Contributions to the knowledge of Ceramius Latreille, Celonites Latreille, Jugurtia Saussure and Masarina Richards (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Masarinae) in South Africa

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by  Friedrich W Gess

J.HYM.RES.
Vol.6,1997,pp.36-74
Contributions to the knowledge of Ceramius Latreille, Celotiites
Latreille,Jugurtia Saussure andMasarina Richards (Hymenoptera:
Vespidae: Masarinae) in South Africa
FriedrichW.Gess
AlbanyMuseum,Grahamstown,6140SouthAfrica
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Abstract. DescriptionsaregivenofthefollowingnewspeciesofMasarinaefromSouthAfrica:
Ceramiusbrevitarsis(femaleandmale),Celonitesgariepensis(femaleandmale);Celonitestumidiscu-
tellatus(femaleandmale);Celoniteslobeliae(femaleandmale);Jugurtiatigrina(femaleandmale);
Jugurtiacodoni(femaleandmale);Jugurtiakoeroegabensis(femaleandmale);Masarinaceres(male);
Masarinamixtoides(femaleandmale);Masarinanamaqua(femaleandmale);Masarinaparvula(fe-
maleandmale);Masarinapteliostomi(femaleandmale);andMasarinatylecodoni(femaleandmale).
AlsodescribedarethepreviouslyunknownmaleofCeramiusperingueyiBrauns,femaleoiJugurtia
duplicataRichardsandmaleofMasarinastruckiGess.JugurtiapolitaRichards,1962issynonymized
withJugurtiaeburnea(Turner,1935)newstatus.
INTRODUCTION inashouldretaingenericstatus. Akeyto
Thepresentcontributionnamesandde- thepresentlyknownspeciesofMasarinais
siitncearsiRbLiaectsrhesaiprledlcsei,,eJsiunogofurrCtdeieraraSmtaihuautsssoLubarstereeraivlnaldet,iMoCanesslaoornn-- gthievTehnde.escorpippotritounnsiotfyJuisgurttaikaenduptloiccatoampRliecthe-
nfelsotwienrgvmisaiytinbgeapnrde,sfeonrtetdwoinofatchoemsppaenciieosn, Maradssa,rihniathesrttrouckkinoGwesns,frhoimthtehretomaklne,owonf
pdeaspcerrip(tGieosnss,Sa.reK.feturatl.he1r9m97o)r.eNagimveesnafnodr Bfrraoumnst,hehfietmhaelret,oaknndoowfnCefrraommiutshpeerfienmgauleey.i
itdherCneotemifspipaeerdciiosensolnyprobefyvitloheuetstlneryesw(olGfyestsdh,eesSac.lrKpi.hbae1bd9e9tJ.6u)- kConlAolewcsntuipsnppgelcdeiametesanatfroertogtihvteehnae.boprveevithorueselypopourbl-y
gurtia tigrinawithtwosimilarlycoloured lished key tothesouthernAfrican (inef-
specieshas revealed that these twohave fect Afrotropical) species of Ceramius
beenpersistentlyconfusedwitheachoth- (Gess 1973) is provided to include the
er.Thisconfusionisdiscussedinfulland presently described species, C. brevitarsis,
resolved.Akeytoseparatethethreespe- the only additional speciesdiscoveredto
cies is given, as are available collecting date,andmaleofC.peringueyi.
datatoelucidatetheirdistributions. Acronymsforinstitutionsinwhichma-
The six new species of Masarina, M. terialishousedare:AMG = AlbanyMu-
Mcne.uremspb,eelMir.osotmfoimxsitp,oeicdaienesd,sMaMs..singatnymalaebqcluoeado,tnoiMt.rhaepiasrgeiennitluhase, sS=oeuuNtmah,tiAoGfnrraailchaaC;molsNlteHocMwtinLo,n=SofouNItanthsiecoAtnfsar,ilcPaHr;eitsoNtroCiraPy,
VfercohmtfaonudrCtaortpeenn.teTrhe(19li9s0t)inogfbMaysavrainnadears M=usSeouutmh,LAfornidcoann,MUunisteeudmK,inCgadpoem;ToSwAnM,
ajuniorsubjectivesynonymofJugurtiais SouthAfrica;TMP= TransvaalMuseum,
reassessedanditisconcludedthatMasar- Pretoria,SouthAfrica.
