Astata graeca BEAUMONT , 1965

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 : 109-111

Astata graeca BEAUMONT, 1965

Astata boops graeca BEAUMONT, 1965: 42 , ♀, 3. Holotype ♀, Greece, Corinth (BOL). New status as Astata graeca by PULAWSKI (1974).

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: BULGARIA: Slancev Brjag, 25.07.1968, 13, 28.06- 14.07.1971, 13, 1♀, Padr ( BOL). CRIMEA: Eupatoria , 28.06.1999, 13, 10.07.1999, 1♀, 13.07.1999, 1♀, Gurko ( BOL) . GREECE: Peloponnes, Acrokorinth , 23.05.1962, 2♀♀, Hamann ( BOL) ; Ag. Anagiri 20 km E Sparta, 05.07.1996, 1♀, Ma. Halada ( BOL) ; Andikira 15 km SE Delphi, 08.05.2005, 13, J. Halada ( BOL) ; Rhodos, Apolakkia , 22.09.2001, 13, Schlaefle (WS) ; Athen , 03.06.1963, 2♀♀ (paratypes), Schlaefle (WS) ; Chalkis , 01.06.1963, 233 (paratypes), Schlaefle ( BOL) ; Delphi , 09.05.2005, 13, J. Halada ( BOL) ; Ermioni , 06.1992, 2♀♀, Schlaefle (WS, JA) ; Kassandra, Afitos , 06.2012, 13, Schlaefle (WS) ; Rhodos, Kolymbia , 36°14'N 29°09'E, 01- 05.06.2013, 13, 1♀, Tiefenthaler ( BOL) ; Korinth , 05.06.1963, 13 (paratype), Schlaefle (WS) ; Kos, Kardamona , 13.09.2004, 1♀, Schlaefle (WS) ; Lamia , 05.1963, 1♀ (paratype), Linsenmaier ( BOL) ; Lamia , 05.1963, 1033 (paratypes), 3♀♀ (paratypes), Schlaefle (WS) ; Monemvasia , 03.07.2003, 13, Schlaefle (WS) ; Peloponnes, Neo-, Acro-Korinth , 22- 25.05.1962, 13, 1♀, Hamann ( BOL) ; Olympia , 06.1963, 13 (paratype), Schlaefle (WS) ; Santorin, Akrotiri, Red Beach , 09.05.1992, 2♀♀, Fiechtner & Leidenroth ( SE) ; Sonnion , 06.1966, 13, Schlaefle (WS) ; Tolon , 06.1966, 1♀, Schlaefle (WS) ; Zakynthos , 07.198,8 1♀, Schlaefle (WS) . IRAN: Khorasan N, Bajgiran 27 km SO, 2194 m, 37°41'57''N 58°06'01''E, 12.07.2022, 333, W.-H. Liebig ( LI) ; Khorasan N, Shirvan 34 km NO, 1743 m, 37°43'05''N 58°02'34''E, 12.07.2022, 13, W.-H. Liebig ( LI) ; Khorasan North prov., Bajgiran 27 km SE, 2194 m, 37,6991°N 58,1002°E, 12.07.2022, 13, Schmid-Egger ( SE) ; Semnan prov., Elburz, Shahmirzad 8 km N, 2046 m, 35.853°N 53.2888°E, 07.07.2022, 1♀, Schmid-Egger ( SE) ; Teheran prov., Elburz, Serkheh , 2266 m, 35,7396°N 52,9925°E, 06.07.2022, 1♀, Schmid-Egger ( SE) ; Teheran, Dashteban 1 km W, 2225 m, 35°44'39''N 52°02'38''E, 05.07.2022, 633, W.-H. Liebig ( LI) ; Kerman, Sirac , 1640 m, 30°19'N 57°57'E, 03.06.2010, 13, Mi. Halada ( BOL) . ISRAEL: Jericho 5 km W, Wadi Qelet St. Georg , 31°50'N 35°23'E, 07.05.1996, 13, Niehuis ( SE) ; Arava Valley, En Dohar , spring 2 km W of hwy90 at km 147, 30°43'03''N 35°11'62''E, - 60 m, 08.04.1995, 13, Irvin, det. Pulawski ( SE) ; Arava Valley, Har Badad, Wadi Neqarot , 30°36'09''N 35°03'04''E, 13 1♀, Irvin, det. Pulawski ( SE) ; Arava Valley, Iddan , wadi running east of date palm orchard, - 110 m, 30°48'93''N 35°16'79''E, 22.03.1995, 1♀, Irvin ( SE) ; Arava Valley, Iddan , wadi running east of