Arachnospila (Ammosphex) kuwayamai

• Main Authors: Loktionov, Valery M., Lelej, Arkady S.
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: unknown
• Published: 2011
• Subjects: Biodiversity; Taxonomy; Animalia; Arthropoda; Insecta; Hymenoptera; Pompilidae; Arachnospila; Arachnospila kuwayamai; Sakhalin
• Online Access: https://zenodo.org/record/6186265; https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6186265

Arachnospila (Ammosphex) kuwayamai (Ishikawa, 1966) (Figs 9, 10, 41, 64, 84, 106) Pompilus (Ammosphex) kuwayamai Ishikawa, 1966: 87, figs 3, 4, Ƥ (holotype, Ƥ, "Kotankesi, Is. Kunashiri, 18–19.VIII. 1940 (Kuwayama, Sugihara)" [Kuril Islands: Kunashir, Alyohino], [National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo], examined). Arachnospila (Ammosphex) kuwayamai: Lelej 1995: 245, 3; 2000: 623; 2005: 128, Ƥ 3; Loktionov 2011: 83. Pompilus (Ammosphex) hirsutifrons Ishikawa, 1966: 89, figs 5–8, Ƥ, 3 (holotype, 3, "Karuizawa, env. of Minenochaya, about 1400 m, Nagano Pref., 1.VIII. 1950, R. Ishikawa [Japan, Honshu], [National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo], examined). Junior subjective synonym of Pompilus (Ammosphex) kuwayamai Ishikawa, 1966 according to Lelej 1995: 245. Arachnospila (Ammosphex) hirsutifrons: Shimizu 1996: 510. Diagnosis of male. The male of this species is easily distinguished from other males of Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis -species group (hypopygium ventro-preapically with tuft of long erect setae medially) by roof-like hypopygium without any row of setae or bristles baso-laterally (Figs 9, 10 vs. 1 –8, 11, 12). The male of this species differs from very similar A. (A.) kurentzovi Lelej, 1995 by having hypopygium rounded apically (acuminate apically in A. (A.) kurentzovi) (Fig. 9 vs. 7). Genitalia as in Fig. 41. Diagnosis of female. The female of this species is similar to that of Arachnospila (Ammosphex) abnormis (Dahlbom, 1842) by having apical spine of first protarsomere more than 0.5 of protarsomere 2 in length, by shiny frons, by ratio of first flagellomere length to its width 3.2–3.9, and by protarsomere 1 with three spines, but clearly differs by curved 2 rs-m vein of fore wing (straight 2 rs-m vein in A. (A.) abnormis) (Fig. 106 vs. 95). Clypeus as in Fig. 64. Metapostnotum as in Fig. 84. Material examined. RUSSIA. Sakhalin: 24 Ƥ 6 3, 6 km E Shebunino, 4–6.VIII. 2004; 1 Ƥ, Sokol, 21.VIII. 2003; 1 Ƥ, Tunaicha Lake, 17.VII. 2002; 3 Ƥ 1 3, Val, 14.VIII. 2003; 8 Ƥ, 75 km S Okha, Sabo ...