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SPECIESDESCRIPTIONS brown;thickeningatjunctionofRsandM
CeramC—ieursabmrieuvsitLaartsriesilGlee,ss1,81sp0.nov. sbltarMcoeknl.galnyisitnitchesfpoelcloiwmienngsresdpiefcftesr: mmaorskt-
Female. Black. The following are lem- ingsonmandibleandscapeabsent(or,if
on-yellow: spotonproximaltwo-fifthsof present,reddish);markingonclypealdisc
mandible;hexagonalmarkingcoveringal- somewhat narrower and barrel-shaped;
mostentire clypeal disc; large transverse supraclypeal marking absent; band mar-
rectangularsupraclypealmarkingonlow- giningirmerorbitsreduced inwidthand
erhalfoffronsbetweenantemialsockets; height; spot on tempora reduced; yellow
narrowbandmargininginnerorbitsfrom onpronotumreducedpostero-laterallyto
clypeo-frontalsuturetolevelofbottomof a narrow dorsal band and a wider but
atnetmepreiroar;ocdeilflfuuss;eesltornegaakteonspsoctapoe;natlomposotf sthuomrtaerndlomweetranonoet;ummaarbksienngtsanodntmheossoenoon-
oeamtnnaatrdligriemlneodibpeinr)ag;olnlvelyonottnourgnmailtpuom(dseaitxrnecagreliipnotrsiatntrnghediarbkbdlslaaocclfkkatmepberraasolnonld--y nIdaxoVeitlurlaame,tdturasceicenduidutncegeilndlh;uiwmniy,ddetlmphmlaroremawgpniedbnca.ttnuhdsastaoonfndtteeprrrggouapmoI--I
mupddslireacasecurrcpltkleiuiy(cvmnteo;sguxuhstsua;eoppnnpfpdeaoeidmcsrnetigemdpraodaoifrrlontkertsiootconfuwfgstaoiexmdioltelelnhltsuaiam;rp)andrl;nsooadtprotugofrempdsao;ecsnsaupsttiloveerterrlarielonsogan-e-rr eiwmnrimatHL)rgheee;eangldiglooo,tefnnnhg7tgb:ht1eeoh28rrl..eao5o6cxf-wt,1mf3marpp.ion)3rlnt;ootespniwhntoiayadn;lm(eguahsuavHo8miec.rk3r1ase-a7t9ng-os.de1,0n9ot.mofcenlmr7y:gfpru(1eoa2munv.ss-7I
eestnbvmpeoanocoegctnceaerfednlsauolranutarsentcpisaxnriamp;igmtitevnlaadsrertsarricosybte)iatpeaoodtuvoI;roIeelbefIwsdaeIfs;vcrlrdtornlumtatmegeafnesbdesteiaflnoueiu.lvreblaorafd(sfmaicmeffngrgofpanetcllenuout)oiTeIIhkdIoamIn;msohgsInhiI(tpo;suefet;mneeb(;fererowaVdmaxlefaprdfir;ldcaxoetotialbidgecccffmsehsonsaieplkloegtustratltsdnt,yuuelmpraneei)lprbdalulo,grof-ai;eipiorastyoflmg;suoitnw;nereaoesurcmagiwntsldld;aoebmametnntoalsilybxlnrigerotdaoaeaaartreksVtwpoltlelcnrndhieItlmeunklaadeeiyspnoxnosortmsrpaoagudtspehwI(defroontees)eIoetsottft;reIsxtrxoen-sgtrrclopsluooirnViaroeaefaifatnin;dseatdanpdbdenoIeeatodstrfirrersvdIrskeiuporcrta-uaersteuoadearIoflomndhoecttrnseoilVonw;a:-f-,-rtt--f-y;r io((tslwdgdmtcglat(cmeddiieheoiioeooanexesiisanTprrnwtnlHrdltcnsstigahlhdvlgieottscp.tryoeeunrsfiaal)aoadahnxsrciinrno.fnetaEd,td);natlpcscfinyeeiveeeoxioocnl=cepelltrnfpygowunrasyrihtbplbntwyiocteoi1aleeo-evitleda:sossvrrowtsit1oetenenes)eanbh.cswhixw,lneedgu5ieeentoeanodittadcrmvtfeg(teenpcbuaenaanu.mnimorlvrrlmdvaermnayaeotvoieedragrenetnpnneirsrfansxitshodaoayarw,eord.noneslilgoetlaiwitrdsllbneylCpuedlboyctyllrrmeylfpaa.vumeiplyasleornaataourtrep)Fnldt(arrrnutoyevreuoiagnsc(meuruiafoeptiotd1atnasneoecnluu.emacfdsexrw,1rmolu1onmema5perl.matadceidntoXsi5draaon)sn7rs)thd,srunadtXulorg:egcsnadenossPiOtpfhtgrcvnhlctaeineliihOeaOagoaurnwncsoernatllnnaLeL--o;r-sd-eg-nyl-r
II-IV; legs other than yellow parts listed tumsimilarlypuncturedtofronsandver-
above.Wingsftiscous;costaandstigmaof tex but with mesopleura and scutellum
frontwingandallveinsofhindwingred- morefinelypunctured.Mesoscutumwith
dishbrown,otherveinsoffrontwingdark prescutalfurrowswellmarkedposteriorly
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and parapsidal furrows distinct. Scutel- trochanter;smallspotonmiddleandhind
lum anteriorly steeply raised above level trochanters; entire outer aspect and un-
