Ammophila adelpha KOHL 1901
Creators: name: Dollfuss, H.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2013
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Plantae
Tracheophyta
Liliopsida
Poales
Poaceae
Ammophila
Ammophila adelpha

description: Ammophila adelpha KOHL (Figs 74, 99, 169, 238, 291, 326, 359, 410, 543, 595)   
 As Ammophila striata: KOHL 1884: 382 (description, China), corrected to Ammophila adelpha by KOHL 1901: 152.   
 Ammophila adelpha KOHL 1901: 152, ♀. Lectotype: ♀, China: Sinkiang (as Dzhungaria): no specific locality (NHMW), examined; present designation.   
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Lectotype (♀, NHMW); Kazakhstan: Kapachagai 43.9°N 76.8°E 60 km N Alma-Ata (1♀ OÖLM). Kyrgyzstan: Sandelashsky Mts. Kuzu-Terek (1♀ OÖLM), Talasskaya District Kara-Bura 42°40’N 72°10’E (1♀ OÖLM), Fergan Khmaza-Abad (13 OÖLM), Kadamzoy (13 OÖLM). Uzbekistan: Fergana env. (30 km) Kadamzay (13 OÖLM).  
 R e c o g n i t i o n Ammophila adelpha has a black gastral apex without a metallic shine, the episternal sulcus ending at the level of the scrobe, the propodeal enclosureglabrous and the claws without basal tooth. The female shares with A. sareptana, A. terminata and A. tsunekii the glabrous propodeal enclosure, but differs in having an episternal sulcus ending at the level of the scrobe and a characteristically shaped clypeus (Fig. 74). The male shares with A. terminata, A. gussakovskii and A. tsunekii the glabrous propodeal enclosure, but differs in having an episternal sulcus ending at the level of the scrobe and a characteristically shaped clypeus (Fig. 238). The male of A. sareptana differs from A. adelpha in having an episternal sulcus extending to the anteroventral margin of the pleuron and a characteristically shaped penis valve (Fig. 491).   
D e s c r i p t i o n ♀: 19-20 mm. Black except tergum I (except basally), gastral segment II (III) red; gastral apex without metallic shine. Upper half of clypeus, lower half of frons, pronotal lobe, small band on mesopleural suture, patch on lateral surface of propodeum, and coxae covered with appressed silvery setae. Erect setae on head brown, on thorax and propodeum laterally silvery-white. Clypeus characteristically shaped: disk slightly concave on ventral half, slightly convex on dorsal half (Fig. 99); free margin produced, narrowed, with distinct small emargination medially (Fig. 74). Pronotal collar smooth and shiny dorsally, or in some specimens transversely striate, anteriorly and laterally in all specimens transversely striate. Scutum smooth and shiny on median onethird, sparsely punctate, with broad admedian line, lateral third distinctly transversely striate; scutellum and metanotum longitudinally rugose. Propodeal enclosure shiny, coarsely, obliquely striate, glabrous; mesothoracic venter transversely striate, anteriorly not prominent, arolia small but distinct. Pronotal collar laterally: Fig. 169. Flagellomere I: II=(1.6)1.9-2; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+0.5×II.  
3 (hitherto unknown): 17-19.5 mm. Black except tergum I (except basally), gastral segment II (III) red; gastral apex without metallic shine. Clypeus, frons, pronotal lobe, patch on mesopleuron covered with appressed silvery setae; erect setae silvery-white. Clypeus broadly elongate, medially emarginate (Figs 238, 359); pronotal collar transversely striate dorsally (Fig. 326) or in some specimens shiny and punctate, laterally in all specimens distinctly transversely striate. Scutum shiny, transversely striate, punctate, with well defined admedian line; scutellum and metanotum longitudinally striate. Propodeal enclosure shiny, obliquely striate, glabrous, lateral surface of propodeum obliquely rugose. Mesopleuron punctato-rugose, not prominent anteroventrally; arolia large. Pronotal collar laterally: Fig. 291; gonostyle laterally: Fig. 410; penis valve laterally: Fig. 487, ventrally: Fig. 543, apically: Fig. 595. Flagellomere I: II=1.5-1.6; length of petiole = hindtarsomeres I+II or I+0.75×II.  
G e o g r a p h i c a l d i s t r i b u t i o n North Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, China.
description: Published as part of Dollfuss, H., 2013, Revision of the Wasps Genus Ammophila KIRBY 1798 (Hymenoptera Apoidea Sphecidae) of the Palearctic Region and India, pp. 383-564 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 45 (1) on pages 405-406, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5341134