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03E4220CFFF08001FF2B9D77FA43FA1B.text	03E4220CFFF08001FF2B9D77FA43FA1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Crossocerus (Thao) Tsuneki 1982	<div><p>Key to the subspecies of Thao Tsuneki, 1982 (modified from Leclercq, 1986)</p> <p>1. Light body parts white, not yellow; largely of this color: mandible, pronotal collar, pronotal lobe, scutellum, tegula; completely (without slightest darkened spot): scape, tibiae I-II; more than basal half of tibia III, large spots at apex of femora I-III, tarsi I-III (except apical tarsomeres brown). Trochanters completely amber yellow. Sterna light brown. Scutum punctures very sparse and fine but well defined, irregular. Pronotum collar perfectly rounded laterally. Distribution: Brunei.................................................................................... Crossocerus nitidicorpus uluanus Leclercq 1986</p> <p>- Light body parts more or less pale yellow, not white. Tibiae I-II darkened on inner side............................. 2</p> <p>2. Median lobe of clypeus quadridentate, medial tooth emarginate (Fig. 23 of Tsuneki 1984). Scutellum all black. Pronotal collar distinctly angulate laterally. Scutum punctation sparse and fine. Distribution: Philippines.............................................................................................. C. nitidicorpus philippinicus Tsuneki 1984</p> <p>- Median lobe of clypeus tridentate, medial tooth round or subtruncate apically. Scutellum broadly yellow or all black (Fig. 11)................................................................................................... 3</p> <p>3. Pronotal collar broadly yellow upto to its side, which is slightly but visibly raised. Scutal punctures very sparse even at middle. Scape completely yellow; femora I-II with large yellow spot above apex; about basal half of tibia III yellow; metatarsus III all pale yellow; trochanters I-II amber yellow. Distribution: Malaysia: Johor......... C. nitidicorpus johorensis Leclercq 1986</p> <p>- Pronotal collar perfectly rounded and not yellow laterally. Scutum relatively densely (Fig. 9) punctate, especially at center and anteriorly (interspaces between punctures much larger than these). Scape more or less darkened dorsally toward apex; metatarsus III more or less largely darkened...................................................................... 4</p> <p>4. Femora I-II largely yellow, with black spot beneath; trochanters I-III yellow apically; tibia III largely yellow. Clypeus: with well-rounded medial tooth, less prominent than lateral teeth (Fig. 15 of Tsuneki 1968 and Fig. 24 of Tsuneki 1984, p. 13). Distribution: Taiwan.................................................... C. nitidicorpus nitidicorpus Tsuneki, 1968</p> <p>- Femora I-II black, with small yellow spot at apex; other characters varying....................................... 5</p> <p>5. Yellow: all trochanters, basal 1/3 rd of tibia III, scape except dorsal spot near apex; coxae of all legs, tergum I and sterna I-II all black; mandible yellow except apically. Clypeus: median carina absent, median tooth thick, almost truncate apically, lateral teeth slightly elongated. Distribution: Sri Lanka, Malaysia.................. C. nitidicorpus weddagalae Leclercq, 1986</p> <p>- Yellow: trochanter I with basal and apical spots, trochanter II except ventral spot, trochanter III completely, short dorsal stripe on tibia III basally, apical spot on coxae I-II, coxa III ventrally, scape except large dorsal stripe, tergum I basally, sternum I largely, patch on sternum II near base (Figs 1–3 &amp; 14); mandible ferruginous (Fig. 8). Clypeus: medial carina present, median tooth of clypeus short and blunt, lateral teeth short (Fig. 7). Distribution: India................................................................................................. C. nitidicorpus indicus Saini &amp; Dey, subsp. nov.</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E4220CFFF08001FF2B9D77FA43FA1B	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Saini, Varun;Dey, Debjani	Saini, Varun, Dey, Debjani (2022): First record of subgenus Thao Tsuneki, 1982 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Crabronini) from India: a new subspecies and a key to all subspecies of Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus Tsuneki. Zootaxa 5159 (1): 117-124, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.5
