Matskási István (szerk.): A Magyar Természettudományi Múzeum évkönyve 88. (Budapest 1996)

Argaman, Q.: Generic synopsis of Scoliidae (Hymenoptera, Scolioidea)

three teeth before apex. Scape slightly conical, tapering to base, flagellum cylindrical, antenna reach apex of propodeum. Occipital carina developed on sides, incomplete beyond ocellar triangle. Thorax rather uniformly punctate throughout, interspaces as wide as punctures themselves, save inner basal corner of latero-dorsal area of propodeum broadly shining. Lateral carina of propodeum developed basally, spiracular area and spiracular corner impunctate. Mesopleuron punctate, except lower half with a vertical stripe smooth. Metapleuron punctate above and below. Mid dorsal area of propodeum as long as scutellum, posterior declivity rather sparsely punctate. Marginal cell of fore wing 1.3 times as long on costal margin as high. Inner aspect of hind tibia with scopa. Abdomen uniformly punctate throughout, more densely on second sternum. Dorsal aspect of first tergum twice as wide as long, without anterior tubercle. First sternum with a blunt, rugose transverse ridge, seventh with short, erect pubescence, no copulatory brush. Parameres of male genitalia are flat, thick, lustrous, with widely spaced strong setae on inner margin. Distivolsella as long as basivolsella, latter clothed with sparse, short, erect yellowish setae, but absolutely not with silky or compactified hairs. Dentate ventral margin of aedeagus straight. -Female. Length 12.0 mm, length of fore wing 9.5 mm. Body black, overall with bluish iridescence, save head. Mandibles, dorsal aspect of head, antennae, lateral lobes of pronotal dorsum, fore leg, mid leg and hind tibia are red. Apex of mandibles, center of clypeus, legs and antenna darker red. Vertex beyond upper half of eyes light red, tinged with yellow. Front and vertex uniformly right red. Hind tibia and tarsi, tegulae and pygidium piceous. Wings are black, with strong steel-bluish reflection. Vestiture black, except head and middle of pronotum clothed with yellow pubescence. Head slightly wider than high (1.1 times), mid clypeal lobe triangular, clypeal disc smooth, with one apical row of large setigerous punctures, marginal rim well twice as wide at middle as on sides. Inner margin of mandible too worn off to determine dentition. Scape short oval, tapering to base and apex, surface smooth and glabrous. Lower front punctate along antennái tubercles and scrobe, impunctate mesally, the longitudinal furrow reach middle of front; upper front smooth, without furrow or punctures, except near to the inner orbits some isolated ones. Vertex smooth, ocello-ocular line about 2.3 times diameter of anterior ocellus. The occipital carina as described for the male. Thorax with large impunctate areas. Anterior margin of pronotal disc and mid dorsal area of propodeum are more densely punctate. Mesoscutum with punctures along parapsidal furrows. Scutellum and metanotum with a basal row of punctures, otherwise impunctate. Marginal cell of fore wing as long on costal margin as high. Hind tibia without pecten, inner aspect of hind basitarsus without scopa. Abdomen less densely punctate that in male. Disc of first tergum broadly smooth, without tubercle. First sternum with transverse rows of large setigerous punctures. Pygidium clothed with long setae, but not densely. Material.- Neotype male, right antenna missing, labelled: "Transvaal, Zebediela" (Republic of South Africa). Female same label, with no date or collector. Note: This species within the genus Lacosia belongs to the group of species containing miniata SAUSSURE, turkestanica BETREM, dispar KLUG, lateralis KLUG and luteicornis WALKER. It is most closely related to the male of senescens PERINGUEY, but that species, although has white pubescence throughout the body, differs, possessing light orange flagellum. In any case, this species closely resembles, but is not identical with hottentotta SAUSSURE, which is a true Scolia (according to BETREM, pers. comm.). It is also different from edwardsi SAUSSURE, which has a small tubercle on the first tergum.