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Sphex fumicatus CHRIST 1791

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Sphex fumicatus CHRIST 1791 3, 14 (compared with det. Hensen, NHMW)

These males are characterized by erect white hairs on frons and clypeus and placoids only on flagellomeres V and VI.

T u r k e y:5, (Antalya) Konakli W Alanya, 18.-30.VII.1996, leg. Bulirsch.

V a r i a t i o n (?): These males and females are characterized by erect black hairs on frons and clypeus. Male flagellomeres with an oval placoid on basal half and broad placoids on flagellomeres III-VI. Male genitals are similar to the specimens above. Further examinations should be done to clear up the status of this variation!

E t h i o p i a -c:3, Shewa pr., lake Lango, 30.IV.2007, leg. J. Halada.

K e n y a:1, 3, Voi, 16. V.2007, leg. M. Halada; 1, Voi (Tsavo) env., 22.XI.-2.XII.1996, leg. Mi. Halada; 1, Taita Hills, Voi riv., 14.IV.2007, leg. M. Halada; 1, Voi (Tsavo) env., 8.- 18.XI.1996, leg. Mi. Halada; 1, E Mwingi, 14. V.2007, leg. M. Halada.

T a n z a n i a:1, Morogoro pr., 50 km SW Morogoro, 06°50’S 37°15’E, 450m, 12.I.2007, leg. J. Halada.

Notes

Published as part of Dollfuss, H., 2008, The Sphecini Wasps of the Genera Chilosphex BOHART & MENKE, Isodontia PATTON, Palmodes KOHL, Prionyx VANDER LINDEN and Sphex LINNAEUS of the " Biologiezentrum Linz " - Collection in Linz, Austria, (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Sphecidae), pp. 1399-1434 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 40 (2) on page 1422, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5431130

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Biodiversity

Collection code
V
Event date
1996-11-08 , 1996-11-22 , 2007-04-14 , 2007-05-14 , 2007-05-16
Verbatim event date
1996-11-08/18 , 1996-11-22/12-02 , 2007-04-14 , 2007-05-14 , 2007-05-16
Scientific name authorship
CHRIST
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Vespidae
Genus
Sphex
Species
fumicatus
Taxon rank
species
Taxonomic concept label
Sphex fumicatus CHRIST, 1791 sec. Dollfuss, 2008