ofmesoscutum;discweaklycarinateme- dersideoffrontandmiddlefemora;basal
dially and laterally and with its surface and apical spots on outeraspectofhind
betweenthesecarinaeslightlydepressed. femur;longitudinalstreakonbasaltarso-
Propodeum with sparse shallow punc- mereofalllegs.Thefollowingarereddish:
turesandmicrosculpturedinterspaces,lat- flagellomeres(otherthanoccasionallylast
erally with pronounced sharply pointed flagellomereasnotedaboveanddorsalin-
processes. fuscationofotherflagellomeres);mostof
Gaster shiny, uniformly microsculp- tegula;extremesidesoftergaandpartsof
tured; tergum I transverse, subapically 3 sterna;legsotherthanyellowpartslisted
X widerthanlong,barelynoticeablycon- aboveand stronglycontrastingblacklast
strictedjustanteriorto posteriormargin; tarsomeres, claws and pulvilli ofmiddle
tergum 11 anteriorly narrowing and pos- and hind legs. Wings similar to those of
grteeortwihioernrlgyp1pr.oo3sgtrXeerswisoiirdvleeyrlyatnhadanndwI;isttmheorogtatehrIlIgy-uVmInatVroI-- mfemmL)ae;lnegltebnhugtt12hl.eo0sf-s1fh2r.eo7anvtmiwlmyini(gnafv8ue.s2rc-aa8gt.ee5do.mfm7:1(2a.v4-
pointedbutnarrowlyrounded. erageof7:8.3mm);hamuli14-18.
Fronttarsusnoticeablyshortandwide; In general fades similar to female, the
middle—tibiawith2apicalspurs. chief differences being as follow. Head
Male. Thefollowingarelemon-yellow: widthrelativetoheadlengthevengreater
mandible (other than extreme base and (1.3X); discofclypeus 1.8 x longerthan
apicalteeth);hexagonalmarkingcovering wideatventralmargin;POL:OOL=1:1.4
almostentireclypealdisc;lateralanglesof (average value for 7 specimens). All fla-
clypealwingsadjacenttomandibularar- gellomereslonger;VI-IXeachwithalow,
ticulation;irregularlyshapedandvarious- shiny,longitudinalswellingbeneath;ulti-
ly developed supraclypeal markings on mateflagellomerealittlelongerthanpen-
lowerhalfoffrons;narrowbandmargin- ultimate,alittleflattenedandweaklycon-
ingimierorbitsfromclypeo-frontalsuture cave beneath. Tergum I noticeably con-
tolevelofaboutoneocellardiameterbe- stricted dorsally and dorso-laterally just
lowanteriorocellus;elongatespotontop anterior to posteriormargin. TergumVII
oftempora;scape(exceptforblack,dorsal subtruncate with hind margin widely
longitudinalstreak);sometimesuppersur- rounded laterally.Sterna III, VII andVIII
faceoflastflagellomere;pronotum(except withprocesses;processofIIIsmall,steep-
black band margining ventral and pos- ly raised above middle of disc, with its
tero-lateralmargins);upperpartofaxilla; transverse distal edge about one sixth of
spotonprepectus;posteriorhalforlessof thewidthofthesternumatitsmidlength;
scutellar disc; propodeal angles (some- process of VII postero-ventrally directed
timesonlyspine-likeprocesses);subapical and spatulate inventral view; basal pro-
transversebandwidenedlaterallyandfre- cess of VIII poorly developed. Sternum
quentlyinterruptedmediallyontergumI; VIII with disc posterior to basal process
wide, laterally expanded, transversepos- mediallydeeplydepressed,shiny,andon
terior bands on terga II-VI; basi-lateral eachsideproducedintoaprominentpos-
spots on tergum VII; irregularly shaped tero-ventrally directed, bluntly pointed,
and variously developed markings on pilose projection. Trochanter of front leg
discsofsternaII-VII;mostofundersideof producedintoananteriorlydirected,api-
front coxa and the entire underside of cally rounded process. Front femur with
middleand hind coxae;mesosternalpro- surfacedepressedin—proximalhalf.
jectionsadjacenttocoxae;processoffront Material exainiiied. Holotype: female.
