Taxonomic contributions to Ageniella Banks, 1912 (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) from Brazil
Author
Waichert, Cecilia
Author
Colombo, Wesley Dondoni
Author
Von Dohlen, Carol D.
Author
Pitts, James P.
text
Zootaxa
2018
2018-04-03
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journal article
30352
10.11646/zootaxa.4403.1.8
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1175-5326
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Key to the subgenera of
Ageniella
from Brazil (females)
1 Large species (~
110 mm
– ~
260 mm
); long setae present on the integument, abundant on the propodeum; wing fully or partially darkened; wing venation long, 3Rs cell almost touching the apex of the forewing; usually with a prominence on the lower part of the mesopleurum; hind tibia with scale-like spines........................................
Alasagenia
Banks
- Median to small size species (until ~
110 mm
); long setae on integument present or absent; wing usually hyaline or subhyaline; wing venation short, 3Rs cell about its length, or more, distant from the apex of the forewing; never with a prominence on lower part of mesopleurum; hind tibia with or without scale-like spines........................................... 2
2 Head and mesosoma black, metasoma rufous; pronotum elongate and somewhat flat, in profile view, length from the collar to the posterior margin of pronotum larger than its height; hind leg with inner brush distally interrupted........................................................................................
Nemagenia
Banks
[
A. longula
(Cresson)
]
- Coloration of integument various; pronotum never elongate, in profile view, length from the collar to the posterior margin of pronotum as long as its height; hind leg usually with inner brush distally continued................................. 3
3 Frons in lateral view somewhat angulate, with swellings above or between the antennal insertion (
A. innuba
lacks distinct swellings)........................................................................................... 4
- Frons in lateral view more or less gently rounded, without swellings above the antennal insertion...................... 5
4 Frons with two large swellings; head black, covered with scale-like setae, except the swellings and the clypeus, which have a polished integument; forewing hyaline with one dark band; mesosoma red, metasoma black......................................................................................
Neotumagenia
Fernández
[
A. amazonica
Fernández
]
- Frons with or without swellings, but never as large as described previously; head never covered by scale-like setae; forewing hyaline without dark band; integument various, with pale spots...................................
Cyrtagenia
Evans
5 Hind tibia serrate in profile, spines scale-like; propodeum somewhat flat in profile view and without abundant erect setae..........................................................................................
Priophanes
Banks
- Hind tibia not serrate in profile, if spines are present, then never scale-like; propodeum rounded in profile view and with abundant erect setae.........................................................................
Ameragenia
Banks