Discovery of the digger wasp genus Odontosphex Arnold, 1951 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Spheciformes) in Central Asia, with description of a new species

The genus Odontosphex Arnold, 1951 is newly recorded from Central Asia. A new species, Odontosphex leleji sp. nov., is described and illustrated based on males from Turkmenistan (Badkhyz Nature Reserve, Eroyulanduz valley). Keys to males and females of all known species of Odontosphex are provided.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mikhail V. Mokrousov, Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2021-08-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/68610/download/pdf/