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Cape Province: Namaqualand, Richters- posterior angles of pronotum whence a
veld N[ational] PNarWk, bet[ween] hills wellmarkedstreakextendsventrallyonto
(28.10S, 17.02E), Koeroegabvlakte, spiracular lobes, small postero-lateral
14.ix.l996 (F.W., S.K. and R.W. Gess) (at streak on each side ofmesonotum, large
water) [AMG]. Paratypes (51 females, 7 spot on dorsal part of axilla, transverse
males): same locality, date and collectors streaks on posterior declivous portionof
(50females, 6malesatwater; 1 female, 1 scutellum and median portion of meta-
maleoncreamfl[ower]s[of]Zi/gophyllum notum, anteriormarginoftegula, minute
prismatocarpum E. Mey. ex Send., Zygo- tosmallspotsattopofmesopleura, pro-
phyllaceae)[AMG]. podeal spines dorsally, sometimes small
Allspecim—ensarefreeofmites. diffuse median and lateral spots posteri-
Discussion. Ceramiusbrevitarsisismost orly on tergum I, transverse median
closelyalliedtocerceriformisSaussureand streaks and variously sized lateral spots
peringueyiBrauns. Inboth sexes it differs posteriorlyontergaII-V(markingssome-
fromthesespeciesinitssmallerbodysize times reduced or conversely narrowly
(marked with respect to cerceriformis), in connected alonghind marginofterga IV
thegreaterwidthrelativetolengthofthe and V), sometimes single median spot
headresultingfromitsmorestronglyco—n- posteriorly on tergum VI, projection on
vexeyes,andintheformoftheclypeus sternumIII,streakonfronttibiadorsally,
truncate with definite angles separating spots on underside of middle and hind
theventralandlateralmarginsratherthan coxae, small spots on underside of tro-
(particularly in the female) rounded and chantersandsometimesbaseandapexof
without definite angles. It differs mark- femoraoffrontandmiddlelegsandspots
edlyfromperingueyiincoloration.Thefe- onkneesofalllegs.Thefollowingarered-
maleisfurtherdistinguishedbytheshort- dish: undersideofflagellomeresI-IXand
ness of the tarsus of the front legs. The wholeofX, transversebandondeclivous
maleisinadditiondistinguishableinhav- anterior faceofpronotumand largearea
ing the last flagellomere only minimally onsidesofsame,tergaIandIIIpredom-
modified,inthedifferentformofthester- inently (tergum III sometimeswithblack
nal prominences and of the disc of ster- area),sternaIIandIIIandisolateddiffuse
numVIII. — spotsonsternumIV, legs(excludingyel-
Etymology. Thenamebrevitarsisserves low markings and black fifth tarsomeres
todrawattentiontotheshorttarsusofthe ofmiddleandhind legs).Wingsfuscous,
frontlegofthefemale. venationdarkbrownm.m
CeramiusperingueyiBrauns mmL)e;ngltehngt13h.o0f-1f5r.o2ntwin(gav8e.8r-a9g.e7omfm5:1(4a.v2-
CerH(maoaTmllMioeuPts)y—=.ppe—er;irRciifhncaeghrmuadaesrlyideis.G,eBSsros1a,u9u6tn21hs:9,6A5f1)1r;09i01cG3ae::(sfsS1e,t9me4a1,l9ll6eef5ne:bmoaon2lsl2ecy0..,h basetiermiaIbignnlaegasgreoaefstnaoe5fn:rotdalh9ll.eo2pwrff.meoammpdDao)eilrs;setc,ihaooatnnfhmadeutcellccliyhoyiple1eofl5uro-sadn1tig9nife.aofrrne.rreoUvnlwectereirys-
Male. Black.Thefollowingarecreamy- mate flagellomere enlarged, hook-like,
white:broadstreakonmandible,clypeus foldingbackagainstflattenedventralsur-
exceptlateralwings,innerorbitfromnear faces of flagellomeres VII-IX, similar in
mandibular articulation to bottom of oc- general plan to that of C. cerceriformis.
