Homonotus ruficornis (Magretti, 1884)

Schmid-Egger, Christian, 2018, A review of the genus Homonotus D, 1843 in the West Palaearctic region with description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae), Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1), pp. 809-824 : 815

Homonotus ruficornis (MAGRETTI, 1884), figs 11, 12

Salius ruficornis MAGRETTI, 1884: 569 male, lectotype female (coll Mus. Genova, designated by R. Wahis, pers. comm.).

Wesmaelinius aegyptiacus RADOSZKOWSKI, 1888: 473, male, holotype male, Egypt (Berlin). Examined. Synonymized with Homonotus ruficornis (MAGRETTI, 1884) by ARNOLD, 1939: 51. As Homonotus aegyptiacu s: PRIESNER, 1955: 194 (Key). Synonymy confirmed.

Homonotus ruficornis HAUPT, 1962: 70, male. Holotype male Jericho, 9.VII. Paratype male: Jericho, 1.VII (Tel Aviv). Synonymized with Homonotus aegyptiacus (RADOSZKOWKSI, 1888) by PRIESNER, 1966: 149. The name also is preoccupied by Salius ruficornis MAGRETTI. Synonymy confirmed.

R e c o r d s: Egypt male (Berlin, holotype of Wesmaelinius aegyptiacus) ; male Asfar Mai 1936 (Wien). Tanzania: female 12.-16.iv.1936 Nyassa See , Mbamba Bay (Wien) .

D i a g n o s i s: The species differs from remaining palaearctic species by a red apex of abdomen (red are tergites IV-VI in females and tergites III-VI in males). Clypeus and antennae are red.

F e m a l e: 7.5- 10 mm. Colour: Black with the following parts light red: clypeus, mandible, antenna including scape, tarsi, abdominal segments III-VI. Clypeus, parts of legs and declivity of propodeum with long white pubescence. Tibial spurs white, wings slightly infuscate. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin evenly rounded. Gena above somewhat shorter than scape, below half as long as scape. Scutellum and metanotum without impression, apically truncate, resp. rounded (metanotum). Longer hindtibal spur as long as hindtibia.

M a l e. Body length 6,5-9 mm. Colour: Black, red are: Apical clypeal margin, antenna (apically darker), tergites and sternites III-VII, tarsal segments partly. Wings somewhat infuscate, apical spurs of mid- and hindtibia whitish. Morphology: Apical clypeal evenly rounded, without any emargination. Gena narrow, as large as 1,5 hindocellar diameter. Distance between hindocellus and hindmargin of head as long as 0,6x length of antennal segment III. Metanotum flat, apically rounded.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Egypt, Israel ( PRIESNER 1966), Central and Southern Africa ( ARNOLD 1935).