Ammophila terminata F. SMITH, 1856

Dollfuss, H., 2013, Revision of the Wasps Genus Ammophila KIRBY 1798 (Hymenoptera Apoidea Sphecidae) of the Palearctic Region and India, Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1), pp. 383-564 : 494-496

Ammophila terminata F. SMITH ( Figs 73 , 168 , 290 , 409 , 486 , 544 )

Ammophila apicalis BRULLÉ 1839: 92 , sex not indicated, junior primary homonym of Ammophila apicalis GUÉRIN- MÉNEVILLE 1835. Holotype or syntypes: Canary Islands: no specific locality (MNHN?), not examined.

Ammophila terminata F. SMITH 1856: 210 . Substitute name for Ammophila apicalis BRULLÉ 1839 .

Ammophila gegen TSUNEKI 1971: 171 , ♀, 3. Holotype: 3, Mongolia, Central Gobi : Aymag : Delgerhangay ul (TMB), examined. Synonymized with Ammophila terminata by NEMKOV in NEMKOV, KAZENAS, BUDRYS & ANTROPOV 1995: 387, synonymy confirmed.

Ammophila mocsaryi FRIVALDSKYI 1876: 352 , ♀, 3. Syntypes: Hungary: Budapest and Temes Komitat (now: Romania: Dimis District): Grebenácz (TMB). Synonymized with Ammophila apicalis by KOHL 1906: 331. Syntype ♀ (NHMW) examined, synonymy confirmed.

Ammophila rhaetica KOHL 1879: 400 , ♀. Lectotype: ♀, Austria: St. Justina and Vierglberg near Bozen , now Italy: Alto Adige : near Bolzano (NHMW), examined, present designation. Synonymized with Ammophila mocsaryi by KOHL 1880: 183, synonymy confirmed.

Ammophila julii FABRE 1879: 322 , ♀. Syntypes: France: no specific locality (MNHN), not examined. Synonymized with Ammophila apicalis by DALLA TORRE 1897: 404.

Ammophila kirgisica F. MORAWITZ 1891: 203 , ♀, 3. Syntypes: ♀, 3, European Kazakhstan: Ryn-Peski, Kirgizskaya (ZIN), photographs examined. Synonymized with Ammophila apicalis by KOHL 1906: 332. Syntype: ♀ (NHMW), examined, synonymy confirmed.

Ammophila terminata turanica KAZENAS 2000: 18, ♀, 3. Holotype: ♀, Kazakhstan: near Ayak- Kalkan in Ili River valley 35 km NE Chilik ( ZIN), not examined.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d 77♀♀, 9333 (OÖLM), 24♀♀, 2733 (NHMW), 733 (BMNH).

R e c o g n i t i o n Ammophila terminata has the gastral apex black with metallic shine, the propodeal enclosure glabrous, the episternal sulcus extending to the anteroventral margin of the pleuron and the supra-antennal lamellate projection absent. Additionally, the pronotal collar and the scutum are more or less finely transversely striate, the scutellum is longitudinally striate and the mesothoracic venter is not prominent anteriorly. The female of A. sabulosa differs from A. terminata in having a propodeum enclosure all covered with erect setae and the pronotal collar smooth, without any transverse striae. Both sexes of A. electa are similar to A. terminata but differ in having a well developed supra-antennal lamellate projection. The female of A. striata differs from A. terminata in having the gastral apex without metallic shine and the mesothoracic venter anteriorly slightly prominent, with a transverse carina. The female of A. gussakovskii is similar to A. terminata but differs in having the pronotal collar coarsely, transversely striate and the free margin of the clypeus with a small emargination medially ( Fig. 72 ). The female of A. tsunekii is similar to A. terminata but differs in having distinctly appressed silvery setae that obscure the underlying sculpture on the head (except vertex), the thorax (except metapleuron) and the propodeum (except propodeal enclosure), in some specimens the silvery setae may be destroyed on the dorsal surface of the pronotal collar and the scutum. The male of A. terminata differs from A. sabulosa in having a glabrous propodeal enclosure, distinctly developed appressed silvery setae on the mesopleuron and in the shape of the penis valve in lateral view ( Fig. 486 ). The male of A. gussakovskii is similar to A. terminata but differs in having the pronotal collar and the scutum shiny and distinctly transversely striate. The male of A. tsunekii is similar to A. terminata but differs in having the head (except vertex), the thorax (except metapleuron) and the propodeum (except propodeal enclosure) covered with dense appressed silvery setae that obscure most of the underlying sculpture.

In some specimens the striae on pronotal collar are reduced, therefore A. terminata is included twice in the key.

D e s c r i p t i o n: Gastral apex black, with metallic shine, propodeal enclosure glabrous, episternal sulcus extending to anteroventral margin of pleuron, supra-antennal lamellate projection absent, pronotal collar and scutum more or less finely transversely striate and scutellum longitudinally striate. Mesothoracic venter not prominent anteriorly, arolia distinctly and claws without basal tooth.

♀: 14-18 mm. Black except tergum I and gastral segments II-IV red (in some specimens partly bluish-black); in some specimens from Kazakhstan and Canary Islands petiole partly or all red. Clypeus, frons, pronotal lobe, mesopleuron, propodeum laterally and posterolaterally and mid- and hindcoxa covered with appressed silvery setae (setae reduced on frons in many specimens). Metanotum and propodeal enclosure without appressed setae; erect setae brownish-white. Clypeus slightly elongate ( Fig. 73 ), disk slightly convex. Frons and vertex dull, nearly impunctate. Pronotal collar and scutum in most specimens dull, finely transversely striate. Propodeal enclosure obliquely finely striate, shiny, but in some specimens micropunctate and dull. Mesopleuron, metapleuron and propodeum laterally in most specimens obliquely, finely striate and dull. Pronotal collar laterally: Fig. 168 . Flagellomere I: II=1.6-1.8; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+0.6×II to I+0.75×II.

3: 13-18 mm. Black except tergum I and gastral segments II-III red (in some specimens terga I and III black, in others petiole red). Clypeus, frons, pronotal lobe, mesopleuron, propodeum posterolaterally and mid- and hindcoxa covered with appressed silvery setae; metapleuron glabrous, erect setae white. Mesopleuron and mesothoracic venter dull, finely, transversely striate. Pronotal collar laterally: Fig. 290 ; gonostyle laterally: Fig. 409 ; penis valve laterally: Fig. 486 , ventrally: Fig. 544 . Flagellomere I: II=1.3-1.6; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+II to I+II+0.5×III.

G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n:West,centralandsouternEurope,Canary Islands, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, China.

Figures

Figs 66-73: clypeus of female.

Figs 161-171: pronotal collar of female in lateral view.

Figs 277-291: pronotal collar of male in lateral view.

Figs 398-413: male genitalia: gonostyle in lateral view.

Figs 471-490: male genitalia: penis valve in lateral view.

Figs 527-545: male genitalia: penis valve in ventral view.