date palm orchard, - 110 m, 30°48'93''N 35°16'79''E, 30.03.1995, 1♀, Irvin (JA) ; Arava Valley, Mozhaav Hazeva , 30°46'33''N 35°16'32''E, 05.05.1995, 1♀, Irwin ( SE) ; Nizzana 10 km N, 30.944°N 34.401°E, 02.05.2019 M. 13, 10.05.2019, 13, Halada ( BOL) ; Mezada , 17.06.1965, 1♀, Schlaefle (WS) ; Negev, Wadi Yamin , 30°56'83''N 35°04'44''E, 01.05.1995, 1♀, Schmid-Egger, det. Pulawski ( SE) ; Shore of Dead Sea, 5 km N Massada, En Zeelim , 31°23'N 35°20'E, 07.05.1996, 13, Niehuis ( SE) ; Valley , 2 km N Hazewa Field School in Wadi Gidron, 30°46'77''N 35°14'58''E, - 110 m, 30.05.1995, 3♀♀, Irvin, det. Pulawski ( SE) ; Zin Wilderness, En Zin , - 61 m, 30°53'38''N 35°09'39''E, 04.05.1995, 1♀, 05.05.1995, 1♀, Irvin, det. Pulawski ( SE) ; Zin Wilderness, Nakhal Zin at En Akribim , - 61 m, 01.04.1995, 13, Irvin, det. Pulawski ( SE) . JORDAN: Al Huna, Jarash, Burma env., 15.05.2010, 13, Snižek ( BOL) ; Jordan Valley S Shuna , 25- 26.04.1996, 333, Ma. Halada ( BOL) ; Jordan Valley, Dayr Alla, 27.04.1996, 333, Mi. Halada ( BOL) ; Jordan, Wadi Al Haldam , 08.05.1995, 1♀, K. Deneš ( BOL) ; Shuna N env., 29- 30.04.1996, 3♀♀, Halada ( BOL) . KAZAKHSTAN: Makbal, Dzambul env. (60 km), Kirgiz. Chrebet , 04.06.1980, 1♀, Z. Padr ( BOL) . KYRGYZSTAN: Kashkasu N of Bishkek, Ala-Archa riv., 06.1999, 1♀, Gurko ( BOL) . OMAN: Hamman , 13 km SW Muscat, 23.470°N 58.319°E, 11.03.2022, 2♀♀, M. Halada ( SE) . SYRIA: Ar Raqqa, Ar-Rasafa , 05.06.2000, 13, Deneš ( BOL) ; Damascus 30 km NW, 19.06.2000, 13, 2♀♀, M. Halada ( BOL) ; Dibbin 30 km S Suwayda, 15- 17.05.1996, 2♀♀, Mi. Halada ( BOL) ; Homs 50 km S, 24.05.1996, 233, Mi. Halada ( BOL) ; Maloulla , 05.06.2006, 1♀, Schlaefle (WS) ; Palmira, 70 km Dayr as Zawr , 11.06.2006, 1♀, Schlaefle (WS) . TAJIKISTAN: Circik 40 km vych., 04.07.1981, 1♀, M. Kocourek ( BOL) . TÜRKIYE: Bingöl, Buglan Gecidi 40 km NW Mus, 1600 m, 38°56'N 41°09'E, 24.06.2010, 233, 1♀, Mi. Halada ( BOL) ; Burdur 20 km SW, 940 m, 37°37'N 30°09'E, 07.07.2006, 333, 3♀♀, J. Halada ( BOL) ; Erzurum env., 01.07.2001, 1♀, J. Straka ( BOL) ; Hakkari, Stadtrand , 1800 m, 24.07.1988, 1♀, Schmid-Egger ( BOL) ; Halfeti ( Birecik ), 31.05.1998, 233 2♀♀, Ma. Halada ( BOL) ; Isikli Golu , Denizli, 22.06.1998, 1♀, J. Halada ( BOL) ; Kahraman Maras 40 km SE, 10.06.1998, 233, Ma. Halada ( BOL) ; Kahraman Maras, Pazardcik , 24.06.2000, 1♀, M. Halada ( BOL) ; Konya, 60 km W, Eflatun Pinar , 37°51'N 31°37'E, 15.07.1998, 1♀, Schmid-Egger ( SE) ; Kopeksiz 25 km E Malatya, 08.07.1997, 3♀♀, Ma. Halada ( BOL) ; Mardin 20 km N, 21.06.1997, 1♀, Ma. Halada ( BOL) ; Salmanli 40 km W Yozgat, 07.06.2002, 333, Liebig ( LI) ; Yesilova / Burdur 5 km NE, 1060 m, 37°35'N 29°55'E, 06.07.2006, 13, 2♀♀, M. Halada ( BOL) . UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: Wadi Maidaq , 25.18N 56.07E, 10.04.2006, 1♀, 25.01.2006, 13, Van Harten ( SE) .

