Anoplius (Dicranoplius) Haupt, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Sadler, Emily
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2017
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy

description: Key to the Species of Anoplius (Dicranoplius) Haupt
(modified from Evans 1969)
Females
1. Entirely black (Fig. 1 e); first tarsal segment of front leg with four comb-spines................ A. (D.) cujanus (Holmberg)
-. Metasoma orange or reddish, at least in large part (e.g. Figs. 1 a,c); first tarsal segment of front leg with three comb spines (except sometimes a small forth spine in A. (D.) areatus) ......................................................2
2. Pubescence of head and mesosoma wholly dark (Figs. 2 c,d,f & 3b), if front and clypeus and along posterior margin of pronotum silvery, remainder of mesosoma with black setae.........................................................3
-. Pubescence of head, mesosoma and metasoma silvery with black setae maculations, at least on front, clypeus, and along posterior margin of pronotum and mesoscutum (Figs. 1 a,b,c).......................................................8
3. Apical tergum of metasoma with stout bristles; slope of propodeum low with the declivity ill-defined; metasoma sometimes, but not always, black beyond basal 2.5 segments........................................... A. (D.) nigritus (Evans)
-. Apical tergum of metasoma with only thin setae; propodeum more convex and with a strong declivity; metasoma always wholly orange or reddish................................................................................3
4. Comb spines very short, shorter than width of tarsus; pronotum, in profile, rather flat and with a nearly perpendicular anterior face; propodeum very short and strongly convex...................................... A. (D.) areatus (Taschenberg)
-. Comb spines longer than width of tarsus; pronotum sloping rather smoothly in profile; propodeum longer and less convex ... 5
5. Slope of propodeum rather low, the declivity ill-defined; length of fore wing about 8 mm; clypeus about 3× as wide as high................................................................................... A. (D.) pampero (Evans)
-. Slope of propodeum higher and more convex, with a distinct flattened posterior declivity; fore wing 9–13 mm; clypeus 2.5– 2.8× as wide as high...................................................................................6
6. Propodeum with a number of erect setae AND antennal flagellum orange or reddish, often dusky on upper surface (Fig. 2 f)................................................................................. A. (D.) satanus (Holmberg)
-. Propodeum not at all setose OR antennal flagellum black......................................................7
7. Ocelli form a right triangle; antennal flagellum orange or reddish, often dusky on upper.................................................................................................... A. (D.) evansi Pitts and Sadler, sp. nov.
-. Ocelli form an oblique triangle; antennal flagellum black............................... A. (D.) diphonichus (Spinola)
8. Vertex strongly arched above eye tops................................................ A. (D.) brevitarsus (Banks)
-. Vertex passing nearly straight across at or near eye tops.......................................................9
9. Head subcircular, widest near middle; vertex with a broad dark band; propodeum with dark pubescence at least anteriorly; antennal segments short, dorsal interocular distance approximately 1.7× longer than first flagellomere length........................................................................................... A. (D.) areatus (Taschenberg)
-. Head widest well above middle; vertex wholly silvery-pubescent except at ocellar triangle; propodeum wholly silvery; antennal segments longer, dorsal interocular distance approximately 1.2× longer than first flagellomere length................................................................................................... A. (D.) albidus (Evans)
description: Published as part of Sadler, Emily, 2017, Review of the Neotropical spider wasp subgenus Anoplius (Dicranoplius) Haupt (Hymenoptera: Pompilidae), new comb., pp. 537-550 in Zootaxa 4311 (4) on page 549, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4311.4.6, http://zenodo.org/record/848429