Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hellenicus Blüthgen, 1942

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 : 169-172

Euodynerus (Euodynerus) hellenicus Blüthgen, 1942

( Figs 8A–F ; 14G ; 16D, H )

Euodynerus dantici hellenicus Blüthgen, 1942: 301 , ♀, ♂ — “Amorgos (Kykladen)” (NHMW).

Euodynerus hellenicus vechti Gusenleitner, 1972: 77 , ♀, ♂ — “ Spanien, Badajoz , Merida ” (holotype female RMNH).

Distribution. Occurring in the Iberian Peninsula, in the area ranging from the Balkan Peninsula to Afghanistan and descending into the Levant ( Gusenleitner 2013; present data).

Notes. This species shows a disjunct distribution, being known from the Iberian Peninsula in the west and from an area ranging from the Balkan Peninsula to Afghanistan in the east, with a gap in the Italian Peninsula. Morphological comparison and genetic data confirm the conspecificity of the two populations, as no morphological and genetic differences were observed ( Fig. 3 ).

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FIGURE 3. Phylogenetic tree (Neighbor-Joining) of Euodynerus (Euodynerus) based on the mitochondrial COI gene. Ancistrocerus gazella (Panzer) was used as an outgroup. Numbers adjacent to branches represent bootstrap support (values of <75 are omitted); only the species occurring in the considered area are highlighted. Countries are abbreviated using ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 codes. Continuation of Fig. 2.

FIGURE 8. A–F, Euodynerus hellenicus Blüthgen. A, male from Bulgaria. B, E, female from Spain. C, F, female from Iran. D, male from Spain. G–M, Euodynerus semisaecularis (Dalla Torre). G, J, male from Greece. H, L, female from Crete, Greece. I, M, female from Afghanistan. K, male from Armenia.

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).