Dilophotopsis concolor ( Cresson, 1865 )

Dilophotopsis concolor ( Cresson, 1865) , ♂ ♀

( Figs 176–177, 182, 185 View FIGURES 176–187 , 188–189 View FIGURES 188–193 , 194–197 View FIGURES 194–205 , 206–209 View FIGURES 206–217 )

Mutilla concolor Cresson, 1865: 439 . Syntype males: “ Colorado ” (ANSP), examined.

Agama concolor : Blake 1871: 262.

Mutilla pygmaea Blake, 1879: 259 , ♀, nom. praeocc., nec Gerstaecker, 1874.

Photopsis concolor : Blake 1886: 265.

Mutilla nanula Dalla Torre, 1897: 65 . New name for Mutilla pygmea Blake, 1879: 250 . Female syntype: “ Colorado ” (ANSP), examined. Synonymized by Wilson & Pitts (2008).

Ephuta ( Ephuta) concolor : André 1903: 59.

Odontophotopsis alamonis Viereck, 1904: 87 . Holotype male: USA, New Mexico, Alamogordo, 15.V.1902 (ANSP), examined. Synonymized by Schuster (1958).

Odontophotopsis crassus Viereck, 1924: 122 . Holotype male: Canada, British Colombia, Oliver, 24.VII.1923, E. R. Buckell (CNCI), examined. Synonymized by Wilson & Pitts (2008).

Dilophotopsis concolor concolor : Schuster 1958: 85.

Dilophotopsis concolor laredo Schuster, 1958: 86 . Holotype male: USA, Texas, Winterhaven , 9.IV.1935, S. E. Jones (UMSP), examined. Synonymized by Wilson & Pitts (2008).

Dilophotopsis concolor utahensis Schuster, 1958: 87 . Holotype male: USA, Utah, Delle , 16.VII.1927, J. C. Bradley (CUIC), examined. Synonymized by Wilson & Pitts (2008).

Dilophotopsis concolor crassa : Ferguson 1967: 8.

Dilophotopsis concolor nanula : Pitts et al. 2007: 138.

Dilophotopsis concolor : Wilson & Pitts 2008: 516.

Diagnosis. FEMALE. This species can be recognized by coloration and metasomal shape: the mesonotum and T2 disc are covered with brown or orange setae ( Figs 176–177 View FIGURES 176–187 ), and the T2 disc is convex with relatively uniform punctation. Body length 4–8.5 mm. MALE. This species can be immediately recognized by the cuspis, which is angular along the outer margin ( Figs 206–207 View FIGURES 206–217 ), with a carina at the elbowed region. Additionally, the mandible is clearly dilated apically with the dorsal and ventral margins widely divergent beyond the ventral excision ( Figs 195–196 View FIGURES 194–205 ), the mesosternal processes are generally triangular and smooth ( Fig. 197 View FIGURES 194–205 ); the legs often have the femoral apices darkened, and the metasoma is usually uniformly concolorous with the mesosoma ( Figs 188–189 View FIGURES 188–193 ). Body length 8–12 mm.

Material examined. MEXICO: Durango, Durango ( 2♀, CASC) ; USA: Arizona: Cochise Co. : 11 mi NW Fort Huachuca ( 1♀, SEMC) ; 2 mi NE Douglas ( 1♀, CASC) ; Coconino Co. : dune 2 km WSW Moenkopi ( 4♀, CSCA FSCA) ; Hwy 89A, 24.4 mi W Colorado River ( 7♀, CSCA FSCA) ; Hwy 89A, 4.9 mi ESE Jct. 389 ( 9♀, CSCA FSCA) ; Mohave Co., Lime Kiln Canyon Road, 7.2 mi. SE Virgin River ( 1♀, CSCA) ; California: Inyo Co. : 12 mi E Big Pine ( 1♀, CSCA) ; Deep Springs Valley ( 3♀, CSCA) ; Eureka Valley ( 1♀, CSCA) ; Owens Lake Valley ( 10♀, EMEC CSCA) ; Mono Co. : Fish Slough, 7 mi. N Bishop ( 3♀, CSCA EMEC) ; Fish Slough, 9 mi. N Bishop ( 1♀, CSCA) ; Colorado: Bent Co., Hasty ( 3♀, CSUC) ; Moffat Co., Echo Park ( 2♀, CASC) ; Idaho: Jefferson Co., 23 mi NNW Idaho Falls ( 1♀, SEMC) ; Owyhee Co. , 9 mi NW Grandview ( 1♀, CASC) ; Kansas, Kiowa Co. , 13 mi S Greensburg ( 1♀, SEMC) ; Montana, Glacier Co., Glacier NP, Swiftcurrent ( 1♀, CASC) ; Nevada: Esmerelda Co. , 3 mi N Goldfield ( 1♀, CSCA) ; Nye Co., Mercury ( 1♀, CASC) ; Pershing Co., Woolsey ( 2♀, CSCA) ; New Mexico: Chaves Co.: Bitter Lake NWR ( 1♀, EMUS) ; Lea Lake Vista Point, Bottomless Lakes SP ( 1♀, UCDC) ; Eddy Co.: 10.7 mi W Hope, Hwy 82 ( 1♀, EMEC) ; Carlsbad Caverns ( 1♀, EMEC) ; Eddy Co., Loving ( 1♀, CASC) ; Grant Co., Hurley ( 6♀, FSCA) ; Hidalgo Co.: Big Hatchet Ranch, Doyle Tank ( 1♀, FSCA) ; Lordsburg ( 9♀, FSCA) ; Los Alamos Co., Mortandad Canyon, Los Alamos ( 2♀, AMNH) ; Luna Co. , 16 km N Deming ( 1♀, FSCA) ; Texas, Brewster Co.: Big Bend NP, Cottonwood Campground ( 1♀, TAMU) ; Black Gap Wildlife Refuge ( 1♀, TAMU) ; Stillwell RV Park on Hwy 2627 ( 1♀, TAMU) ; Jeff Davis Co., Davis Mts. ( 1♀, CASC) ; Terrell Co., Sanderson ( 1♀, TAMU) ; Utah, Cache Co., Hyrum Reservoir ( 19♀, EMUS) . We examined 85 additional females and over 500 males from various localities ( CNCI, DGMC, EMEC, EMUS, UAIC, UMSP) . See Wilson and Pitts (2008) for additional records.

Distribution. Canada: British Columbia; Mexico: Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Tamaulipas, and Zacatecas *; USA: Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Washington, and Wyoming.

Remarks. This is the most widespread and common species in Dilophotopsis and one of the most widespread species in the tribe Sphaeropthalmini .