A taxonomic review of the Indian species of the genus Eumenes Latreille (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) Author Sureshan, Pavittu M. text Zootaxa 2017 2017-05-05 4317 3 469 498 journal article 32205 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.3.3 5d5d90e2-75db-46bd-b979-7c2dfaab10dc 1175-5326 884738 0D977C9B-2B9C-46E7-B154-E795B7Ff5B01 10. Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika, 1960 (FigS 45–52) Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika, 1960: 159 (key), 160, ♂, ♀ (in subgenus Eumenes )—“Kashmir, 5000’” (holotype ♂ BMNH); van der Vecht & Fischer, 1972 : 131 (cat.); Gusenleitner, 2006 : 694 (India: Joshimat). Diagnosis. ♀ (Figs 45–49). S2 with very short hairs, erect long lairs absent; T2 at base with medium length hairs, reSt with mUch Shorter hairS; poStpetiolUS of T1 Sharply and Strongly broadened (pear-Shaped) (Fig. 48); temple with hairS; clypeUS Slightly longer than wide, with SparSe and Slightly coarSe pUnctUreS (Fig. 46); head, meSoSoma, T1 and baSe of T2 with long whitiSh hairS (FigS 47, 48, 49). FIGURES 43–44. Eumenes macrops de Saussure , ♂. 43, Head, frontal view. 44, Apical antennal articles. FIGURES 45–48. Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika , ♀. 45, Body, lateral view. 46, Head, frontal view. 47, Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. 48, Petiole. FIGURES 49–52. Eumenes persimilis Giordani Soika. 49 ♀, T2, dorsal view. 50–52 ♂. 50, Body, lateral view. 51, Apical antennal articles. 52, Metasoma dorsal view. FIGURES 53–54. Eumenes placens Nurse , ♀. 53, Body, lateral view. 54, Head, frontal view. Colour description : ♀ . Body black with yellow markingS. Yellow: interrUpted (SometimeS fUSed) Spot at baSe of clypeUS extending to lateral SideS; linear mark on inter antennal Space toUching clypeUS; Small linear mark on temple towardS Vertex; wide band on pronotUm, USUally poSteriorly waVy; Stain on meSepiSternUm (SometimeS abSent); metanotUm; one Upper and one lower lateral markingS on propodeUm (SometimeS Upper marking or both markingS abSent); tegUlae; tip of parategUla (SometimeS abSent); apex of all femora; all tibia; apical band on T1, inVaginated at middle; baSal tranSVerSe Spot at SideS and almoSt regUlar, narrowed at middle and at SideS, apical band on T2; S2 with narrow apical band broadened at middle; narrow bandS, more or leSS regUlar, at the apex of T1–T4 and S3–S5. WingS almoSt hyaline, Slightly infUmated. Body length : 10–11 mm . Ƌ ( FigS 50–52 ). Apical antennal article long with broad baSe and Sharply pointed apex, reaching middle of 10th article in cUrVed poSition ( Fig. 51 ); clypeUS elongate and clypeal apex Strongly emarginate. ColoUr Similar to that of ♀ except clypeus entirely yellow, narrow apical yellow band on T5 and S6 also; apical antennal article ferruginous. Body length : 9-10 mm . Material examined . INDIA : Himachal PradeSh , Kangra Valley , Alt . 4500 ft ., 1 ♂ , May , 1899, Coll. DUdgeon, ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8290. Uttarakhand , BageShwar diStrict , KaUSani, Alt . 6075 ft ., 1 ♀ , 22.vii.1914 , Coll. Tytler , NZC Regd. No. 416/H3; Almora district , Chaubatia , Alt . 2000 m , 1 ♀ , 16.viii.1973 , Coll. Unknown , ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8291; Nainital district , Jeolikote , Alt . 1219 m , 1 ♀ , 7.x.1978 , Coll. A. Issar , ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8292; Chamoli district, Hanumanchatti, 1 ♀ , 23.x.1989 , Coll. S.K. Gupta & Party , ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8293; Bageshwar district, Kausani, Alt . 1890 m , 1 ♀ , 18.x.2001 , Coll. R.C. BaSU & Party , ZSIK Regd. No. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8294. PAKISTAN : PUnjab , Rawalpindi diStrict , MUrree, 1 ♀ & 1 ♂ , 3-9.ix.1928 , Coll. H.S. PrUthi , ZSIK Regd. NoS. ZSI/ WGRS /I.R-INV.8295 & 8296. Distribution. India : Himachal PradeSh , JammU & KaShmir, Uttarakhand ; * PakiStan .