Skorikovia maxim Lelej 2024, sp. nov.
Creators: name: Lelej, Arkady S.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Mutillidae
Skorikovia
Skorikovia maxim

description: 4. Skorikovia maxim Lelej, sp. nov.
(Figs 1–7, 34, 37, 38, 45, 48)
Mutilla lezginica Radoszkowski, 1885: 16, ♂ nec ♀, fig.12.
Diagnosis. MALE. Inner metacoxal carina without apical tooth. Ocelli large, diameter of anterior ocellus 2.0 × distance between anterior and lateral ocellus. T1 length less than its maximal width. Posterior side of 2r-m cell thickened. Volsella with shallow basal emargination. Volsellar cuspis narrow (ventral view), apically strongly curved inside. Body length 7.2–12.8 mm. FEMALE. T2 with one medial subbasal spot of pale setae, without lateral subbasal spot of pale setae visible above. Scutellar scale narrow, one third of propodeal width. Lateral and posterior propodeal faces separated by wavy carina with few tubercles. Body length 5.6 mm.
Description. MALE. Body length 7.2–12.8 mm. Head. Head width 0.85 × mesosoma width (including tegulae), converging behind eyes (in dorsal view). Occipital carina visible above. Clypeus slightly convex, shiny with few setae, median part anterad with two denticles. Scape clearly bicarinate beneath. Ocelli large, POD:OOD 1.5 ×; diameter of anterior ocellus more than 2.0 × distance between anterior and lateral ocellus. Length of F1 equal to its width. Ratio of pedicle and F1–3 1.0:1.8:5.0:4.5. Antennal-ocular carina well developed with distinct tubercle. Mandible tridentate with curved upper carina, excised beneath, subbasal ventral tooth dilated. Frons dense, vertex sparsely punctate. Mesosoma. Mesosomal humeral angles rounded. Mesoscutum with complete notauli and short parapsids. Posterolateral scutal carina well developed. Posterior coxae carinate medially, carina not denticulate apically.Tegulae not protruding beyond scuto-scutellar suture, shiny, glabrous, with few punctures inside and anterad. Propodeum gently sloping, with dorsal basomedial elongate cell limited posterad by transverse carina. Forewing venation as in Fig. 2. Metasoma. S1 carinate below. T2 with long whitish lateral felt line. S2 with much shorter lateral felt line. Metasomal segment 2 densely punctate. T7 without median emargination apically, punctate throughout. S8 (hypopygium) not concave, punctate throughout, with longer brownish setae laterally. Volsellar cuspis narrow (ventral view), apically strongly curved inwards (Figs 3, 4). Coloration. Head brownish-red. Mesosoma ferruginous with slightly darker tegula. Antennae brownish. Mandibles brownish-red with black apex. Legs brownish red with darker coxae and femora. Metasoma black with brownish S1 and S8. Wings hyaline with brown and pale brown veins, forewing (distal to cells) slightly infuscate. Body and legs covered with subpressed short and scattered long erect pale setae, black on disc of T2 and T5–7. T1 and S2–5 with apical sparse whitish fringe. Posterior margin of T2 and T3–4 with band of whitish setae.
FEMALE. Body length 5.6 mm. Head. Ratio of distance between eyes / long eye diameter 1.5×. Eyes elongated, slightly convex, not prominent in head profile. Clypeus basomedially with developed process. F1 equal to F2. Frons and vertex with yellowish setae not forming a distinct spot. Head behind eyes (dorsal view) rounded. Head brownish red. Mesosoma. Mesosoma length 1.35 × mesonotum width; scutellar scale narrow, nail-like with weak prescutellar carina. Mesosoma ferruginous, pleurae and legs brownish. Mesosoma dorsally with subappressed and erect yellowish setae, black on anterior margin of pronotum. Metasoma. Metasomal segment 1 brown, posterior margin of T1 with fringe of sparse pale setae. T2 basally with large medial spots of pale setae, apically with band of pale setae widened medially. T3 with band of pale setae, T4–5 with black setae. T6 with lateral tuft of brown setae. Pygidial area widened basally, coarsely sculptured with striae reaching posterior margin. Metasoma ventrally with sparse pale setae, S2–5 with fringe of pale setae.
Material examined. (492 ♂, 1 ♀). Holotype, ♂, Russia: Astrakhan Region, 13 km S Liman, on light, 24.VII.2015, M. Proshchalykin, M. Mokrousov [IBSS]. Paratypes. Russia: same place, on light, 24.VII.2015, 259♂, M. Proshchalykin, M. Mokrousov [IBSS, ZIN]; same place, on light, 25.VII.2015, 188♂, M. Proshchalykin, M. Mokrousov [IBSS, ZIN]; same place, 25.VII.2015, 1♀, V. Loktionov, M. Proshchalykin, M. Mokrousov [IBSS]; Kalmykia, 17 km SSW Artezian, Kuma River, 20.VII.2015, 3♂, V. Loktionov, M. Proshchalykin, M. Mokrousov [IBSS]. Azerbaijan: Gobustan, 5 km ZW Jangi, 21.VII.2006, 1♂, H. Aliev [IBSS]. Iran: Semnan Prov., Shahkum Mts., ca. 22 km NW Shahrud [Imamshehr], ca. 4 km E Tahat, 2100–2500 m, 36º31ʹN 54º45ʹE, 27.VI.2010, 2♂, A. Timokhov [IBSS]; Elburs Mts., ca. 60 km W Damghan, vic. Foulad Mahalleh, 2000–2300 m, 36º06ʹN 53º43ʹE, 4.VII.2010, 1♂, A. Timokhov [IBSS]; Elburs Mts., 8 km NW Shahmirzad, ca. 10 km SSW Chashm, 2230–2700 m, on light, 35º49ʹN 53º15ʹE, 6.VII.2010, 9♂, A. Timokhov [IBSS]; Hamadan Prov., Bartar, 2350 m, 8.VIII.1997, 2♂ [IRIPP]; Mahnian, 2100m, 3.III.1987, 1♂ [IRIPP]; Azerbaijan Sharghi Prov., Tabriz, Miavchal, 9.III.1966, 1♂ [IRIPP]; West Azerbaijan, 30 km SEE Maku, near Sufi, 39º10ʹN 44º50ʹE, 18.VII.2005, 11♂, S. Ovtchinnikov [ZIN]; Yazd Province, Plateau of Iran, 12 km SE Ardakan, 32º17ʹN 54º03ʹE, 20.VII.2005, 10♂, S. Ovtchinnikov [ZIN]; Sistan and Baluchestan, 20 km NW Mirjaveh, 29º07ʹN 61º19ʹE, 24.VII.2005, 1♂, S. Ovtchinnikov [ZIN]. Pakistan: Balochistan Province, 10 km W Juzzak, 29º01ʹN 61º33ʹE, 24.VII.2005, 2♂, S. Ovtchinnikov [ZIN].
Distribution. Russia (Astrakhan Region, Kalmykia), Azerbaijan, North Iran, South-West Pakistan.
Etymology. I am happy to name this species for my colleague, Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin, a bee taxonomist, who collected the large series of this species. Treat as noun in apposition.
Remarks. The female of Skorikovia maxim might eventually be recognized to be opposite sex of this species, based on their co-occurrence in the same site of Astrakhan Region.
description: Published as part of Lelej, Arkady S., 2024, Revision of the Palaearctic genus Skorikovia Ovtchinnikov, 2002 (Hymenoptera: Mutillidae), pp. 52-72 in Zootaxa 5529 (1) on pages 63-64, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5529.1.2, http://zenodo.org/record/14022123