D e s c r i p t i o n: 3. 8-11 mm. Head, antenna and mesosoma black. Metasoma red and black, tergum I red with black basal spot, II red, III red with black posterior margin. Sternum I black, II red with large black spot (black color of sterna variable), segments IV-VII black. Face and frons with white appressed setae. Middle clypeal lobe distinctly protruding beyond lateral lobe. Clypeus and frons densely punctate. Mandible black, lower side with very small angle. Gena smooth and shiny, with shallow punctures and long white setae. Antennomere III slightly curved, about 3.0-3.4×, IV about 2.5-2.8× as long as apically wide. Antennomeres V-X concave in profile, maximal diameter in apical third; with carinate tyloids, basal tubercle distinctly larger than distal ones (Fig. 50). Pronotal collar and mesoscutum densely punctate, the latter anteriorly with white setae and posteromedian smooth spot. Mesoscutellum smooth and shiny, with densely punctate lateral and posterior margins. Mesopleuron dull, densely punctate, with short white setae (Fig. 54). Propodeal dorsum irregularly reticulate, glabrous. Declivity and lateral surface rugose- punctate, with long white setae. Metasomal tergum I with indistinct shallow punctures and white setae. Sterna with white setae. Metasomal hairbrush beginning on sternum IV, central setae short and appressed, lateral setae about as long as or longer than those on sternum II (Fig. 52). Legs black with white setae, tarsi brown. Coxae and trochanters without modifications. Forewing brownish darkened, apical margin hyaline. Marginal cell about 3.5-4.0× as long as wide.

♀. 8-11 mm. Head, antenna and mesosoma black, metasomal segments I-III red, sterna with variable black markings. Clypeus, face, frons up to the area between anterior ocellus and eye as well as area between posterior ocelli densely punctate. Face and frons with white setae. Vertex smooth with isolated punctures. Gena smooth and shiny, with long white setae. Antennomeres I-II on inner side with black bristles, III about 3.0-3.6× as long as apically wide. Mesoscutum anteriorly with scattered punctures (interspaces about as wide as puncture diameter), remaining surface smooth with isolated punctures. Mesoscutellum smooth and shiny, with some isolated punctures laterally and distally. Mesopleuron strongly and densely punctate, with moderately long white setae ( Fig. 112 ). Propodeal dorsum glabrous, irregularly reticulate. Declivity rugose; anterior lateral surface smooth and moderately shiny, posterior surface reticulate, both with white setae. Stigmal area of propodeum obtusely angled. Metasomal terga I-III with very fine microsculpture. Legs black with white setae. Forebasitarsus ventrally with 10-11 undulating spines, fine setae between basal spines up to the half length of spine row (Fig. 82). Midbasitarsus very slightly curved, ventrally with undulating spines ( Fig. 136 ). Forewing brownish darkened, apical margin more strongly. Marginal cell about 3.0-3.3× as long as wide.

D i s t r i b u t i o n Europe: Italy ( PAGLIANO & NEGRISOLO 2005), Bulgaria, Greece, Crimea. Middle East: Azerbaijan: Nakhichevan ( MOKROUSOV et al. 2019), Türkiye, Israel, Syria, Jordan, Oman, United Arab Emirates, Iran. Central Asia: Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan.

Figures

Figs 107-112. Figs 107-109: frons ♀: (107) A. mongolica nov.sp., (108) A. boops, (109) A. arabica nov.sp. Figs 110-112 mesopleuron ♀: (110) A. mongolica nov.sp., (111) A. canariensis, (112) A. graeca.

Figs 131-140. Figs 131-132: A. schmideggeri nov.sp. J holotype: (131) habitus dorsal, (132) habitus lateral. Figs 133-134: Metasoma lateral J: (133) A. leila, (134) A. rufipes. Figs 135-140: Midbasitarsus ♀: (135) A. boops, (136) A. graeca, (137) A. ljubomirovi, (138) A. mongolica paratype, (139) A. rubra holotype, (140) A. rubriventris holotype.