A taxonomic revision of Allodynerus Blüthgen (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from China Author Zhang, Xue Author Chen, Bin Author Li, Ting-Jing text Zootaxa 2020 2020-03-13 4750 4 545 559 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4750.4.5 9f3e6df5-cf73-4dc6-9f35-b634241b5670 1175-5326 3708856 E537EE38-43CE-4195-AA98-2DD967F0B3CD Key to all the known species of the genus Allodynerus ♀♀ 1. The third tooth of mandible with one deep incision........................................................... 2 - The third tooth of mandible without deep incision........................................................... 4 2. Base of sternum II concave...................................................... A. dignotus ( Morawitz, 1895 ) - Base of sternum II convex.................................................... 3 A. vinciguerrae ( Guiglia, 1929 ) 3. Body with yellow markings; clypeus with a basal broad band........................ A. v. vinciguerrae ( Guiglia, 1929 ) - Body with ivory white markings; clypeus with a central diamond-shaped spot........ A. v. pallidulus Giordani Soika, 1970 4. Setae at upper part of mesonotum brush-like in lateral view ( Fig. 2 in Gusenleitner 1999 ).. 5 A. floricola (de Saussure, 1853) - Setae at upper part of mesonotum not brush-like in lateral view....................... A. f. floricola (de Saussure, 1853) - Apex of clypeus with sparse punctures mesally................................. A. f. inaequalis Giordani Soika, 1970 6. Smooth area around cephalic foveae extended to outer margin of posterior ocellus ( Figs 8 , 15 , 53)..................... 7 - Smooth area around cephalic foveae not extended to outer margin of posterior ocellus ( Figs 22 , 41)................... 10 7. Smooth area around cephalic foveae kidney-shaped; humeral angle of pronotum developed ( Fig. 35a in Tussac & Tussac 1981 )........................................................................... A. rossii ( Lepeletier, 1841 ) - Smooth area around cephalic foveae not kidney-shaped; humeral angle of pronotum blunt ( Figs 8 , 15 , 53)............... 8 8. Clypeus apically with two longitudinal lateral carinae (Fig. 51)....................... A. mandschuricus Blüthgen, 1953 - Clypeus apically without two longitudinal lateral carinae ( Fig. 3 )............................................... 9 9. Punctures on tergum I ( Fig. 16 ) sparser, and apical band wider and regularly arcuate; tergum II with two large lateral yellow spots ( Fig. 16 )........................................................ A. bimaculus Zhang, Chen & Li , sp. nov. - Punctures on tergum I denser, and apical band narrower and irregular ( Figs 5 ); tergum II without lateral yellow spots ( Fig. 5 ).................................................................... A. reduncus Zhang, Chen & Li , sp. nov. 10. Base of sternum II concave......................................................... A. koenigi (Dusmet, 1970) - Base of sternum II convex ( Figs 25 , 47).................................................................. 11 11. Clypeus a little wider than long (1.20× as wide as long in frontal view) ( Fig. 21 ); flagellum all black; body with ferruginous markings ( Fig. 20 )................................................... A. diqingensis Zhang, Chen & Li , sp. nov. - Clypeus much wider than long (1.44× as wide as long in frontal view) (Fig. 39); ventral side of flagellum yellow; body with yellow markings (Fig. 37)..................................................... 12 A. delphinalis ( Giraud, 1866 ) 12. Middle of mesoscutum with two yellow spots.......................................... A. d. fallax Blüthgen, 1953 - Middle of mesoscutum without yellow spots............................................................... 13 13. Body with golden markings....................................................... A. d. sardous Blüthgen, 1953 - Body with yellow markings.................................................... A. d. delphinalis Blüthgen, 1953 ♂♂ 1. The third tooth of mandible with one deep incision............................................................... 2 - The third tooth of mandible without deep incision........................................................... 5 2. Base of sternum II concave...................................................... A. dignotus ( Morawitz, 1895 ) - Base of sternum II convex.............................................................................. 