Revision of the Afrotropical genus Zetheumenidion Bequaert (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae)
Author
Selis, Marco
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Zootaxa
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Zetheumenidion celonitiforme
(
GiOrdani SOika, 1944
)
(
Fig. 2
)
Eumenes celonitiformis
Giordani Soika 1944: 165
,
♂
(in subgenus
Zetheumenidion
)—“
Africa orientale:
Ukerewe, Marienhof” (MSNVE).
Diagnosis.
Belonging to the group of species with dorsal side of mesosoma forming an even surface from pronotum to propodeum, very narrow and shallow median furrow of propodeum and shagreened outer face of male hind femur (
Fig. 2D
), in which is recognized by the strongly projecting and lamellar lateral carinae of propodeum, forming a hood-like projection above the lateral faces.
Material examined.
HOLOTYPE
OF
EUMENES CELONITIFORMIS
:
♂
labeled “D.O-Afrika / Marienhof / Ukerewe / 1911 / Conrads // HOLOTYPUS / celonitiformis / n.sp. / A Giordani Soika” (
MSNVE
).
KENYA
:
Maziwa Mitatu
and
Maungu
, 14.III/
4.IV.1897
, leg.
C.S. Betton
,
1♀
(
MSVI
).
Distribution.
Kenya
*;
Tanzania
(
Giordani Soika 1944
;
Gusenleitner 2004
) (
Fig. 13
).