ularsinus, smallspotontopoftempora, Sterna III, VII and VIII with pronounced
streak on underside of scape, pronotal processesandIVwithbasalquartermark-
band wide anteriorly where extended edly transversely raised and posteriorly
onto sides but narrow laterally as far as fallingabruptly to disc. Processessimilar
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tothoseofC.cerceriformisbutthatonster- N.E.Br.);samelocality,8.x.1995,5females,
num III more gracile, its anterior edge 10males(allonpinkflowersofPsUocaulon
transverselymuchnarrower,sublamellate spp.); Graafwater/Ratelfontein (32.09/
and sharplybipointed, seeninsideview 02S, 18.36/35E),7.X.1995, 1 male(onpink
raised higherabove theconvex posterior flowers of P. acutisepalum); Ratelfontein/
part and with anterior face almost Oloff Berghfontein (32.02S, 18.35/31E),
straight, subvertical, and with apical tu- 7.X.1995, 1 female(exnest);samelocality,
bercles ventrally directed. Trochanter of 8.x.1995,2males(bothonpinkflowersof
frontlegproduced intoa processsimilar P.acutisepalum)(allF.W.,S.K.andR.W.
atondthtahticokf.C. cerceriformisbutnotaswide GesDsis)cu[salslioAnM.—G]C.eramiusperingueyiwasde-
PmtAt3i23E0soh.ni0o.iaXgzoMdTalit.faoikhxos1ta.vfecouV9meca1iafr9rr9reueff0ie8ialtrEdaa5adeoho(cl,bne:neCeLal.tneeand1MmdaxmfEd4eaecadaabepuellmsrmetrfgiieedursireenolmrtseemsenob,'etedasyfhpsr,.l)eraeay,Ce—dosrlh.Basaeuai1ainCdfmscnnytoa(ematrtihrtpla(otehclhe(seBlee3emVereo2dorapaiP.ifugnfrn)0r[fetoe8orofm;NrwrSevxahfCm)a,riliilyGPrenseomn]rndN1c,wa;sat.8wleeldaE.ih:yr5.s2fofihsB8rrwafcu1krElaopahn0.)ofcmm,,---,,.f- blttawsscwLaf.aeohcriuinraillerdmbtodsnlisishPtmecboteyePcige1n,eqrttattdi9diuhihelv6oneedetaefe2nlghnidrlntesuPtsiaoyueellhsncampgyonsyetosdce,giprulaaeneilwltGlrsscebieohoseetuictucfleiscilytmatnsliooae(igvwinrnnlaGiotgh1d(esc,eny9iiteB,s6nhflrdcshS5ciaoaeah)totcetmtu.1eaywnfat9nlleiltTt6reistloveh5rtnhoef,)eiewedem1n.erde9aCbsc,1sdpoAsao3Hprsplusp)ebecgola.pupecyhtievrrgiovcTegtoeTtuenh(nebsKensoRfaseadrciwwrtnbutetcnalboclihrhha,symyesea-e--
ter (32.09S, 18.33E), 14.X.1994, 4 females sandveldwestoftheOlifantsRiver.
(allonflowersofP.acutisepalum);Klipfon- The male collected in 1990 carries 14
tein(32.00S, 18.31E), 14.X.1994, 4females, mites,situatedmostlyonthemetapleura,
1 male (allonpinkflowersofPsilocaulon and two ofthe females collected in 1995
sp.)(allF.W. andS.K. Gess) [allAMG]; bearasinglemiteeach.Theremainderof
Graafwaterdist.,Heerenlogement(31.58S, the total of 19 males and 33 females ex-
18.33E), 6.X.1995, 5 males (all on pink amined at different times by the author
flowers of P. cf. subnodosum (Berger) arewithoutmites.
SUPPLEMENTTOTHEPREVIOUSLYPUBLISHEDKEYTOSOUTHERNAFRICANSPECIESOF
CERAMIUSLATREILLE(GESS1973)
16 Males 16a
Females 17
16a Headnoticeablywider(1.3x)thanlong.Lastflagellomereminimallymodified,hardly
Hrlooenuagndedreatdthmaaopnsextt.haoBtnoliydmymmeibdnliiaamctakelallnyydwpyrieedlcelerodwi(,lneglsseintt,ghtnahontle1hs.1sooxtk)h-latinhkae1n,3lgmornmagd.u.aLl.als.ythrfnelvaairgtraeorlwslieosmdeGrteeoswmsausrcpd.hsnov.
modified,aslongorlongerthanprecedingtwotogether,broadenedoninnersidebeyond
baseandthennarrowedagain I6b
16b Bodypredominantlyblackandreddishwithpaleyellowmarkings,length13.0-15.2mm.
