Ferreola alraeesii Schmid-Egger, 2018, nov.sp.
Creators: name: Schmid-Egger, Rnold Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2018
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Pompilidae
Ferreola
Ferreola alraeesii

description: Ferreola alraeesii SCHMID- EGGER & AL- JAHDHAMI nov.sp., figs 7-15
Holotype: United Arab Emirates, male 15.vii.2015 Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve, 24.248N 54.742E leg. A. Saji & T.v.Harten in Malaise Trap (CSE).
Paratypes: United Arab Emirates 1 male, 15.iii.2015, Abu Dhabi, Al Wathba Wetland Reserve, 24.248N 54.742E leg. A. Saji & T.v.Harten in Malaise Trap (CSE); Oman 1 male 3 female 3.iv.2017, Asharqyiah North, Al Qabil, Ad Dariz 22.566N 58.690E, (females: coll CSE, Al- Jahdhami and ONHM, male coll Al-Jahdhami). female 11.iv.2018 Asharqyiah north, Wadi Tayeen, Ghyiadha, 23.123120 N, 58.462149 E, all. leg. Ali Al-Jahdhami.
Diagnosis: The species is unique amoung Palaearctic Ferreola species by the prolonged pronotum, what is medially somewhat narrowed (dorsal view), in combination with the large body size (female: 18 -20 mm, males 9-12 mm). It is longer than wide in both sexes, whereas is is always shorter than wide in remaining species apart from F. haladai. The propodeum is also prolonged and longer than wide in female or as long as wide in male. The whole species appears therefore longer and more slender than remaining species. Other distinctive characters are colour pattern (black, except red pronotum), and a distinct bandlike greyish pubescence on tergite Iand tergite II basally (males and females) and on tergite III basaly (only male). Subgenital plate is also unique with a spinelike process basally below (fig. 14).
Description of male: Holotype: Bodylength 8 mm. Colour: Black, pronotum and tegula red. Wings dark infuscate, with violett shimmer, basal area of fore.- and hindwing greyish transparent. Basal third of tergite Iwith grey pubescence. Tergite II and III basally with band of grey pubescence, see. fig. 8. Remaining terga with very fine and short black/bluish apressed pubescence. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin widely rounded, margin curved down versus apex, remaining clypeus flat. Malar space very small, eye nearly touches mandible.Gena medially 2x as long as midocellar diameter. Vertex length behind ocelli = 0,5x POL. Pronotum measured medially in dorsal view, 1,0x as long as wide. Lateral sides of pronotum medially distinctly emarginated. Crossing between propodeal dorsum and declivity rounded, declivity with finelly striate, with dense semierect pubescence. Tergites slender, tergite I 1,0 as long as maximal wide. SMC III as large SMC II. SMC III above 0,5x as long as SMC II above, below similar in length. Subgenital plate spinelike, with triangular and apicially pointed appendix below, with long brown setae. Genital see fig. 15.
Variation in males: Bodylength 10 mm and 13 mm. Fronsinthe larger male with some erect pale setae. Wing venation in both paratypes as in female.
Description of females: Bodylength 18-20 mm. Colour: Black, pronotum and tegula red. Wings dark infuscate, with violett shimmer, hindwing in basal third greyish transparent. Head and mesosoma with apressed greyish pilosity, not hidding integument. Apical clypeal margin and mandible with long and dense, greyish pubes- cence, longest setae 0,5-0,8x as long as diameter of midocellus. Frons, backside of head and propleuron with some long erect pale setae. Pubescence on propodeal declivity somewhat longer and semierect. Basal third of tegite Iand bandlike patch on tergite II basally with dense, greyish pubescence. Remaining terga with very fine and short black/bluish apressed pubescence. Morphology: Apical clypeal margin widely rounded, margin curved down versus apex, remaining clypeus flat. Malar space not present, shorter than 0,x diameter of midocellus. Gena (measured medially, in lateral view) 0,6x as long as eye. Vertex length behind ocelli = POL. OOL = 1.1x POL. Pronotum measured medially in dorsal view, 1,2x as long as wide. Lateral sides of pronotum medially distinctly emarginated. Propodeum, measured medially, 1.1x as long as wide. Crossing between propodeal dorsum and declivity rounded, declivity with some irreglar striae, forming eachg a circle laterally. Tergites slender, tergite I 1,1x as long as maximal wide. Tergites and sternites V and VI with long, black setae. SMC III larger than SMC II. Both cells are similar in lenght above, and SMC III is below 1,2x as long as SMC II. Foretarsi without spinulation.
Geograf ic distribution: Northern Omanand United Arab Emirates.
Etymology: The species is named in honour of Mr. Ali Ahmed Al-raeesi, Teacher of entomology, Department of crop science, Collage of Agriculture and marine science, Sultan Qaboos University, Muscat, Oman.
description: Published as part of Schmid-Egger, Rnold Christian, 2018, New species of Ferreola L, 1845 and Eoferreola A, 1935 with key to Ferreola species from the Palaearctic region (Hymenoptera, Pompilidae), pp. 389-412 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 50 (1) on pages 394-397, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4030909