Astata gallica BEAUMONT , 1942

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 : 107-108

Astata gallica BEAUMONT, 1942

Astata gallica BEAUMONT, 1942: 413 , ♀, 3. Holotype ♀, France, Var , Callian (Basel).

M a t e r i a l e x a m i n e d: FRANCE: Corse, Algajola, Dunes , 01- 11.07.1979, 13, Wolf, det. Pulawski ( BOL) ; Montredon-des-Corbieres , 26.06.2013, 13, Grouet (JA) . ITALY: Lazio, Todi 100 km N Roma, 27.07.1999, 1♀, J. Halada ( BOL) ; Puglia, Taranto env., 25.08.1997, 1♀, J. Halada ( BOL) ; Sardegna, Valledoria , 07.1991, 1♀, Schlaefle (WS) . MOROCCO: Essaouria , 09.05.1995, 13, Mi. Halada ( BOL) ; Guercif 40 km S, 15- 17.05.1995, 3♀♀, Ma. Halada ( BOL) ; Ifkern 25 km E Boulemane, 13.05.1997, 13, Ma. Halada ( BOL) ; Rich 10 km N, 23.05.1995, 1♀, Mi. Halada ( BOL) ; Rich 10 km S, 22.05.1995, 1♀, Mi. Halada ( BOL) . SPAIN: Mallorca, Cals Mitlor , 13- 29.05.1986, 1♀, A. Fuss ( BOL) .

D e s c r i p t i o n:3. 8-12 mm. Head and mesosoma black, metasomal terga I-III red, proximal sterna often partly black. Mandible simple, reddish mesally. Middle clypeal lobe distinctly protruding beyond lateral lobe, anterior margin straight. Clypeus and face densely punctate, the latter with white appressed setae. Malar space about as long as diameter of posterior ocellus. Antennomere III about 3.2-3.3× as long as apically wide. Antennomeres V-X in profile slightly concave in basal half; tyloids carinate, basally and proximally with pale tubercles. Mesoscutum densely punctate, posterolaterally with smooth spot. Mesopleuron densely punctate. Mesoscutellum smooth and shiny, posteriorly and laterally densely punctate. Propodeal dorsum irregularly reticulate, lateral surface densely punctate. Mesosoma except propodeal dorsum with white setae. Metasomal hairbrush beginning on sternum III; scattered central setae about half as long as lateral ones, the latter not longer than setae of sternum II ( Fig. 58 ). Legs black with white setae, tarsi dark brown, coxae and trochanters without modifications. Forewing brownish darkened, except apical margin.

♀. 8-12 mm. Head and mesosoma black, with white setae. Metasomal terga I-II red, III red with dark posterior margin. Face shiny, densely punctate; frons in front of and beside anterior ocellus as well as area between posterior ocelli smooth and shiny, scattered punctate, interspaces wider than puncture diameter; vertex with isolated punctures. Antennomere III about 3×, IV about 2.5× as long as apically wide. Apical antennomeres about twice as long as wide. Mesoscutum smooth and shiny, anterior margin densely punctate. Mesoscutellum smooth and shiny, laterally densely punctate. Mesopleuron densely punctate, posteriorly sometimes with rugae (cf. Figs 111, 112 ). Prepectus punctate, epimeron smooth and shiny, at most with indistinct scattered punctures. Propodeal dorsum and lateral surface strongly reticulate. Stigmal area of propodeum slightly convex. Mesosoma except propodeal dorsum with white setae. Metasomal sternum II with short setae. Pygidial plate wide, with nearly straight lateral margin. Legs black, with white setae. Forebasitarsus ventrally with 11-13 undulating spines, fine setae between basal spines on half up to two third of spine row. Midbasitarsus straight, ventrally with undulating spines. Forecoxa with brown setae, midcoxa, hindcoxa and - femur with black and white setae.

D i s t r i b u t i o n: Europe: Portugal ( CROSS et al. 2021), Spain, France, Italy. Maghreb: Morocco, Tunisia (BEN KHEDHER et al. 2021).

Q u e s t i o n a b l e R e c o r d s GAYUBO et al. (2003) recorded a single female from Türkiye, Eastern Anatolia, province Erzurum. YILDIRIM (2012) and YILDIRIM et al. (2016) reported four females from the same province. The occurrence in Türkiye is very doubtful due to the considerable distribution gap and the difficulties in determination of females in the A. boops group in combination with lack of males from Türkiye.

Figures

Figs 57-68. Fig. 57: A. affinis J: tergum I. Fig. 58: A. gallica J: metasoma lateral. Fig. 59: A. brevitarsis J: antenna. Fig. 60: A. gobiensis nov.sp. J holotype: middle antennomeres. Figs 61-62: A. jucunda J: (61) middle antennomeres, (62) tyloids. Figs 63-64: A. arabica nov.sp. J paratype: (63) middle antennomeres, (64) tyloids. Figs 65-66: A. iranica nov.sp. J holotype: (65) middle antennomeres, (66) tyloids. Figs 67-68: A. mongolica nov.sp. J paratype: (67) middle antennomeres, (68) tyloids.

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.