Astata quettae NURSE , 1903

Hans-J, 2025, Astata LATREILLE, 1796 (Hymenoptera, Astatidae) from the Palearctic region with descriptions of nine new taxa and a key to species, Linzer biologische Beiträge 57 (1), pp. 71-168 : 136-137

Astata quettae NURSE, 1903

Astata quettae NURSE, 1903: 1 , ♀, 3 (3 belongs to Astata resoluta ). Lectotype ♀, Pakistan, Quetta (BMNH), designated by NURSE 1910: 510.

Dimorpha fletcheri R. TURNER, 1917: 193, ♀. Lectotype ♀, India, Bihar, Pusa (BMNH), designated by PULAWSKI 1975: 320. Synonymized with Astata quettae by PULAWSKI 1975: 320.

Astatus hirsutulus GUSSAKOVSKIJ, 1927: 281 , ♀. Holotype ♀, China, Sachzhou oasis in Gashun Gobi (ZIN). Synonymized with Astata quettae by PULAWSKI 1975: 320.

Astatus tibialis GUSSAKOVSKIJ, 1927: 286, 3. Holotype 3, Mongolia, northern slopes of Ikhe- Bogdo near Oroknar Lake 600 km southwest of Ulan Bator (ZIN). Synonymized with Astata quettae by PULAWSKI 1965: 572.

Astata hungarica PULAWSKI, 1958b: 195 , ♀. Holotype ♀, Hungary, Orszent Miklós (TMB). Synonymized with Astata hirsutula by PULAWSKI 1965: 572.

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: IRAN: Fars, Jaafarabad , 1795 m, 29°16'N 54°19'E, 04.09.2012, 13, 2♀♀, 21.10.2012, 1♀, Khosroabadi ( JIAU) . KAZAKHSTAN: Balkhash Lake 50 km E, 28.06.1992, 333, K. Deneš ( BOL) ; Charyn Valley W Chundza , 650 m, 43°37'N 79°21'E, 31.05.2001, 1♀, Hauser, det. Pulawski ( SE) ; Kagan, Polopoust , 24.05.1990, 1♀, M. Halada ( BOL) . MONGOLIA: Arvaykheer 139 km SW, 45°17'N 101°41'E, 04.07.2004, 13, J. Halada ( BOL) ; Bayankhongor 75 km S, 1330 m, 45°20'N 100°48'5''E, 08.07.2004, 533, 1♀, J. Halada ( BOL, JA) ; Bayanzag 100 km SW Dalanzadgad, des Saxaulus , 02.07.2003, 933, J. Halada ( BOL, JA) ; Choyr 20 km SE, 1480 m, 07.08.2007, 233, M. Kadlecova ( BOL) ; Domogov reg., Khuvsgol 2 km SE, 05.08.2007, 2♀♀, J. Halada ( BOL) . SAUDI ARABIA: Jizan r., Al Khawbah 12 km W, 16.788N 43.114E, 24.02.2024, 1♀, M. Halada ( SE) . TURKMENISTAN: Saynshand 70 km S, 1100 m, 06.08.2007, 4♀♀, M. Halada ( BOL, JA) . TÜRKIYE: Erzurum E of, 06.07.2000, 433, M. Halada ( BOL) . UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Abu Dhabi pr., New Shwaib , 24°44'N 55°47'E, 280 m, 08.03.2017, 7♀♀, M. & B. Halada ( BOL, JA) ; Sarjan pr., W of Dhaid, 25°17'N 55°51'E, 120 m, 02.03.2017, 3♀♀, M. & B. Halada ( BOL, JA) .

D e s c r i p t i o n: 3. 7-9 mm. Head and mesosoma black. Metasomal terga I-III red; sternum I black, II red with large black or dark brown spot, apical segments black or dark brown. Coxae and trochanters black, femora black with red apex, tibiae and tarsi red, sometimes brownish. Clypeus and frons densely punctate. Middle clypeal lobe hardly protruding beyond lateral lobe, anterior margin straight or slightly concave. Face and frons with dense appressed white setae. Mandible black with more or less reddish middle, lower margin simple. Gena smooth and shiny, with shallow punctures and white setae. Antennomeres I-II on inner side with white setae, III about 4× as long as apically wide; V-VII basally concave in profile, maximal diameter apically (Fig. 31); XIII-X slightly convex; tyloids with pale basal tubercle. Anterior half of mesoscutellum densely punctate, posterior surface with scattered punctures, interspaces shiny. Mesoscutellum smooth and shiny, densely punctate laterally and posteriorly. Mesopleuron shiny, finely punctate, distances between punctures wider than puncture diameter ( Fig. 38 ). Propodeal dorsum irregularly reticulate, glabrous; declivity and lateral surface rugose-punctate. Mesosoma except propodeal dorsum with white setae. Coxae, trochanters and femora with white setae, midcoxa on inner side concave, hindtrochanter with oval apex. Central setae of metasomal hairbrush about one third or half as long as lateral ones, the latter longer than setae of sternum II. Forewing hyaline. Marginal cell about 3.1-3.5× as long as wide.

♀. 7-9 mm. Head and mesosoma black, metasoma red, legs predominantly red or brownish. Mandible red with black tip. Clypeal lamella reddish, as wide as clypeus height, anterior margin straight. Face densely punctate, with stiff upwards directed white bristles. Frons smooth and shiny, area between posterior ocelli with scattered punctures ( Fig. 91 ). Gena smooth and shiny, with white setae. Antennomeres I-II reddish, with white setae on inner side; III bout as 2× as long as apically wide. Anterior margin of mesoscutum rugose, with stiff upwards directed white bristles; remaining surface smooth and shiny. Mesoscutellum smooth and shiny, apically densely punctate. Mesopleuron shiny, with coarse scattered punctures; epimeron smooth and shiny. Propodeal dorsum irregularly reticulate, glabrous; declivity and lateral surface rugose. Mesosoma except dorsal area of propodeum with white setae. Legs with white setae, longest ventral setae about as long as maximal femur diameter. Ventral spines of forebasitarsus evenly prolonged towards apex, fine setae between spines mostly extend over the entire length of spine row. Forewing with pale yellowish tinge, apical margin with conspicuous brown spot, marginal cell about 1.5× as long as wide ( Fig. 92 ).

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Europe: Hungary (type locality of A. hungarica ), Ukraine ( SHORENKO & KONOVALOV 2010). Russia: European part, Western Siberia ( NEMKOV 2017). Middle East: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iran. Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Mongolia. China: Gobi (type locality of A. hirsutulus ). South Asia: India: Bihar (type locality of D. fletcheri), Pakistan (type locality of A. quettae ).

Figures

Figs 37-46. Fig. 37: A. selecta J: habitus lateral. Fig. 38: A. quettae J: mesopleuron. Fig. 39: A. radialis J: metasoma lateral. Figs 40-41: A. minor J: (40) middle antennomeres, (41) tyloids. Figs 42-43: A. bulbosa nov.sp. J: (42) middle antennomeres, (43) tyloids. Figs 44-45: A. cobosi J: (44) middle antennomeres, (45) tyloids. Fig. 46: A. lusitanica J: antenna.

Figs 85-94. Figs 85-87: pygidial plate ♀: (85) A. diversipes, (86) A. rufipes, (87) A. apostata. Figs 88-89: frons ♀: (88) A. kashmirensis, (89) A. minor. Fig. 90: A. pontica ♀: vertex. Figs 91-92: A. quettae ♀: (91) head frontal, (92) forewing. Figs 93-94: head frontal ♀: (93) A. laeta, (94) A. radialis.