3 3. Clypeus much shorter, more widely and profoundly emarginate, not in a shape close to an irregular octagon; pronotal carina less developed; mesosoma and terga with sparser punctures............................... A. mateui Giordani Soika, 1970 - Clypeus in a shape close to an irregular octagon ( Fig. 2 in Guiglia 1929 ); pronotal carina developed; mesosoma and terga with denser punctures............................................................ 4 A. vinciguerrae ( Guiglia, 1929 ) 4. Body with yellow markings................................................... A. v. vinciguerrae ( Guiglia, 1929 ) - Body with ivory white markings............................................ A. v. pallidulus Giordani Soika, 1970 5. Base of sternum II almost smooth......................................... 6 A. curvirufolineatus (Gameron, 1910) - Base of sternum II with punctures........................................................................ 7 6. Clypeus ferruginous; broad sides and narrow apexes of metasomal segment I–II and broad apexes of segment III–V ferruginous; segment VI almost entirely dark red; segment VII slightly red at the base..... A. c. curvirufolineatus (Gameron, 1910) - Clypeus yellow; a narrow and regular apical band of metasomal tergum I and broader and regular apical bands of metasomal segment II yellow; part of segment VII ferruginous............................. A. c. obscurus ( Giordani Soika, 1989 ) 7. Apex of sternum VII with one small and narrow incision ( Fig. 5 in Gusenleitner 1991 )....... A. nutatus Gusenleitner, 1991 - Apex of sternum VII without incision ( Fig. 34 ).............................................................. 8 8. Posterior surface of propodeum with dense punctures; sternum II with a longitudinal basal groove mesally....................................................................................... A. laticlypeus Giordani Soika, 1972 - Posterior surface of propodeum with transverse and minute striae; sternum II without a longitudinal basal groove mesally.. 9 9. Setae at the base of mesonotum brush-like in lateral view ( Fig. 2 in Gusenleitner 1999 )... 10 A. floricola (de Saussure, 1853) - Setae at the base of mesonotum not brush-like in lateral view................................................. 11 10. Clypeal apex with dense punctures mesally....................................... A. f. floricola (de Saussure, 1853) - Clypeal apex with sparse punctures mesally................................... A. f. inaequalis Giordani Soika, 1970 11. Base of sternum II concave......................................................... A. koenigi (Dusmet, 1970) - Base of sternum II convex ( Fig. 34 )...................................................................... 12 12. Clypeus much wider than long (1.45× as wide as long in frontal view); ventral side of flagellum yellow; ventral sides of fore trochanter and femur with long setae ( Fig. 9 in Gusenleitner 1999 )..................... 13 A. delphinalis ( Giraud, 1866 ) - Clypeus a little wider than long (less than 1.20× as wide as long in frontal view); flagellum all black; ventral sides of fore trochanter and femur with short setae ( Fig. 8 in Gusenleitner 1999 )............................................... 15 13. Mesoscutum with two yellow spots mesally........................................... A. d. fallax Blüthgen, 1953 - Mesoscutum without yellow spots mesally................................................................ 14 14. Body with golden markings....................................................... A. d. sardous Blüthgen, 1953 - Body with yellow markings.................................................... A. d. delphinalis Blüthgen, 1953 15. Humeral angle of pronotum developed ( Fig. 36a in Tussac & Tussac 1981 )................... A. rossii ( Lepeletier, 1841 ) - Humeral angle of pronotum blunt....................................................................... 16 16. Apex of volsella long, narrow and very sharp ( Fig. 35 )................... A. asperipunctarus Zhang, Chen & Li , sp. nov. - Apex of volsella short, wide and rounded or at most pointed ( Figs 11 , 57)........................................ 17 17. Punctures of terga I and II ( Fig. 5 ) coarser; body with brownish yellow markings ( Fig. 2 )................................................................................................. A. reduncus Zhang, Chen & Li , sp. nov. - Punctures of terga I and II (Fig. 59) finer; body with yellow markings (Fig. 50).......... A. mandschuricus Blüthgen, 1953