Arachnospila ( Ammosphex ) kaszabi Wolf and Móczár, 1972

Arachnospila ( Ammosphex) kaszabi Wolf and Móczár, 1972 View in CoL

( Figs 20, 21 View FIGURES 20 – 37 , 46 View FIGURES 44 – 49 , 61 View FIGURES 57 – 66 , 81 View FIGURES 77 – 94 , 102, 103)

Arachnospila ( Alpinopompilus) kaszabi Wolf and Móczár, 1972: 244 View in CoL (Ƥ), 245 (3), 246 ( holotype, Ƥ, Mongolia, Bajanchongor aimak, Changaj Gebirge, 120 km W von Somon Zag, 2280 m, 22.VI.1966 (Kaszab) [Hungarian Natural History Museum, Budapest], examined).

Diagnosis of male. The male of this species is similar to males of Arachnospila ( Ammosphex) anceps ( Wesmael, 1851) and A. ( A.) rasnitsyni sp. nov. by having similar shape of hypopygium, but differs from the former by having hypopygium with parallel sides basally and row of setae baso-laterally (gradually convergent to the apex and with tuft of setae in A. ( A.) anceps ) ( Figs 20, 21 View FIGURES 20 – 37 vs. 15, 16), and differs from the latter by having clypeus and frons with short erect setae or lacking setae (with scattered long erect setae in A. ( A.) rasnitsyni ), and by volsella with rare setae ventrally (with dense setae in A. ( A.) rasnitsyni ) ( Fig. 46 View FIGURES 44 – 49 vs. 55).

Diagnosis of female. The female of this species clearly differs from other females by having protarsomere 1 with four long spines (with three short spines in other females). Clypeus as in Fig. 61 View FIGURES 57 – 66 . Metapostnotum as in Fig. 81 View FIGURES 77 – 94 . Venation of fore wing as in Figs 102, 103.

Material examined. RUSSIA. Buryatia: 14 Ƥ 21 3, Naushki, 2–5.VIII.1984, 30.VII.2007, 1.VI.2008; 1 Ƥ 4 3, Kyakhta, 28.VIII.1977, 30.V.2008; 2 Ƥ 2 3, Selenduma, 20, 24.V.2008; 37 Ƥ 8 3, 5 km N Naushki, Khoronkhoi, 28–31.VII, 1, 2.VIII.1977, 21–24.IX.1980 [ IBSS].

Distribution. * Russia (Buryatia), Mongolia ( Wolf & Móczár 1972).

Biology. Inhabits steppe areas.