Prominenceonsternum111whenseeninprofilewithanteriorfacealmoststraight,sub-
vertical,andwithapicaltuberclesventrallydirected.Frontfemurunmodified
pteringueifiRichards
Bodypredominantlyblackandyellow,length14.5-17.2mm.Prominenceonsternum111
when seen in profile with anterior faceposteriorly curved and with apical tubercles
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postero-ventrallydirected.Frontfemurtovariabledegreewithoutwardlyfacingsurface
depressedproximally cercerifortnisSaussure
17 Head noticeably wider(1.15X)thanlong. Eyesseen in frontal viewstronglyconvex;
lateralmarginofeyeandlateralmarginofclosedmandible[apextouchingthatofop-
posingmandible] formingtwodistinctconvexcurves. Clypeustruncatewithdefinite
amnmglesseparatingventralandlateralmargins.Bodyblackandyellobwr,evlietnagrtshis1G2.e5s-s13s.p3.nov.
- Headaswideaslongoratmostonlyminimallywiderthanlong.Eyesseeninfrontal
viewonlymoderatelyconvex;lateralmarginofeyeandlateralmarginofclosedman-
dible[apextouchingthatofopposingmandible] formingasmoothoralmostsmooth
line.Clypeusroundedandwithoutdefiniteanglesseparatingventralandlateral
margins 17a
17a Bodypredominantlyblackandreddishwithpaleyellowmarkings,length13.6-14.5mm.
Pronotumpredominantlyreddish.Prepectusalwaysimmaculate.Metasomawithterga
1,IIandfrequentlyIIIreddish;tergumIeitherimmaculateorwithpaleyellowmedial
andlateralspotsposteriorly,tergaII-V(orfewer)withnarrowpaleyellowtransverse
posteriorbandsnotanteriorlyexpandedlaterally peringiieyiRichards
Bodypredominantlyblackandyellow,length16.7-17.8mm.Pronotumpredominantly
yellow.Prepectusalwayswithalargeyellowspot.Ifmelanisticandwithpronotumand
tergum I (and sometimes II)reddish then terga II-Vwithyellowtransverseposterior
bandsmuchanteriorlyexpandedlaterally cercerifortnisSaussure
CelonitesLatreille, 1802 rupted and not yellowish-white), tegula,
Celonit—esgariepensisGess,sp.nov. costal margin of front wing at its base,
smtuitolmnoiaagpnFmrleualmttasarheirligin)eerriu.drsnse)yp,geooou(lfftcFllioauocognrwplsnltiy.pyispee-hen1irsu-u-thsw3ohe)a,heuy.pirseetsBdesmm(li:aetasdlhdceplaikoot.acotl(cfisTolam,cfsyhecriaedaoowbisnnioafisadolvolllenecllaylnyoloovelcsi^da-yen- owop(iIasuihu-hrtniVr-tectewore(dhorcimfpmoataolaertrro)rehaug,aketriiiomnnmncpuggceroscaotfws)ghaiiprnotoreronhnosetaispdlnupioulomvdyctse,etehltaedyehtlremriadlaonvaatnrirdhmsskheevinaelebylorlrlfeteaslteeomylofe(eobwilwdtfaalieincrosroaddwhglnss--a-
band on posterior margin of pronotum endofmetasoma,tergumVIdarkbrown;
(lrouswpoitmseehdt-iwamhneidsteri,endotdreirsorchucpbatsreidoownlnaaltelrryaatlahlleyrm,otoshrtanitnoytteealrl--- eealxnltditsnrgaounfsivsfeheremsdoeribananasdnosdmbetuotsaptehcvaiatrmioeannbsl)te,eredgxiutsemtnatlI
lyextinguished),spotofvariablesize(oc- tibiaeandtarsiofalmllmegs.Wingsinfuscated.
casionallytotallyextinguished)onhumer- Length 6.9-7.3 (average omfm4: 7.0
alangle,aspotofvariablesize(sometimes mm);lengthoffrontwing4.9-5.3 (av-
omtoretdalilealsytseeolxfytipbnregolupoioswdheetadel)gulloaanm,emloelusateoepr(litfewucoro-oltonhuiriremdd-s 2ee:rxat5ge.e7ndmoefmd)4;:to5tn.o1gnumgeume5).;l6e-hn5g.at8mhu:mlbimo8d.(yaLvleeenrngagtgthehoo=ff
area much reduced then reddish-brown 0.81.
rather than yellowish-white), postero-lat- Head(Fig. 1).Clypeusandfronsshiny,
eral markingsonterga I-IVand postero- coarselyrugoso-punctate;vertexdull,less
medial markings on terga V and VI (all coarsely sculptured. Clypeus with wide,
may be reduced or totally extinguished). shallow M-shaped carina, on each side
The following are reddish-brown: apical (wherestrong)originatingfromnearman-
halfofmandible,posteriormarginofpro- dibulararticulationandrisinginoutward-
notum (if coloured band reduced, inter- lydirectedarctoanglealittlebelowand
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Figs.1-6. Ciionilcignricpciisis. 1,Frontalviewofheadottomalo(« 20).2,UorsialviewotposteLrTiorIwo-
thirdsofmesosomaoffemale(x20).3,Lateralviewofrightsideofmesosomaoffemale(x20).4,Frontal
viewofheadofmale(x20).5,Dorsalviewofgenitaliaofmale(x50).6,Ventralviewofgenitaliaofmale
(X50).