03E4220CFFF08001FF2B9919FE4FF8D4.text	03E4220CFFF08001FF2B9919FE4FF8D4.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Crossocerus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau & Brulle 1835	<div><p>Genus Crossocerus Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau &amp; Brullé, 1835</p> <p>Subgenus: Thao Tsuneki, 1982 e: 33. Type species: Crossocerus nitidicorpus Tsuneki, 1968, by original designation and monotypy.</p> <p>Diagnosis. Mandible tridentate, inner margin without tooth; pronotal collar with (Fig. 9) or without trace of median notch; mesopleuron without precoxal denticle (Fig. 10); tergum II with large round hollow depression at the base (Figs 2 &amp; 13); pygidial plate a narrow, isosceles triangle (Fig. 15), smooth, slightly depressed dorsally (Tsuneki 1982; Leclercq 2009).</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E4220CFFF08001FF2B9919FE4FF8D4	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Saini, Varun;Dey, Debjani	Saini, Varun, Dey, Debjani (2022): First record of subgenus Thao Tsuneki, 1982 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Crabronini) from India: a new subspecies and a key to all subspecies of Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus Tsuneki. Zootaxa 5159 (1): 117-124, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.5
03E4220CFFF38006FF2B9FC3FB7AFF51.text	03E4220CFFF38006FF2B9FC3FB7AFF51.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus subsp. indicus Saini & Dey 2022	<div><p>Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus indicus Saini &amp; Dey, subsp. nov.</p> <p>(Figs 1–15)</p> <p>Diagnosis. This new subspecies close to C. nitidicorpus nitidicorpus Tsuneki, 1968 and C. nitidicorpus weddagalae Leclercq, 1986. It shares characters with both subspecies (antennomeres III-IV 2.0× as long as broad at apex and dorsal yellow stripe on pronotal collar). It shares some characters with C. nitidicorpus nitidicorpus (median lobe of clypeus tridentate and median furrow on posterior surface of propodeum) and some with C. nitidicorpus weddagalae (yellow coloration on trochanters; femora I-II black, with small yellow spot at apex). The new subspecies differs from both subspecies by body length (10.5–11 mm), median notch on pronotal collar, median lobe of clypeus, colouration and punctation on body.</p> <p>Description</p> <p>FEMALE. Holotype ♀. BL= 10.5–11.0 mm; FWL= 7.43–7.47 mm; PPL= 0.71–0.75 mm</p> <p>Colour pattern and pubescence. Body bluish-black except the following yellow: scape ventrally, dorsal stripe on pronotal collar, pronotal lobe, postscutellum laterally, trochanter I basally and apically, trochanter II except ventral spot, trochanter III completely, tibia III basally with short dorsal stripe, apical spot on coxae I-II, coxa III ventrally, tergum I basally, sternum I largely, sternum II near basal region and medially; posterior margin of tergum V and pygidial plate posteriorly up to mid length orange-yellowish; pedicel, flagellum, mandible, wing base, wing veins and pterostigma, dark brown; tegula, light brown (Figs 1–3).