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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF06FF34426617963F7E0ACB" bold="true" box="[585,819,1678,1705]" italics="true" pageId="151" pageNumber="152">Sphex meridionalis</emphasis>
(
<bibRefCitation id="EFFAC5CFFF06FF34436D17973FAF0ACB" author="Arnold G." box="[834,994,1679,1705]" pageId="151" pageNumber="152" pagination="131 - 167" refId="ref128598" refString="Arnold G. 1947. New species of African Hymenoptera. No. 7. Occasional Papers of the National Museum of Southern Rhodesia 2 (13): 131 - 167." type="journal article" year="1947">Arnold, 1947</bibRefCitation>
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<figureCitation id="1350A4BBFF06FF34424017AA3EF40AAE" box="[623,697,1714,1740]" captionStart="Figs 7–12. 7–8" captionStartId="15.[189,241,1857,1883]" captionTargetBox="[227,1360,265,1833]" captionTargetId="figure-104@15.[227,1360,265,1833]" captionTargetPageId="15" captionText="Figs 7–12. 7–8. Dorsal view of scutellum and metanotum. 9–10. Lateral view of upper metapleural area (anterior = left). 11. Dorsal view of petiole. 12. Basitarsal rake. 7. Sphex tomentosus Fabricius, 1787, ♂. 8. S. meridionalis (Arnold, 1947), ♀. 9. S. torridus F. Smith, 1873, ♂. 10. S. nigrohirtus Kohl, 1895, ♀. 11. S. haemorrhoidalis Fabricius, 1781, ♀. 12. S. decipiens Kohl, 1895, ♀. α: defined as petiole length; β: defined as length of outer side of tarsomere I; arrow: antepenultimate spine." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6299444" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6299444/files/figure.png" pageId="151" pageNumber="152">Figs 8</figureCitation>
, 
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, 
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(yellow), 124
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF06FF34409217EB3E750B6F" box="[189,568,1779,1805]" italics="true" pageId="151" pageNumber="152">Chlorion decipiens meridionalis</emphasis>
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(
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF06FF344092162C3D8B0B2C" bold="true" box="[189,454,1844,1870]" pageId="151" pageNumber="152">Differential diagnosis</emphasis>
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Females of this species are commonly misidentified as 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF06FF34436E167C386C0B1F" box="[833,1057,1891,1918]" italics="true" pageId="151" pageNumber="152">S. haemorrhoidalis</emphasis>
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, since both have clypeus and legs ferruginous, and they are identical in the orientation and coloration of their erect propodeal setae. However, 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF06FF34411816B23E550BA6" box="[311,536,1962,1988]" italics="true" pageId="151" pageNumber="152">S. haemorrhoidalis</emphasis>
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, like all members of the 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF06FF34436C16B23FF80BA6" box="[835,949,1962,1988]" italics="true" pageId="151" pageNumber="152">umtalicus</emphasis>
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group, is characterized by their dense and coarse scutellar vestiture (
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). On the other hand, the scutellar vestiture in the 
<emphasis id="B91F642CFF06FF3444C316D539350B85" box="[1260,1400,1997,2023]" italics="true" pageId="151" pageNumber="152">meridonalis</emphasis>
group is very fine and often only visible from an angle, and there are very few long erect setae centrally. Female 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF09FF3B413010353D980D24" box="[287,469,300,327]" italics="true" pageId="152" pageNumber="153">S. meridionalis</emphasis>
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(
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) differ from those of 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF09FF3B434C10353F940D24" box="[867,985,300,327]" italics="true" pageId="152" pageNumber="153">S. nefrens</emphasis>
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(
<figureCitation id="1350A4BBFF09FF3B44771034388D0D25" box="[1112,1216,300,327]" captionStart="Figs 124–128. 124–125, 127" captionStartId="153.[189,241,1858,1884]" captionTargetBox="[189,1398,265,1831]" captionTargetId="figure-43@153.[189,1399,265,1832]" captionTargetPageId="153" captionText="Figs 124–128. 124–125, 127. Habitus of ♀. 126, 128. Habitus of ♂. 124. Sphex meridionalis (Arnold, 1947). 125–126. S. nefrens sp. nov. 127–128. S. occidentalis sp. nov." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6299478" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/6299478/files/figure.png" pageId="152" pageNumber="153">Fig. 125</figureCitation>
) in having the appressed facial setae ferruginous-golden (
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) instead of brassy (
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). 
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has the appressed facial setae in a less ferruginous tone of golden, and its collar, scutellum and metanotum are noticeably ferruginous (
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).
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Male specimens of 
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and its presumed sister species, 
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), cannot yet be reliably distinguished based on morphology. They resemble those of 
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) and are most easily differentiated from that species by having a shorter, wider petiole, a ferruginous clypeal margin and a different placoid pattern. Males of 
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(
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) are recognizable through having part of their flagellum, legs and mesosomal dorsum ferruginous.
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.
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•
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leg.; 
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. – 
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•
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leg.; 
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.
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•
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; 
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leg.; 
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• 
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leg.; 
<collectionCode id="ED7A20FBFF09FF3B40D814043D7D0954" box="[247,304,1308,1334]" collectionName="USA, California, San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences" country="USA" httpUri="http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:15690" lsid="urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34700" name="California Academy of Sciences" pageId="152" pageNumber="153" type="Museum">CAS</collectionCode>
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• 
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. – 
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•
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”; alt. 
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leg.; 
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• 
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leg.; 
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• 
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. – 
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leg.; 
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• 
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• 
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.
