Nomia (Hoplonomia) westwoodi (Gribodo, 1894)

Nomia (Hoplonomia) westwoodi (Gribodo, 1894) View in CoL

Figs 6 G – I View Figure 6 , 8 View Figure 8

Nomia westwoodi Gribodo, 1894 View in CoL .

Material examined.

Pakistan. Punjab, Bahawalpur • 1 ♀ 2 ♂, 5 June 2020, W. Akram & A. Sajjad • 2 ♂, 6 July 2020, A. Sajjad • 1 ♂, 27 August 2020, A. Ahmad • 2 ♀, 8 October 2020, W. Akram • 1 ♂, 17 October 2020, W. Akram . Lodhran • 2 ♂, 6 September 2020, A. Ahmad & W. Akram . Multan • 2 ♂, 21 June 2020, A. Sajjad & M. K. Rafique • 1 ♂, 30 March 2021, A. Sajjad . Khanewal • 2 ♂, 29 March 2021, W. Akram & A. Ahmad . Rahimyar Khan • 3 ♀ 3 ♂, 4 October 2020, Z. H. Dahri & S. Hussain • 6 ♀, 5 October 2020, Z. H. Dahri & S. Hussain .

Diagnosis.

Female (Fig. 8 A, B View Figure 8 ): Length of the body ranges from 8–12 mm. Head: Transverse head with pale pubescence, antennae black, the apex of the mandibles with two teeth, inner much shorter than outer, clypeus not produced, 6 - segmented maxillary palpi, 4 - segmented labial palpi. Mesosoma: Black, coarsely punctured, femur and hind tibia not swollen; coxa, trochanter, and femur orange-red, tibia and tarsi black, whitish pale pubescence on hind legs, wings fuscous hyaline with rounded radial cell at the apex, three submarginal cells, 3 rd longest or as long as 1 st. Metasoma: Tergum 1–4 of metasoma with apical shiny greenish bands, sternum testaceous. Male (Fig. 8 C, D View Figure 8 ): Body length 7–9 mm, the inner angle of the apex of the tibiae produced and rounded, posterior legs and metasoma beneath testaceous. Genitalia (Fig. 8 E, F View Figure 8 ): Genital gonobase prominent, gonostylus apically wider, curled inward and the inner side equipped with comb-like structure, penis valves wider in the middle.

Distribution.

Nomia (Hoplonomia) westwoodi is distributed in Afghanistan, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka ( Wijesekara 2001; Inoka et al. 2006; Pauly 2009; Saini and Rathor 2012; Sharma et al. 2016; Ascher and Pickering 2024). In Pakistan, this species has been reported from Layyah, Chakwal, and Islamabad ( Bodlah et al. 2016; Aslam et al. 2020; Bodlah et al. 2020).

Observed floral hosts.

Parkinsonia aculeata , Punica granatum , Cajanus cajan , Corchorus olitorius , Eruca sativa , Arachis hypogaea , Lagerstroemia indica and Luffa acutangula . Some other floral hosts of N. westwoodi , i. e., Lablab purpureus , Solanum melongena , Muntingia calabura , Vigna radiata , and Vigna sp. have been reported ( Inoka et al. 2006).