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As a a nig icans CAMERON, 1889 in Laos wi h desc ip ion o he
hi he o unknown emale (Hymenop e a, As a idae)
Hans-Joachim JACOBS
Abs ac : As a a nig icans CAMERON, 1889 (Hymenop e a, As a idae) is i s
eco ded in Laos. The o iginal desc ip ion and u he axonomical no es a e discussed.
A edesc ip ion o he male is p esen ed and he hi he o unknown emale is desc ibed.
Key wo ds: As a a, Laos, male, emale, edesc ip ion
In oduc ion
The male o As a a nig icans was desc ibed by CAMERON (1889) om Poona (now Pune)
in Maha ash a, India. BINGHAM (1897) ea ed he species in his Fauna o B i ish India
wi h a edesc ip ion o he male. ROTHNEY (1903) epo ed A. nig icans om Ba ackpo e,
Wes Bengal, India. NURSE (1909) published a sho no e on mo phology and eco ded a
specimen wi h a "mo e o less ed" me asoma, wi hou men ioning whe e i was collec ed,
bu p obably i belongs o a di e en species. WU & ZHOU (1996) and HUA (2006) (bo h
ci ed a e PULAWSKI 2022) lis ed A. nig icans as a membe o Chinese auna. The p esen
pape p esen s he i s eco d om Laos and a desc ip ion o he hi he o unknown emale.
P e ious desc ip ions
CAMERON (1889): "As a a nig icans, sp. no . Nig a, ni ida, punc a a, longe a gen eo hi a;
me ano o s iola o; alis hyalinis, ne is, uscis. ♂. Long, e e 8 mm. An ennae as long as
he ho ax, mic oscopically pilose, he join s dila ed sligh ly a he apex; he hi d join
sligh ly longe han he ou h. Head (excep he ocella egion) densely co e ed wi h long
sil e y hai , mode a ely punc u ed; he apex o clypeus ounded; mandibles piceous
beyond he middle; he palpi uscous. Mesono o and pleu ae punc u ed, he la e s ongly;
he me ano um s ongly longi udinally s iola ed, and i egula ly e icula ed; he hai on
he uppe pa mode a ely dense, on he sides long and hick; abdomen o he leng h o he
p o- and meso ho ax; shining, acicula ed he sides and en al su ace densely co e ed
wi h long cine eous hai ; he segmen s b oadly dull piceous, ed a he apices. Legs densely
co e ed wi h long cine eous hai ; he a si piceous- ed. Second cubi al cellule a he op
one ou h o he leng h o he hi d, and hal he leng h o he space bounded by he
ecu en ne u es, which a e ecei ed on ei he side o he middle o he cellule. The
appendicula cellule is incomple e, he ne u e ending no a om he adial cellule; he
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hi d ans e se cubi al ne u e is angled and issues a sho ne u e below he middle; he
i s is sha ply angled below he middle. Hab. Poona (W ough on)."
BINGHAM (1897): "As a a nig icans, Cam. Mem. Manch. L. Ph. Soc. (4) ii, 1889, p. 151.
♂. Head, ho ax, and abdomen hinly pubescen , he pubescence dense on he sides o he
ace and sides and apex o he median segmen ; eyes s ongly con e gen and mee ing on
he e ex; he on con ex, punc u ed, he an e io ocellus la ge, wice he size o he
pos e io ones, on he on benea h i an obscu e T-shaped u ow; p o- and mesono um,
scu ellum, and pos -scu ellum a he closely punc u ed, he disc o he scu ellum smoo h
and shining; median segmen long, sligh ly na owed and sloping pos e io ly; he apex
unca e, abo e coa sely e icula e, wi h a medial longi udinal ca ina; abdomen shining,
minu ely punc u ed, he ma gins o he segmen s sligh ly dep essed. Black, he pubescence
hoa y whi e, sil e y on he sides o he ace; he a si and he pos e io ma gins o he basal
i e segmen s b onzy es aceous; wings hyaline and i idescen , ne u es pale es aceous,
egulae black. Hab. Poona, Bombay P esidency, ♂. Leng h 8-9; exp. 16 mm. Type in coll.
Ro hney."
NURSE (1909): "As a a nig icans (CAM.). Bingham s a es ha he e is a ca ina on he
median segmen . Bu he e is no men ion o his in he o iginal desc ip ion, no is he e
any in my specimens. I ha e one which has he abdomen mo e o less ed, bu ag ees
o he wise wi h Came on's desc ip ion."
R e m a k : The specimen wi h he eddish abdomen men ioned by NURSE (1909)
belongs wi h high p obabili y o ano he species.
Redesc ip ion o male and i s desc ip ion o emale
Ma e ial examined: 1♂, 3♀♀ "Laos c., Khamnouan p o ., Ban Khoun Ngeun, 18°07'N
104°29'E, XI.2000, leg. E. Jendek" (coll. Obe ös e eichisches Landesmuseum Linz).
Male: Figu es 1-4, 8. 1 do sal iew, 2 la e al iew, 3 head on al, 4 an enna, 8
me asoma en al.
Colo : Head and mesosoma black Figs 1, 2). Mandibles black, eddish in he middle.
Me asoma black, la e al and pos e io ma gin o e gi es I-V b ownish. Legs black, a si
da k b own. Fo e wings pale yellowish hyaline, eins b own.