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF09FF3B409217813D030AD1" bold="true" box="[189,334,1689,1715]" pageId="152" pageNumber="153">Description</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF09FF3B40C517D03D080A80" bold="true" box="[234,325,1736,1762]" pageId="152" pageNumber="153">Female</emphasis>
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SIZE. 
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<paragraph id="8BD4B83EFF09FF3B4092163D3F730BE4" blockId="152.[189,1399,1829,1926]" pageId="152" pageNumber="153">COLOR. Black except for the following, which are ferruginous: basal half of mandible, scape, pedicel, flagellomeres I–IV, clypeus, trochanters ventrally and legs from femur onward excepting apical half of claw. Wings fuscous, forewing with violet iridescence.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD4B83EFF09FF3B409216BE39380B81" blockId="152.[188,1398,1958,2019]" pageId="152" pageNumber="153">VESTITURE.Appressed setae on clypeus and paraocular area rich golden, on collar, scutum and propodeal enclosure black. Erect setae on clypeus and paraocular area ferruginous to black, on collar, scutum</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF08FF3A4092165A3E5F0B3E" bold="true" box="[189,530,1858,1884]" pageId="153" pageNumber="154">Figs 124–128. 124–125, 127</emphasis>
. Habitus of ♀. 
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. Habitus of ♂. 
<emphasis id="B91F642CFF08FF3A43C3165A38550B3E" bold="true" box="[1004,1048,1858,1884]" pageId="153" pageNumber="154">124</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF08FF3A4408165A39470B3E" box="[1063,1290,1858,1884]" italics="true" pageId="153" pageNumber="154">Sphex meridionalis</emphasis>
(
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF08FF3A413F167D3D3A0B1D" bold="true" box="[272,375,1893,1919]" pageId="153" pageNumber="154">125–126</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF08FF3A41AA167E3DB50B1D" box="[389,504,1893,1920]" italics="true" pageId="153" pageNumber="154">S. nefrens</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF08FF3A424E167D3E850B1D" bold="true" box="[609,712,1893,1919]" pageId="153" pageNumber="154">127–128</emphasis>
. 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF08FF3A42F9167E3FCF0B1D" box="[726,898,1893,1920]" italics="true" pageId="153" pageNumber="154">S. occidentalis</emphasis>
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and propodeal enclosure black. Erect propodeal setae oriented perpendicularly, slightly curved towards anterior. 
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of clypeus glabrous. Scutellum densely and finely pubescent.
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STRUCTURE. Free clypeal margin medially with broad, notched tooth, stepped above. Clypeus with slight indentation in lower center, without carina. Scutellum convex. Metanotum raised, not notably bituberculate. 2 
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recurrent vein nearly joins proximal from interstitium between submarginal cells II and III. Propodeal enclosure with numerous very fine transversal ridges. Foretarsomere I 2.2–2.3× length of antepenultimate spine. Petiole length 1.4–1.5 × its medial width.
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF0BFF3940C5135C3D670E3C" bold="true" box="[234,298,580,606]" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">Male</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BD4B83EFF0BFF394092137F3DFF0EE3" blockId="154.[189,434,580,641]" box="[189,434,615,641]" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">SIZE. 18.4–22.0 mm.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD4B83EFF0BFF39409213B038930E87" blockId="154.[189,1399,680,742]" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">COLOR. Black except for the following, which are ferruginous: basal half of mandible, free clypeal margin medially and apical segment of metasoma. Wings fuscous, with violet iridescence.</paragraph>
<paragraph id="8BD4B83EFF0BFF39409212153F4A0FF2" blockId="154.[187,1399,781,912]" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">VESTITURE. Appressed setae on clypeus and paraocular area silvery, on collar, scutum and propodeal enclosure black. Erect setae on clypeus, paraocular area, collar, scutum and propodeal enclosure black. Erect propodeal setae oriented perpendicularly, slightly curved towards anterior. Lower center of clypeus glabrous. Scutellum densely and finely pubescent.</paragraph>
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STRUCTURE. Free clypeal margin medially concave. Scutellum convex. Metanotum slightly raised, not notably bituberculate. 2 
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recurrent vein joins slightly proximal from interstitium between submarginal cells II and III. Propodeal enclosure with numerous very fine transversal ridges. Posterior margin of metasomal tergum VII convex. Posterior margin of metasomal sternum VII simple, of metasomal sternum VIII triangular. Penis valvae without conspicuous modifications. Petiole length 1.6× its medial width. Flagellomere V with moderately broad placoid covering almost its entire length.
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF0BFF39409215A83D7E08A8" bold="true" box="[189,307,1200,1226]" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">Variation</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF0BFF39409214303D1B0920" bold="true" box="[189,342,1320,1346]" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">Distribution</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="8BD4B83EFF0BFF394092144F3E690913" blockId="154.[189,548,1367,1393]" box="[189,548,1367,1393]" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">Central to southeastern Africa.</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF0BFF39409214B83D6209D8" bold="true" box="[189,303,1440,1466]" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">Remarks</emphasis>
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Despite the fact that we did not examine 
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material of this species, we are very certain that our interpretation of 
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<emphasis id="B91F642CFF0BFF3941A714EA3E710A69" box="[392,572,1521,1548]" italics="true" pageId="154" pageNumber="155">S. meridionalis</emphasis>
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is correct. Arnold’s description is quite helpful and mentions several characters like a ferruginous clypeus, brownish-golden facial setae and markedly infuscate wings. Their combination excludes all other African species of 
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, and the geographic distribution fits as well.
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