Laphyragogus KOHL 1889
Creators: name: Schmid, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Crabronidae
Laphyragogus

description: Key to Laphyragogus males
1 T7 basally with triangular platform, with rectangular or overhanging tip (seen in lateral view) (fig. 6). Second tarsal segment of midleg asymmetrical (fig. 8), apically with enlargement. ................................................................................... L. ajjer species group 2
- T7 without platform, at most with a small elevation and rounded tip. Second tarsal segment of midleg simple............................................................... L. kohli species group 4
2 Head and thorax markedly yellow and lateral spine of S6 short (as long as diameter of hindmetatarsus medially). Algeria, Morocco ... ................................. L. ajjer DE BEAUMONT
- Not in this character combination. Arabian peninsula and western Asia. ...........................3
3 Lateral spine of S6 short, as long as diameter of hindmetatarsus medially (fig. 9). S7 and S8 simple. Mesoscutum, mesopleuron and Mesosternum black (fig. 7). United Arab Emirates, Oman. ........................................................ L. gessi SCHMID- EGGER nov.sp. Lateral spine of S6 twice as long as diameter of hindmetatarsus medially (fig. 21). S7 apically widely emarginated, laterally each with a tubercle. S8 medially with tubercle. Mesosternum and mesopleuron predominantly yellow, mesoscutum with two large yellow spots (fig. 20). Iran, United Arab Emirates ...... L. orientalis DE BEAUMONT stat. rev.
4 Mesosoma and head in greater extend yellow (fig. 14). Last sternites with long and dense white pilosity, surpass T 7 in dorsal view (figs 15, 16). India, Oman, Iran, Pakistan, Tajikistan ................................................................................. L. kohlii BINGHAM
- Mesosoma and head predominantly black. Last sternites only with scattered pilosity, setae shorter or less dense (except in L. visnagae from NW Africa) ...................................5
5 T7 apically evenly triangular. S7 without keel. ..................................................................6 T7 apically pointed or with longitudinal apex. S7 with longitudinal keel. ..........................7
6 S6 mediolaterally each with a triangular tooth, directed to the side. Between tubercules and lateral margin of sternite with dense and long pilosity, directed backwards (fig. 37). Larger species, 10-11 mm. Israel, North Africa. ........................ L. pectinata DE BEAUMONT
- S6 only with median hollow, pilosity of S6 scattered or lacking. Smaller species, 8-10 mm. Morocco, Algeria. ............................................................... L. visnagae DE BEAUMONT
7 Medial keel of S7 (in lateral view) flat, apically slightly emarginated (Fig. 27). Apex of T7 short (fig. 26). Egypt, Israel, Morocco ..................................................... L. pictus KOHL Medial keel of S7 apically elevated. Apex of T7 longer (fig. 17). United Arab Emirates, Iran. ............................................................................................. L. strakai SCHMID- EGGER
description: Published as part of Schmid, Christian, 2022, A revision of Laphyragogus KOHL, 1889, with description of a new species (Hymenoptera, Spheciformes), pp. 303-318 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 54 (1) on pages 305-306, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7507504