</p> <p>Head. Shiny, sub-quadrilateral, shiny, very finely punctate dorsally, length 0.6× of width; orbital fovea distinct, elliptical, rounded apically, close to compound eyes (Fig. 4); area near ocelli slightly impressed; inner margins of compound eyes convergent below; frontal furrow narrow and shiny, with conspicuous longitudinal sulcus (Figs 4 &amp; 6); scapal basin shiny and concave; inner orbit of compound eye near scapal basin with dense silvery pubescence; clypeus broad, sub-hexagonal, covered with dense silvery pubescence, with median longitudinal carina near apex of median lobe, apical margin of clypeus tridentate, median tooth short and blunt, lateral teeth short and rounded (Fig. 8); vertex without longitudinal furrow; gena shiny, dorsally with dense silvery setae, depressed near outer orbit of compound eye (Fig. 5); occipital carina slightly protruding, not reaching hypostomal carina, ending without tooth; mandible tridentate apically, inner margin without tooth; antennal sockets contiguous, scape without carina, POD equal to 0.35 × of OOD; antennomeres III-IV 2.0× as long as broad at apex (Fig. 7), antennomeres I: II: III: IV: V: VI: VII: VIII: IX: X: XI and XII= 5.9: 1.5: 1.8: 1.9: 1.5: 1.3: 1.4: 1.3: 1.3: 1.4: 1.3 and 1.8.</p> <p>Mesosoma. Shiny; pronotum slightly notched medially, rounded laterally, posterior margin with shallow transverse area dorsally; scutum shiny, finely and sparsely punctate dorsally, with well-defined notaulus, parapsidal and admedian lines; scutellum shiny, finely punctate, prescutellar sulcus without foveae; metanotum smooth and shiny; pre- and postmetanotal sulci with distinct foveae (Fig. 9); mesopleuron very finely, sparsely punctate, with elongate silvery setae dorsally; epicnemial sulcus with large distinct foveae; precoxal tubercle absent; mesopleural suture with small foveae up to its middle, not reaching wing base; mesosternum with elongate silvery pubescence; metapleuron smooth and shiny; omaulus distinct, continuous with acetabular carina (Fig. 10); propodeum shiny, its anterior margin with distinct transverse carina and well-defined foveae, dorsal surface pentagonal, shiny and very finely punctate, longitudinal furrow of dorsal surface shallow, dorsal and posterior surfaces separated by foveae, posterior surface dorsally with elongate silvery setae, with longitudinal furrow, lateral propodeal carina starting from propodeal apex and not reaching mid length of propodeum, dorso-lateral surface of propodeum covered with elongate silvery pubescence, lateral surface of propodeum shiny, with transverse fine striation (Fig. 11); fore and mid femora flattened ventrally, prosternal tubercles in front of fore coxa acutely dentate, hindtibia abruptly swollen apically, with short spines dorsally (Figs 1–2).</p> <p>Metasoma. Gaster sub-petiolate, tergum I slightly nodose apically, with longitudinal carina basally (Fig. 12); tergum II with round hollow depression at base (Fig. 13); tergum II longer than wide, terga III-V wider than long; all terga shiny, impunctate, dorsally covered with short pubescence; all sterna shiny and covered with short setae (Fig. 14); pygidial plate an isosceles triangle, elongate, shiny, microsculptured, slightly concave basally, laterally carinate (Fig. 15).</p> <p>MALE. Unknown.</p> <p>Distribution. India (Uttarakhand).</p> <p>Etymology. The species is named after the type locality country, i.e. India</p> <p>Variability. Paratype pronotal collar with large macula; postscutellum laterally with macula.</p> <p>Material Examined. Holotype ♀, India: Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi (31°04ꞌ31ꞌꞌ N, 78°11ꞌ12ꞌꞌ E, 2100 m a.s.l.), 16.vi.1994, coll. anonymous (NPC-IARI). Paratypes: ♀, same data as on holotype; ♀, Uttarakhand: Uttarkashi, Jakhol (31°07ꞌ05ꞌꞌ N, 78°15ꞌ06ꞌꞌ E, 2525 m a.s.l.), 06.vii.1996, coll. anonymous (NPC-IARI).</p> </div>	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/03E4220CFFF38006FF2B9FC3FB7AFF51	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Saini, Varun;Dey, Debjani	Saini, Varun, Dey, Debjani (2022): First record of subgenus Thao Tsuneki, 1982 (Hymenoptera: Crabronidae Crabronini) from India: a new subspecies and a key to all subspecies of Crossocerus (Thao) nitidicorpus Tsuneki. Zootaxa 5159 (1): 117-124, DOI: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5159.1.5
