Revision of the Pseudepipona herrichii-group of the eumenine wasps (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) with the description of two new species from China and Russia Author Fateryga, Alexander V. text Zootaxa 2022 2022-06-14 5154 2 101 126 journal article 73098 10.11646/zootaxa.5154.2.1 ddc2375f-c9b1-434d-b5d4-ae2369f1ab24 1175-5326 6641245 C7CDB6C4-A483-4DF3-BA00-AECBC14B0A34 Key to the species of the Pseudepipona herrichii -group 1. Females............................................................................................ 2 - Males.............................................................................................. 7 2. T1 without three small longitudinal carinae ( Figs 1, 3 , 29, 31, 35, 36 , 57 ); propodeal valvula rounded posteriorly (see Fig. 58 ); clypeus entirely black or with basal whitish or yellow band ( Figs 2, 4 , 30, 32 , 59 ); scutellum with relatively thin apical whitish or yellow band, taking much less than its half ( Figs 1, 3 , 31, 35, 36 , 57 ) or rarely black ( Fig. 29 )...................... 3 - T1 with three small longitudinal carinae ( Figs 40, 42 , 48 , 53 ; see also Figs 17 and 52 in Bai et al. 2021 ); propodeal valvula bluntly angled or pointed posteriorly (see Fig. 46 ); clypeus mostly yellow or with longitudinal black spot in distal half ( Figs 41, 43 , 49 , 54 ), very rarely extended to whole distal half; scutellum with relatively thick apical yellow or orange band, taking more than its half ( Figs 40, 42 , 48 , 53 )......................................................................... 5 3. Clypeus as wide as long, entirely black ( Fig. 59 ) or with two small basal pale-yellow spots, tegula never reddish ( Fig. 57 )…........................................................................... P. valentinae Fateryga , sp. nov. - Clypeus 1.05–1.15× as wide as long, often with complete basal whitish or yellow band (Figs, 4, 30, 32), if entirely black ( Fig. 2 ) then tegula reddish ( Fig. 1 )........................................................................... 4 4. Apical bands on scutellum and metanotum of equal thickness ( Figs 1, 3 ); tegula and often band on pronotum in Palaearctic specimens reddish ( Fig. 1 ); propodeum with weak transverse carina forming laterally rather blunt angles................................................................................................... P. aldrichi ( Fox, 1892 ) - Apical band on scutellum usually thicker than that on metanotum and somewhat interrupted medially ( Figs 31, 35, 36 ), sometimes band on metanotum reduced or rarely both scutellum and metanotum completely black ( Fig. 29 ); tegula and band on pronotum always whitish or yellow ( Figs 29, 31, 35, 36 ); propodeum with weak transverse carina forming laterally rather right angles...................................................................... P. herrichii (de Saussure, 1856) 5. Clypeus as wide as long, with hardly emarginated apical margin ( Fig. 49 ); T 1 in dorsal view approximately 1.45× as maximal wide as long ( Fig. 48 ); propodeal valvula pointed posteriorly; propodeum with transverse carina well developed at center and forming laterally acute teeth-like projections....................................... P. tingjingliae Fateryga , sp. nov. - Clypeus 1.15× as wide as long, with distinctly emarginated apical margin ( Figs 41, 43 , 54 ); T 1 in dorsal view approximately 1.55× as maximal wide as long ( Fig. 40, 42 , 53 ); propodeal valvula bluntly angled posteriorly; propodeum with transverse carina weakly developed at center and forming laterally either acute teeth-like projections or rather right angles.......... 6 6. Scutum with two comma-like spots ( Figs 40, 42 ); clypeus with relatively shallowly emarginated apical margin ( Figs 41, 43 ); propodeum with transverse carina forming laterally acute teeth-like projections........... P. kozhevnikovi ( Kostylev, 1927 ) - Scutum without two comma-like spots ( Figs 53 ); clypeus with relatively deeply emarginated apical margin ( Figs 54 ); propodeum with transverse carina forming laterally rather right angles......................... P. tricarinata ( Kokujev, 1913 ) 7. Cuspis lacking dorsal process ( Fig. 22 ); aedeagus without median expansion, evenly narrowed towards apex in dorsal view ( Fig. 23 ); clypeus as wide as long ( Fig. 61 )......................................... P. valentinae Fateryga , sp. nov. - Cuspis with dorsal process ( Figs 7, 10, 13, 16, 19 ); aedeagus with median expansion between ventral lobes and apex ( Figs 8, 11, 14, 17, 20 ); clypeus 1.05–1.15× as wide as long ( Figs 6 , 34 , 45 , 50 , 56 )....................................... 8 8. Dorsal process of cuspis very broad, much shorter than its width at base ( Fig. 7 ); base of digitus attached directly to top of cuspis apex ( Fig. 7 ); ventral lobe of aedeagus large, in lateral view much larger than median expansion ( Fig. 9 ).............................................................................................. P. aldrichi ( Fox, 1892 ) - Dorsal process of cuspis less broad, in most species not shorter than its width at base ( Figs 10, 13, 16, 19 ); base of digitus attached somewhat below cuspis apex so that cuspis apex protruding as free acute spine ( Figs 10, 13, 16, 19 ); ventral lobe of aedeagus various ( Figs 12, 15, 18, 21 )..................................................................... 9 9. Dorsal process of cuspis large and long; free acute part of cuspis apex smaller ( Fig. 10 ); ventral lobe of aedeagus approximately as large as median expansion ( Fig. 12 )............................................. P. herrichii (de Saussure, 1856) - Dorsal process of cuspis smaller and shorter; free acute part of cuspis apex larger ( Figs 13, 16, 19 ); ventral lobe of aedeagus larger than median expansion ( Figs 15, 18, 21 )............................................................. 10 10. Clypeus approximately 1.05× as wide as long ( Fig. 50 ); ventral lobe of aedeagus broadly rounded ( Fig. 18 )......................................................................................... P. tingjingliae Fateryga , sp. nov. - Clypeus approximately 1.10× as wide as long ( Fig. 45 , 56 ); ventral lobe of aedeagus rather angled ( Fig. 15, 21 )......... 11 11. Paramere broader, dorsal process of cuspis shorter ( Fig. 13 ); aedeagus in dorsal view broad ( Fig. 14 ).............................................................................................. P. kozhevnikovi ( Kostylev, 1927 ) - Paramere narrower, dorsal process of cuspis longer ( Fig. 19 ); aedeagus in dorsal view narrow ( Fig. 20 ).............................................................................................. P. tricarinata ( Kokujev, 1913 )