Western Cape, 20 km N Citrusdal , 27.X.1999, leg. M. Halada ( OÖLM) ; 1, Northern Cape, SW Springbok Buffels wadi, 4.XI.1999, leg. M. Halada ( OÖLM) .