Knemodynerus excellens
Creators: name: Schmid, Christian
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Eumenidae
Knemodynerus
Knemodynerus excellens

description: Knemodynerus excellens (PEREZ, 1907)   
M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: Kerman prov., 6♂♂ 4♀♀, 07.v.2019 Ravar 31.2981 N 56.8011 E, 1171 m, 3♀♀, 10.v.2019 Bam 4 km E 29.1162 N 58.4294 E, 1000 m, 9♂♂, 12.v.2019 Jiroft 28.6847 N 57.7123 E, 716 m.  
D i s t r i b u t i o n i n I r a n: RAHMANI et al. (2020).  
  Leptochilus (Sarochilus) iranus GUSENLEITNER & SCHMID- EGGER, nov.sp.  (figs 9- 11)   
H o l o t y p e: Iran. Fars prov., 1♀ 04.v.2019 Haji Abad 2 km NW 29.2268 N 54.1054 E, 1562 m (leg. et coll. Schmid-Egger)  
P a r a t y p e s: Iran, Fars prov., 2♀♀. 03.v.2019 Fasa 10 km NW 29.0644 N 53.5409 E, 1982 m, 7♀♀, 04.v.2019 Haji Abad 2,5 km SW 29.1855 N 54.1389 E, 1677 m, 1♀, 16.v.2019 Schiras 19 km SE, Maharlu Lake 29.4381 N 52.7528 E, 1480 m. Hormozgan prov., 1♀, 05.v.2019 Hajjiabad 4 km NW 28.3329 N 55.8441 E, 1276 m (leg et coll. Liebig, Jacobs, Schmid-Egger, a paratype also in coll. Gusenleitner).  
 D i a g n o s i s: The species is similar to Leptochilus (Sarochilus) praestans GIORDANI SOIKA, 1970, but colour pattern is different and apical clypeal margin is widely emarginated (fig. 11), straight in L. praestans.   
D e s c r i p t i o n o f f e m a l e h o l o t y p e: Body length. 6 mm. Colour: Black with the following parts red: distal half of mandible, scape, small spots on gena, scutellum, metanotum, legs (apart from coxa), and tergite I (apart from pale apical band). White are: large band on pronotum, tegula, apical bands on tergites I and II, and lateral spots on sternite II. Wings transparent, marginal cell weakly infuscate. Morphology: Clypeus wider than long, with weak and wide triangular emargination (fig. 11). Clypeus and scape with sparse punctation, interspaces shiny, base of clypeus with dense punctation. Clypeus apico-lateral with weak keel. Frons, vertex and gena evenly punctuate, interspaces smaller than puncture diameter, shiny, partly with some microreticulation. Pronotum rounded versus apex, laterally without corner, rounded. Pronotum near white band less dense punctured than frons, remaining parts of pronotum, mesonotum, scutellum and mesopleuron with the same punctation as frons. Metanotum with transverse edge, surface sculptured, backside punctured above, shiny and without punctures below. Backside of propodeum weakly concave and evenly punctured. Propodeum laterally striate. Legs dull and with short pubescence. Tergit I wider than long (4:3), in front of apical band somewhat impressed and with scattered punctation, interspaces shagreened. Tergite II evenly punctuate, interspaces with fine micropunctation, Apical margin of tergit II weakly impressed, with barely visible row of macro punctures. Tergite III-VI finely and densely punctuate, sternites similar in sculpture as corresponding tergites (St. II without apical margin). Clypeus and surface of mesosoma with prickly pubescence, setae as long as ocellar diameter. Abdomen with very short pubescence. Clypeal base and lower part of frons with silver pubescence.  
The male is unknown.  
E t y m o l o g y: The species is named after its country of origin, Iran.  
D i s t r i b u t i o n: Fars and Hormozgan province in southern Iran.
description: Published as part of Schmid, Christian, 2021, New records of Vespidae (Hymenoptera) from Iran with descriptions of three species, pp. 1105-1121 in Linzer biologische Beiträge 52 (2) on pages 1112-1113, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.5038766