Revision of the Palaearctic genus Gonaporus Ashmead, 1902 of spider wasps (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae) Author Zonstein, Irina Author Wahis, Raymond text Zootaxa 2015 4018 4 451 505 journal article 10.11646/zootaxa.4018.4.1 06511db8-7621-4067-b0c0-3786623ada21 1175-5326 234261 81CA1EED-5B91-4654-8BA5-9D179A7593B4 Gonaporus simulator Wahis & I. Zonstein , sp. nov. ( Figs 27 , 34 , 97 , 108 , 119 , 129 , 140 , 151 , 162 , 173 , 184 , 194 ) Diagnosis. The female of G. simulator sp. nov. has shorter F1 than most species of Gonaporus (except of G. maureanus ) (Table 1). Similar to G. israelicus and G. setitarsus sp. nov. , it has pubescence on the metapostnotum, but in G. simulator sp. nov. the pubescence is very sparse ( Fig. 34 ). FIGURES 153–159. Gonaporus spp., ♀, fore wing. 153. G. alfierii . 154. G. ecbatanus . 155. G. emiratus sp. nov. 156. G. gracilis . 157. G. israelicus . 158. G. maureanus . 159. G. mirabilis sp. nov. FIGURES 160–166. Gonaporus spp., (160–163, ♀; 164–166, ♂), fore wing. 160. G. omanicus . 161. G. setitarsus sp. nov. 162. G. simulator sp. nov. 163. G. spinosissimus sp. nov. 164. G. alfierii . 165. G. ecbatanus . 166. G. emiratus sp. nov. FIGURES 167–174. Gonaporus spp., ♂, fore wing. 167. G. gracilis . 168. G. israelicus . 169. G. jaziratensis sp. nov. 170. G. mirabilis sp. nov. 171. G. omanicus . 172. G. setitarsus sp. nov. 173. G. simulator sp. nov. 174. G. spinosissimus sp. nov. FIGURES 175–181. Gonaporus spp., ♀, hind wing. 175. G. alfierii . 176. G. ecbatanus . 177. G. emiratus sp. nov. 178. G. gracilis . 179. G. israelicus . 180. G. maureanus . 181. G. mirabilis sp. nov. Description. Female . Body length 6.0– 8.2 mm . Structure: see Table 1. Coloration: Head mostly black sometimes with narrow yellow stripe on inner orbit; clypeus mostly orange, narrowly black basally; mandible mostly orangeyellow, dark brown-orange on apical 0.33–0.4; scape brown dorsally and orange ventrally to entirely orange; pedicel orange-brown; flagellum mostly brown dorsally; basal flagellomeres orange-brown ventrally. Mesosoma mostly black; pronotum mostly black and orange laterally to mostly orange; propodeum usually mostly black and orange posteriorly or entirely black; tegula light orange. Legs: Coxae, trochanters, femora, tibiae orange; tarsi dark brown; spur of fore leg orange basally, dark brown apically, other spurs dark brown; spines of tarsal comb orange or slightly brown apically; spines on tibiae and femora orange-brown; tarsi with brown spines. Metasoma orange. Pygidium orange-brown and shiny. Metapostnotum with sparse pubescence ( Fig. 34 ). Setae: Frons and vertex with short brown setae; clypeus with long reddish setae; occiput and propleuron with long fine whitish setae. Protarsomere 1 with 3 long spines posteriorly and 2 short spines anteroventrally ( Figs 27 , 140 ). FIGURES 182–188. Gonaporus spp. (182–185, ♀; 186–188, ♂), hind wing. 182. G. omanicus . 183. G. setitarsus sp. nov. 184. G. simulator sp. nov. 185. G. spinosissimus sp. nov. 186. G. alfierii . 187. G. ecbatanus . 188. G. gracilis . Male . Body length 4.5–5.6 mm . Structure see Table 2. Subgenital plate and genitalia not studied. Coloration: Head mostly black; clypeus mostly orange, narrowly black basally; mandible yellowish orange basally, yellow medially, orange-brown on apical 0.25; scape and pedicel dark brown dorsally and orange ventrally; flagellum dark brown dorsally and orange-brown ventrally. Mesosoma: Pronotum mostly black, orange posteriorly and laterally; scutum and scutellum black; episternum mostly black, orange posteriorly; propodeum black dorsally, orange everywhere else; tegula light yellow. Legs, except of blackish-brown tarsi, mostly orange-brown; spurs of protibia yellowish-orange apically; spurs of meso- and metatibia dark orange-brown; leg spines dark reddish-black. Metasoma: Segments 1–2(3) orange; segments 4–7 almost entirely black. Metapostnotum with sparse pubescence. Setae: Occiput and propleuron with short fine whitish setae. Etymology. Latin adjective, because, at first sight, this species is very similar (mimics) in size and coloration to israelicus . Material examined. Holotype , ♀: S. ARABIA: Hofuf, 145m , 21–6 [sic]. vi.1980 , K.M. Guichard ( BMNH ). Paratypes : UNITED ARAB EMIRATES : Liwa, 8.v.1987 , I.L. Hamer, 1♀ ( BMNH ); Israel : Arava Valley, Kibbutz Ketura, Malaise trap nr. water treatment shed, 30°58'30''N 35°03'52''E , - 114 m , 15–31.iv.1995 , M.E. Irwin, 1♀ ( CRW ); EGYPT : Assiut, 9.v.1981 , KMS 1♀ ( BMNH ). Other material. MAURITANIA : Nouakchott, iv.1991 , F. Borgato, 1♀ ( CRW ); Nouakchott, iv.1991 , F. Borgato, 2♂ ( CRW ). Distribution. Mauritania , Egypt , Israel ; Saudi Arabia , United Arab Emirates ( Fig. 217 ). Habitat. Unknown. Biology. Unknown.