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mpreodnioaulncteod)a,nttehnennacleosnocekaecth(swihdeerdeiremcotsetd eerxatgeendoefd4:t4o.n6gmume)5;.0hammmuli(o7n-l8y.Loennegtmheao-f
mediallyandventrally(wherealmostex- sured);tonguelength:bodylength=0.77.
tinguished) to meet in obtuse angle or Structure much like that offemaledif-
gentle curve. Frons above anteruiae with feringmostnoticeablywithrespecttothe
shallow, V-shaped carina, pronounced following: antennal clubboth longerand
other than at ends and at medial angle, widerandwiththreesensorydepressions
arisinglaterallyoppositebutoutsidemid- beneath;clypealcarinaalmostobliterated
dleofocularsinusesandmeetingatwide- medially;frontalcarinaentirebutlessde-
ly obtuse angle at level ofuppermargin veloped, especially medially; scutellum
ofantennalssockets. thoughsteeplyraisednotantero-medially
Thorax(Figs.2and3).Uppersurfaceof forwardly produced; gastral terga more
pronotum,mesoscutum,scutellum,tegula uniformlypunctured,withpostero-lateral
and mesopleuron moreorless longitudi- angles more strongly projecting; tergum
nally rugoso-punctate; mesoscutum in VIIcomparedtotergumVIoffemalewith
posterior halfmarkedly depressed onei- posterior margin ofmedianpart a much
thersideofmidline; scutellumanteriorly flattercurve.
verysteeplyraisedabovelevelofadjacent Genitalia(Figs.5a—nd6).
depressed mesoscutum and triangularly Material examined. Holotype: female,
forwardly produced to almost overhang Cape Province: Namaqualand, Richters-
thelatter. Propodeal lamella ofeachside veld National Park, Koeroegabvlakte
wide, obliquely truncate distally, with (28.nS, 17.03E), 17-21 and 24.ix.1995 (F.
outeredgegentlyconvex,separatedfrom W.,S. K. andR. W. Gess)(indeepviolet
median part of propodeum by narrow flowers of Pelioshvnum sp., Scrophularia-
parallel-sided subtransverseslittheinner ceae) [AMG]. Paratypes (38 females, 12
end ofwhichisnotenlarged;lateralpro- males): Cape Province: Namaqualand,
jection ofventral margin ofeach side of Richtersveld National Park, Koeroegab-
the median part of the propodeum with vlakte (28.lis, 17.03E), 17-21 and
its hind edge directed anteriorly and its 24.ix.1995(F.W.,S.K.andR.W.Gess),32
apexacute. females,3males(allindeepvioletflowers
Gastral tergum I shiny, with dense ofPeliostomumsp.),1female,1male(both
puncturesofmoderatesize;remainingter- inpurple-violetflowersofAptosimumspi-
ga withsidesand extremebasesimilarly nescens (Thunb.) Weber, Scrophulariace-
puncturedbutlessshinyandrestofeach ae); same locality, 6.ix.l996 (F. W., S. K.
tergum matt with much finer punctures andR.W.Gess),1female,7males(female
separate—dbymicrosculpturedinterspaces. and allbut 1 maleon ground nearflow-
simMiallaer.to(tFhiagts.of4f-e6m)a.leB.laOcnk.thCeolhoeraadtitohne cerhitnegrsvPeelldiosNtaotmiuomnaslp.)P;arNka,mPaaqruaadliasendK,loRoif-
following are yellowish-white: usually a (28.19S, 17.01E), 22.ix.1995 (F. W., S. K.
diffuse spot on disc of labrum, variably andR.W.Gess),1female(associatedwith
sized(butlargerthaninfemale)irregular- nest);Namaqualand,RichtersveldNation-
ly-shapedspotonclypeus,usuallyatrans- al Park, 1.5 km from Helskloof gate
verse streak in each ocular sinus, some- (28.18S, 16.57E), 8and9.ix.l996(F.W., S.
