Taxonomic study of <i>Spilomena</i> (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae) with a new species and five new records from China

A new species, Spilomena capatrata Bashir & Ma, sp. nov. is described from Palearctic and Oriental China. Additionally, eleven species are reported, of which five are new records from China: S. beata Blüthgen, S. hainesi N. Smith, S. menkei R. Bohart, S. punctatissima Blüthgen, and S. valkeilai Vikberg. A key to Chinese species of Spilomena Shuckard is also provided.

KEY WORDS:
Palearctic; Pemphredonina; Pemphredonini; Oriental; taxonomy

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Nawaz Haider Bashir

Department of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, ChinaYunnan Agricultural UniversityChinaKunming, Yunnan, ChinaDepartment of Entomology, College of Plant Protection, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming, Yunnan, 650201, China

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0206-2435

Li Ma

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3436-1387

Qiang Li

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5950-8843

Corresponding authors: Li Ma (maliwasps@aliyun.com), Qiang Li (liqiangkm@126.com)

Editorial responsibility:

Gabriel L.F. Mejdalani

Author Contributions:

NHB, LM and QL planned the work; NHB and LM described and illustrated the material; NHB wrote and revised the paper; QL supervised the experiment.

Competing Interests:

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Spilomena capatrata Bashir & Ma, sp. nov., female: (1) head, frontal view; (2) head, dorsal view; (3) mesoscutum and metanotum, dorsal view; (4) propodeum, dorsal view; (5) thorax, lateral view; (6) metasoma, lateral view; (7) metasomal T1, dorsal view; (8) metasomal T1, ventral view. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

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Specimens in lateral view: (9) Spilomena capatrata Bashir & Ma, sp. nov., female; (10) Spilomena beataBlüthgen, 1953Blüthgen P (1953) Alte und neue paläarktische Spilomena-Arten (Hym. Sphecidae). Opuscula Entomologica 18: 160-179., female; (11) Spilomena hainesi N. Smith, 1995, male; (12) Spilomena menkeiBohart, 1995Bohart RM, Smith NJ (1995) Contributions to the knowledge of the genus Spilomena Shuckard in America north of Mexico (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Pemphredoninae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 67: 318-330., female; (13) Spilomena punctatissima Blüthgen, 1953, female; (14) Spilomena valkeilaiVikberg, 2000Vikberg V (2000) A re-evaluation of five European species of Spilomena with a key to European species and relevance to the fauna of North Europe, especially Finland (Hymenoptera: Pemphredonidae). Entomologica Fennica 11: 35-55., female. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

Figures 1-8 Spilomena capatrata Bashir & Ma, sp. nov., female: (1) head, frontal view; (2) head, dorsal view; (3) mesoscutum and metanotum, dorsal view; (4) propodeum, dorsal view; (5) thorax, lateral view; (6) metasoma, lateral view; (7) metasomal T1, dorsal view; (8) metasomal T1, ventral view. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

Figures 9-14 Specimens in lateral view: (9) Spilomena capatrata Bashir & Ma, sp. nov., female; (10) Spilomena beataBlüthgen, 1953Blüthgen P (1953) Alte und neue paläarktische Spilomena-Arten (Hym. Sphecidae). Opuscula Entomologica 18: 160-179., female; (11) Spilomena hainesi N. Smith, 1995, male; (12) Spilomena menkeiBohart, 1995Bohart RM, Smith NJ (1995) Contributions to the knowledge of the genus Spilomena Shuckard in America north of Mexico (Hymenoptera, Sphecidae, Pemphredoninae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 67: 318-330., female; (13) Spilomena punctatissima Blüthgen, 1953, female; (14) Spilomena valkeilaiVikberg, 2000Vikberg V (2000) A re-evaluation of five European species of Spilomena with a key to European species and relevance to the fauna of North Europe, especially Finland (Hymenoptera: Pemphredonidae). Entomologica Fennica 11: 35-55., female. Scale bar: 1.0 mm.

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[1] Corresponding authors: Li Ma (maliwasps@aliyun.com), Qiang Li (liqiangkm@126.com)