Ammophila nancy Menke, a new species in the pruinosa complex (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae: Ammophilinae)
Author
Menke, Arnold S.
text
Zootaxa
2007
1546
31
38
journal article
10.5281/zenodo.177995
d2a0098f-17b9-4207-b5e4-13b5ff36fd9a
1175-5326
177995
Ammophila californica
Menke
(
Figures 2, 5, 8
,
10
,
13
)
Ammophila californica
Menke, 1964
:18
.
Holotype
male, Mill Potrero, north side of Mt. Pinos, California (UCD).
Identification:
The long mouthparts immediately separate
californica
from
pruinosa
and
nancy
. When folded, the apex of the proboscis reaches or exceeds the base of the stipes (
Fig.10
). The face between the inner orbits in females is noticeably narrower toward the clypeus than in
pruinosa
and
nancy
(compare
Fig. 5
with 3 and 4), and the least interocular distance (LID) varies from 0.63 to 0.70 X the upper interocular distance (UID). In females of
pruinosa
and
nancy
the inner orbits are less convergent (
Figs. 3–4
). In these species the LID is at least 0.75 X the UID and is often as much as 0.81 X the UID. The ventral spine of the male penis valve head of
californica
is similar to that of
nancy
(compare
Figs 11 and 13
)
Geographic range:
Most records are from California, but I have seen isolated specimens from Paradise Valley, Humbolt Co., Nevada (UCD), and Notus, Canyon Co., Idaho (UCD).