Undescribed diversity in Iberian Mutillidae (Hymenoptera): a new species of Smicromyrme Thomson, 1870 from Portugal
Author
Matias, Rafael
MNHNC-Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência, Universidade de Lisboa, 1250 - 102 Lisboa, Portugal. & cE 3 c-Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Change, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, 1749 - 016 Lisboa, Portugal.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5446.3.1
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10.11646/zootaxa.5446.3.1
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Smicromyrme sulcisius
Invrea, 1955
(
Figs 6C, 6F
,
7C
,
8E–F
,
10A–K
)
Smicromyrme sulcisia
Invrea, 1955: 246
,
♂
, type locality: Domus de Maria (
Sardinia
,
Italy
) [
15–30.vi.1954
, L. Ceresa leg.],
holotype
in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” (Genova,
Italy
).
Pagliano & Strumia 2007: 94
(
♂
,
♀
);
Lo Cascio 2015: 559
(listed).
Smicromyrme ingauna
Invrea, 1958: 145
,
♀
, type locality: Bastia (sands of Centa stream), Albenga (
Liguria
,
Italy
) [
20.viii.1951
, Berio leg.],
holotype
in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” (Genova,
Italy
).
Invrea 1964: 214
(
♀
);
Lelej 2002: 75
(catalogued);
Baldock
et al
. 2020: 22
(
♂
,
♀
);
Parejo-Pulido
et al.
2023: 17
(
♀
, dorsal habitus). Synonymized with
Smicromyrme sulcisia
Invrea
by
Pagliano & Strumia 2007: 96
.
Smicromyrme varinella
Invrea, 1960: 144
,
♂
, type locality: Varinella, Arquata Scrivia (
Piemonte
,
Italy
) [
vii.1929
, C. Mancini leg.],
holotype
in Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “G. Doria” (Genova,
Italy
).
Invrea 1964: 232
(
♂
). Synonymized with
Smicromyrme ingauna
Invrea
by
Turrisi 1999: 145
.
Smicromyrme
(
Eremotilla
)
ingauna
:
Lelej 1985: 218
(key);
Lelej & Schmid-Egger 2005: 1531
(
♂
,
♀
).
Physetopoda ingauna
:
Baldock 2015: 67
(listed,
♂
).
Smicromyrme sulcisius
:
Pagliano
et al.
2020: 200
(catalogued).
Diagnosis
. FEMALE. The following characteristics are diagnostic of this species: mandible with basal portion short and distal element externally straight and elongate, inner basal ridge nearly straight to weakly sinuate, not curved inwards (
Fig. 6C
); mesosoma trapezoidal and typically elongate; mesosomal dorsum slanted towards propodeum with characteristic wedge profile (
Fig. 8F
); scutellar scale broad and well developed; apical band of T2 medially acute with weakly concave sides; pale wide spot of pale pubescence over vertex acute over frons; T1 weakly elongate dorsally; antenna with elongate F1; metasoma most frequently with three basal spots of pale pubescence (
Fig. 7C
), but lateral spots can be small and not visible dorsally; tuft of black setae frequently present posterior to the scutellar scale, sometimes absent, or replaced by similar tuft of pale setae. Body length 4.5–9.7 mm. MALE. Distinguished from other
Smicromyrme
by combination of apically bidentate mandible, metasomal pattern (pale pubescence forms apical fringe on T1 and T2, and full bands on T3–4), very dark tegula, clypeus shape (dorsally flat with straight apical margin) and sub-hyaline wings, together with genitalia. Not covered in this paper.
FIGURE 10.
Smicromyrme sulcisius
Invrea
, female, Miranda do Douro, 15.viii.2022 (RMC1689). A
dorsal habitus
B
ventral habitus
C
lateral habitus
D
pygidium
E
antenna
F
scutellar scale
G
head, frontal view
H
head, lateral view
I
clypeus
J
pronotum, dorsal view
K
metasoma, lateral view. Scale bar: 1 mm (A–C), 0.2 mm (D, I), 0.25 mm (E–H, J), 0.5 mm (K).
FIGURE 10.
(Continued).
Material examined
. (
85♀♀
; all specimens
R
. Matias leg., det. & coll., unless otherwise stated):
PORTUGAL
.
BRAGANÇA
:
ca
.
600 m
SSW camping park of
Miranda do Douro
(
Miranda do Douro
)
,
15.viii.2022
,
2♀
.
Aldeia Nova
(
Miranda do Douro
)
,
16.viii.2022
,
1♀
.
Vale de Águia
(
Miranda do Douro
)
,
18.viii.2022
,
2♀
.
VISEU
: Lamosa (Sernancelhe):
9.vi.2019
(
1♀
);
10.vi.2019
(
2♀
);
11.vi.2019
(
1♀
).
