Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836

Andena, Sergio R., Noll, Fernando B., Daza, Mario N. & Carpenter, James M., 2024, The phylogeny of the species of the genus Agelaia Lepeletier, 1836, one of the basalmost groups of Epiponini, with notes on male genitalia (Hymenoptera: Vespidae; Polistinae), American Museum Novitates 2024 (4009), pp. 1-48 : 22

Agelaia multipicta Haliday, 1836

Mexico: Fortin Flores , 1 male ( AMNH)

DESCRIPTION: (1) paramere about 1.7× longer than wide; spine with short, dense hairs all over, apical angle truncate ( fig. 3A ); (2) aedeagus long, lobe broad on apical region only, row of teeth extending dorsoventrally; the teeth have the same size, from top to bottom, however, those close to basal region are less spaced than those of apical region; ventral process little projected, pointed ( fig. 3B, C ); (3) cuspis wider apically, pointed, with dense, short hairs ( fig. 3D ); (4) digitus wide apically, rounded, with dense hairs; mesal surface with evenly spaced punctures ( fig. 3E ).

Figures

FIGURE 3. Male genitalia, from top to bottom, of Agelaia multipicta, Agelaia ornata, and Agelaia pallipes. A, F, and K = paramere, lateral view; B, G, and L = aedeagus, ventral view; C, H, and M = aedeagus, lateral view; D, I, and N = cuspis, lateral view; E, J, and O = digitus, lateral view.