Ceropales pallida sp. nov. (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae, Ceropalinae) described from northern Europe Author Ødegaard, Frode Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), Department of Natural History, NO- 7491 Trondheim, Norway. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), PB 5685 Torgarden, NO- 7485 Trondheim, Norway. Author Abenius, Johan 0000-0002-9985-4887 Vårdkasstigen 10, 149 41 Nynäshamn, Sweden. johan @ abenius. se; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0002 - 9985 - 4887 johan@abenius.se Author Paukkunen, Juho 0000-0001-8587-3035 Finnish Museum of Natural History, Zoology unit, University of Helsinki, P. O. Box 17, FI- 00014 Helsinki, Finland. juho. paukkunen @ helsinki. fi; https: // orcid. org / 0000 - 0001 - 8587 - 3035 juho.paukkunen@helsinki.fi text Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-28 5159 1 103 116 journal article 84132 10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.4 6581dfb1-b2dd-4cc5-aefb-40616084d198 1175-5326 6770934 4D540ED6-15FF-4CB2-954C-2C9F66FF4E12 Key to species of the Ceropales maculata -group of the West Palaearctic a) male: genitalia as Fig. 3A ; clypeus of uniform light coloration ( Fig. 2A ). - female: antennal segment 1 (scapus) more slender, distinctly longer than broad; tibia 3 with at most only apical edge darkened ( Fig. 1B ).................................................................................... C. pallida b) male: genitalia as Fig. 3B ; clypeus with dark median longitudinal stripe ( Fig. 2B ). - female: antennal segment 1 (scapus) less slender, only slightly longer than broad; tibia 3 with apical third darkened ( Fig. 1C ).......................................................................................... C. maculata