Pseudepipona

de Saussure, 1856

A of ( Eumeninae) distributed across the Palearctic, Nearctic, Afrotropical, and Australian regions. are organized into species-groups based on morphological traits, particularly the presence or absence of long on the , , and . The genus has undergone recent taxonomic revision, with multiple new species and elevated or described.

Pseudepipona herrichii by (c) Ian Ballam, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Ian Ballam. Used under a CC-BY license.

Eumeninae (10.3897-zookeys.740.22654) Figure 47 by Tan J-L, Carpenter JM, van Achterberg C (2018) An illustrated key to the genera of Eumeninae from China, with a checklist of species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). ZooKeys 740: 109-149. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.740.22654. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Eumeninae (10.3897-zookeys.740.22654) Figure 45 by Tan J-L, Carpenter JM, van Achterberg C (2018) An illustrated key to the genera of Eumeninae from China, with a checklist of species (Hymenoptera, Vespidae). ZooKeys 740: 109-149. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.740.22654. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Pseudepipona: //sjuːdˌɛpɪˈpoʊnə//

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Identification

-level identification relies on characters including: presence or absence of long on , , and ; shape of the transverse of the propodeum (laterally forming a or blunt angle in some groups); and male mandibular (preapical tooth width and length ratio). The lativentris-group possesses long setae; the herrichii-group lacks them.

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Distribution

Palearctic, Nearctic, Afrotropical, and Australian regions. Documented occurrences include: western and central Europe (France, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Italy, Croatia), Mediterranean islands (Crete, Cyprus, Ibiza, Formentera), North Africa (Morocco, Tunisia), Middle East (Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Palestine, Iran), Central Asia (Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Afghanistan), Russia, China, and India.

Similar Taxa

TrichepiponaFormer subgenus of Pseudepipona; now synonymized with the nominotypical subgenus. Distinguished historically by presence of long on , , and , but this trait is now treated as a -group character within Pseudepipona.