A review of the North American species of Ammoplanellus Gussakovskij, 1931 (Hymenoptera: Ammoplanidae: Ammoplanina), with descriptions of a new subgenus, Ammoplanellus (Pseudammoplanellus), and seven new species

Norman J. Smith

doi:10.3956/2019-95.2.65

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9 July 2019 A review of the North American species of Ammoplanellus Gussakovskij, 1931 (Hymenoptera: Ammoplanidae: Ammoplanina), with descriptions of a new subgenus, Ammoplanellus (Pseudammoplanellus), and seven new species

Norman J. Smith

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The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 95(2):65-81 (2019). https://doi.org/10.3956/2019-95.2.65

Abstract

The genus AmmoplanellusGussakovskij, 1931, is redescribed based on North American members. The two female North American Ammoplanellus holotypes, A. umatillaPate, 1945 and A. xilaPate, 1945, are reviewed and their corresponding males are newly described. Seven new North American species are described: A. leucofrons, A. maculifrons, A. montanus, A. nasalus, A. owensensis, A. schlingeri and A. utahensis. A new subgenus, Ammoplanellus (Pseudammoplanellus), is proposed for A. owensensis. Relationships between the genera Ammoplanellus, Ammoplanus Giraud, 1869, and Parammoplanus Pate, 1939, are discussed. The different nesting characteristics of Ammoplanellus relative to other Ammoplanina genera are discussed. Also highlighted are the different collecting techniques for Ammoplanellus relative to ammoplanine genera.

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Norman J. Smith "A review of the North American species of Ammoplanellus Gussakovskij, 1931 (Hymenoptera: Ammoplanidae: Ammoplanina), with descriptions of a new subgenus, Ammoplanellus (Pseudammoplanellus), and seven new species," The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 95(2), 65-81, (9 July 2019). https://doi.org/10.3956/2019-95.2.65

Received: 10 November 2018; Accepted: 20 March 2019; Published: 9 July 2019

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