Mo phology: Clypeus and ons i egula ly punc a e, e ex and gena nea ly wi hou
punc u es, smoo h and shining (Fig. 3). An ennome es 6‒10 wi h la yloids, s aigh in
p o ile (Fig. 4). P ono um smoo h wi h shallow punc u es on he dis al hal , wi hou
ans e se s ipes. Scu um shining, densely punc a e on he p oximal hal (dis ances
be ween punc u es na owe o as wide as punc u e diame e ), less dense on he dis al hal
(dis ances be ween punc u es dis inc ly wide han punc u e diame e ). Scu ellum smoo h,
densely punc a e dis ally and la e ally. Do sal a ea o p opodeum glab ous, e icula ed,
wi h dis inc oblique longi udinal s iae. P epec us densely punc a e, cen al and dis al pa
o mesopleu on and me apleu on wi h sca e ed punc u es (dis ances be ween punc u es
dis inc ly wide han punc u e diame e ), smoo h and shiny. La e al pa s o p opodeum
p oximally smoo h and shiny, wi hou punc u es; dis ally shiny wi h dense punc u es.
Decli i y o p opodeum on he uppe pa wi h iangula smoo h imp ession, o he wise
wi h i egula punc u es. Te gi es wi h mic oscopical oblique s iae, wi hou dis inc
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punc u es. S e ni es wi h mic oscopical punc u es; he p oximal ones sca e ed, he dis al
ones dense . S e ni es IV-VII wi h median imp ession dis ally, co e ed wi h sho se ae.
S e ni es II‒V wi h long g eyish se ae along he pos e io ma gin (Fig. 8). Occipu ,
mesosoma excep do sal a ea o p opodeum, e gi e I and o e emo a wi h long e ec
whi ish se ae. Te gi es II‒VI wi h sho whi e se ae la e ally. Mid and hind emo a wi h
sho whi e se ae, sho e han diame e o emu . Body leng h 8 mm.
F e m a l e : Figu es 5-7. 5 do sal iew, 6 la e al iew, 7 head on al.
Colo : Head and mesosoma black (Figs 5, 6). Mandibles black, yellowish ed in he
middle. Me asoma da k b own, o en hind ma gin o e gi es I-V b ownish (Figs 5, 6).
Te gi e VI and pygidial pla e basally yellowish b own, he la e wi h b ownish ip;
some imes me asoma comple ely black. Coxae and ochan e s black, emo a da k b own,
ibiae and a si pale b own; some imes legs black. Fo e wings pale hyaline, eins b own.
Mo phology: An ennome e 3 abou as long as 4. Clypeus wi h sho lamella, on ma gin
s aigh (Fig. 7). Lowe hal o ons abo e he an ennal inse ion wi h coa se punc u es
and s i up u ned whi e b is les, emaining pa s o he head shiny, smoo h and wi hou
punc u es. Occipu wi h long whi e se ae. P ono um smoo h, wi h sca e ed ine punc u es.
Scu um shiny, on he basal qua e wi h coa se punc u es and s i whi e e ec se ae; he
pos e io pa smoo h and glab ous, wi hou punc u es. Scu ellum and me ano um shiny,
smoo h and glab ous. P epec us punc a e- e icula e. Mesopleu on smoo h and shiny,
an e io uppe pa wi hou punc u es, pos e io and lowe pa wi h e y sca e ed ine
punc u es bea ing whi e se ae. P opodeum do sally glab ous, e icula ed, mode a ely
shiny. La e al pa s o p opodeum shiny, smoo h, dis ally wi h some ugae; decli i y
i egula ly e icula e- ugose. Fo e basi a sus wi h ou ake spines. Spines on he unde side
o o e basi a sus e enly ex ended o he ip, wi h ine cilia be ween he spines along he
ull leng h. Te gi es o me asoma wi h mic oscopical oblique s iae, IV-V wi h ew
sca e ed punc u es. Pygidial a ea wi h conca e la e al ma gins. La e al pa s o mesosoma
and legs wi h long e ec whi e se ae. Body leng h 6‒7 mm.
Acknowledgemen s
I hank Ma in Schwa z and Es he Ocke mülle (Biology Cen e Linz, Aus ia) o he loan o
specimens, Ch is ian Schmid-Egge (Be lin) o a c i ical eading o he manusc ip , S ephan M.
Blank and M. Schä e o he use o he pho o ins alla ion o he SDEI espec i e he F ied ich-
Lö le -Ins i u e Riems and And ew Lis on (Münchebe g) o he co ec ion o English.
Zusammen assung
As a a nig icans wi d e s malig aus Laos gemelde . Die O iginalbesch eibung und nach olgende
axonomische Aus üh ungen we den disku ie . Das Männchen und das bishe unbekann e Weibchen
we den besch ieben und abgebilde .
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Re e ences
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Fauna o B i ish India, including Ceylon and Bu ma. Taylo and F ancis, London, XXIX +
579 pp.
CAMERON P. (1889): Hymenop e a O ien alis; o con ibu ions o a knowledge o he
Hymenop e a o he O ien al Zoological Region. — Memoi s and P oceedings o he
Manches e Li e a y & Philosophical Socie y (Se ies 4) 2: 91-152, E a a.
HUA L. (2006): Supe amily Apoidea (Sphecoidea), pp. 274-299 — In: Hua L. Lis o Chinese
insec s. Vol. IV. Sun-Ya -sen Uni e si y P ess, Guangzhou. 539 pp.
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Sphecidae. — Science P ess, Beijing. 197 pp., 14 unnumbe ed colo pls.
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Figs 1-4, 8: As a a nig icans male: (1) do sal iew, (2) la e al iew, (3) head on al, (4) an enna, (8)
me asoma en al. Figs 5-7: As a a nig icans emale: (5) do sal iew, (6) la e al iew, (7) head
on al.
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