times small spot on frontal carina above K. and R. W.Gess)3 females, 1 male(all
each antermal socket. Flagellomeres II-V ongroundnearAptosimumspinescens)[all
sometimesreddish-brownandcontrasting AMG]. —
withblackofrestmofmantenna. Discussion. Celonites ;fariepensis falls
mmL)e;ngltenhgt6h.5o-f7.f0rontwin(gav4e.r4a-g5e.1omfm3;(a6v.-7 iinntwohtihcehgtrhoeupproofposoduetahlelranmAelflraiciasnsseppearcaite-s
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edfromthemedianpartbyamoreorless 3:4.9mm);tonguelength:bodylength =
spiral slit that usually ends in a circular 0.63.
emargination, with the projection of the Head(Fig.7).Clypeusandfronsshiny,
median part, bordering the slit, very coarselyrugoso-punctate;vertexdull,less
markedly projecting into it. Within this coarselysculptured.Clypealcarinaofthe
groupitisclosesttoch/peatiisBraunsand same basic pattern as in clypeatits, andrei
andreiBrauns,sharingwiththemacarina and gariepensis (that is shallowly M-
notonlyonthefronsbutalsoontheclyp- shaped) but medially very indistinct
eus.Itisdistinguishablefromboth,how- (where indicated forming an extremely
ever, by a very different colour pattern, shallowangle).FronswithshallowV-sha-
thepossessionofwhitish-yellowmarkings ped carina, conspicuous except laterally
being particularly diagnostic. The raised and at medial angle, arising laterallyop-
anterior part of the scutellum differenti- positebutoutsidemiddleofocularsinus-
ates gariepensis markedly from ch/peatiis esandmeetingatwidelyobtuseanglejust
butlesssofromandreifromwhich,how- above antennal sockets. Frons, midway
ever,itdiffersinbothsexesinhavingnar- between V-shaped carina and anterior
rowerandstraightertegula.Themalegen- ocellus,weaklyraisedintoshallowtrans-
italia though similar in plan to those of versearcindicatedbychangeindirection
andreiarenot—iceablynarrower. ofrugosity(transverseasopposedtolon-
Etymology. The name gariepensis, an gitudinalinareabelow).
adjective, is derived from Gariep, the Thorax(Figs.8and9).Uppersurfaceof
Nama name for theOrange Riverwhich pronotum,mesoscutum,scutellum,tegula
withinitsgreatnorthwardcurveembraces and mesopleuronmoreorlesslongitudi-
thatpartoftheRichtersveldinwhichthe nally rugoso-punctate; mesoscutum in
presentspecimenswerecollected. posteriorhalfmoderatelyandevenlyde-
Celon—itestumsipd.isncouvt.ellatusGess, pdtiruaemls.lsye,Pdr;roipssoicndugetaeallbloluvammeemllaleravkeloefdolefyactshhewsomildeleseonwsimcdeue-,-
Female. (Figs. 7-9). Black. The follow- subtruncatedistally,withouteredgecon-
ingarereddish-brown:apicalhalfofman- vex, separated from median part ofpro-
dible, underside of antemial club, entire podeum by a spiral slit ending in a cir-
dorsal surface of pronotum, tegula, scu- cularemargination,withprojectionofme-
tellum to varying degree (ranging from dian part soniewhat forwardly directed
narrow band on posterior margin, andprojectingintoit.
throughpostero-medialmarking,toentire Gastraltergauniformlyandevenlycov-
posterior two-thirds), middle of metano- eredwithmoderatelysizedshallowpunc-
tum,transversebandsonposteriorhalfof tures;interspacesofaboutwidthofpunc-
tergaI-IV(inthespecimenfromWillow- turesan—dfinelymicrosculptured.
moreonly terga I-III)andentiresidesof Male. (Figs. 10-12). Coloration very
same, knees,extremeapicesoftibiaeand similartothatoffemalebut;antemiadark
all tarsi. The following are dark brown: brown overall; scutellum only exception-
uppersideofantennalclub,propodealla- allywithmorethanposteriormarginred-
mellae postero-laterally, terga V and VI, dish-brown; middle ofmetanotum black;
sterna,legs(otherthanpartslistedabove). number of gastral terga with transverse
WiLnegnsgtihnfu7s.c7a-t7e.d9.mm (average omfm3: 7.8 rraendgdiinsgh-fbrroomwnI-lpIoIsmttoemrIi-oVrI.bands variable,
eemrxmat)ge;endloeefdn3g:tth5o.n1ogfmufmer)o4n;.t8h-wa5im.n0uglmi5.m70--85.(.a2Lveenraggteh(avoo-ff emrmaL)ge;englotefnh3g:t64h..76o-f7m.fm5r)on;thwaimn(ugalvi4e.r64a--7g4.e.9Loemfnmg3t:h(a7vo.-0f
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