GUARDA
: Zêzere glacier valley,
Serra da Estrela
(Manteigas)
:
30.viii.2016
(
3♀
;
1000 m
asl);
31.viii.2016
(
1♀
;
1370 m
asl
).
Paços da Serra
(
Gouveia
)
,
13.vii.1977
,
1♀
(
N. Mendoça
leg.,
R
.
Matias
det.), MNHNCENT35755
.
CASTELO BRANCO
: Alfrívida (
Vila Velha de Ródão
)
,
31.vii.2019
,
4♀
.
SANTARÉM
:Ortiga (Mação),
9.viii.2022
,
3♀
.
Virtudes
(
Azambuja
)
:
6.ix.2022
(
1♀
);
22.ix.2022
(
2♀
).
LISBOA
: Casal Palear—
Casais do Sol
(Carvoeira, Torres Vedras)
:
9.viii.1999
(
1♀
);
10.viii.1999
(
1♀
);
21.vii.2003
(
1♀
);
12.viii.2019
(
1♀
);
13.viii.2019
(
3♀
);
14.viii.2019
(
3♀
);
10.ix.2019
(
1♀
);
26.vi.2021
(
1♀
);
15.vii.2021
(
1♀
);
11.viii.2021
(
1♀
);
8.x.2021
(
1♀
);
1.ix.2023
(
1♀
);
2.ix.2023
(
1♀
);
6.ix.2023
(
1♀
);
7.ix.2023
(
1♀
);
12.ix.2023
(
2♀
);
14.ix.2023
(
1♀
);
15.ix.2023
(
2♀
).
Quinta Nova do Hespanhol
(Carvoeira, Torres Vedras)
:
3.viii.2002
(
2♀
);
10.viii.1999
(
1♀
);
30.vii.2000
(
2♀
);
7.vii.2002
(
1♀
).
Quinta do Hespanhol
(Dois Portos, Torres Vedras)
:
1.viii.2000
(
2♀
);
25.viii.2002
(
4♀
);
21.vii.2003
(
1♀
);
29.vii.2003
(
1♀
). Santa Rita (dunes S and SW of the beach) (A-dos-Cunhados, Torres Vedras),
13.ix.2023
,
3♀
.
Praia
Azul (dunes) (
Silveira
,
Torres Vedras
)
,
7.ix.2023
,
1♀
.
Foz do Lizandro
(
Mafra
)
,
28.vi.2019
,
4♀
.
Almoçageme
(
Sintra
)
,
10.vii.2019
,
1♀
.
Azenhas do Mar
(
Sintra
)
,
11.vii.2019
,
3♀
.
SETÚBAL
:
Fonte da Telha
(Almada)
:
17.vi.2019
(
1♀
);
27.vi.2019
(
1♀
);
6.viii.2019
(
2♀
);
16.vi.2023
(
1♀
).
Praia de Melides
, Melides (Grândola)
,
24.vii.2016
,
1♀
(
M. & E. Howe
leg.,
R
.
Matias
det.), MNHNCENT41579
.
PORTALEGRE
: Fonte Fria, Salão Frio, serra de
S. Mamede
(Portalegre)
,
12.vii.1999
,
1♀
.
Montargil
(
Ponte de Sôr
)
,
27.ix.1980
,
1♀
(J. Mendoça leg., M. Romano det.), MNHNCENT32377.
BEJA
:
Foros da Pereira
,
Vila Nova de Milfontes
(Odemira)
,
17.vii.2019
,
1♀
.
250 m
S of
Praia do Carvalhal
,
Zambujeira do Mar
(
Odemira
)
,
12.ix.2021
,
1♀
.
FARO
:
between Monte Gordo and Altura
(Castro Marim)
,
26.vii.2022
,
1♀
(
T
.
Valkenburg
leg.,
R
.
Matias
det. & coll.)
.
Distribution
. Europe:
Portugal
(
Fig. 4C
),
Spain
(including Mallorca island and
Andalusia
),
France
(
Corsica
),
Italy
(
Liguria
,
Piedmont
,
Emilia-Romagna
,
Veneto
,
Tuscany
,
Lazio
,
Molise
,
Basilicata
,
Calabria
,
Sicily
,
Sardinia
),
Romania
(
Lelej 2002
;
Pagliano & Strumia 2007
;
Baldock 2015
;
Baldock
et al.
2020
;
Pagliano
et al.
2020
;
Parejo-Pulido
et al.
2023
).
Remarks
. This species would be determined as ‘
Smicromyrme pusilla
’ using the key by
Giner Marí (1944)
. Given its presence in NW
Italy
and in the Iberian Peninsula, it may be expected to occur in
France
along the Mediterranean (only known from
Corsica
).