Dolichurus

''Dolichurus'' is a genus of cockroach wasps in the family Ampulicidae; they are generally found on dead wood, leaf litter, or on tree trunks. There are at least 50 described species in ''Dolichurus''.

These wasps are small in size (5-13 mm long) with an elongate body and slender appendages; legs are modified for running. Sexual dimorphism is not marked; antennae have 12 segments in females and 13 segments in males; females have six visible metasomal segments and males usually have only three visible segments. In females metasomal punctures are usually fine, almost impunctate with very sparse delicate punctures (surface glossy) but the metasomal punctures of males are usually coarser.

Diagnostic characters of ''Dolichurus'' include a complete antennal platform that is not grooved or divided, and the absence of metallic coloration. The forewing has veins M and Cu diverging from M+Cu well after cu-a; there are three submarginal cells of which SM I is much less than twice as long as SM II measured along posterior side; the first intersubmarginal veinlet (iv1) is angled; submarginal cell SM III is trapezoidal to nearly triangular; the first recurrent vein (1m-cu) is received by SM II, and the second (2m-cu) by SM III. Many species have whitish marks on the clypeus, mandible, frons, and collar.Bohart, R.M. & Menke, A. S. 1976. Sphecid Wasps of the World: a Generic Revision. University of California Press, Berkeley, California. https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_FExMjuRhjpIC

This is a cosmopolitan genus with about 50 species worldwide (Nearctic 1, Neotropical 2, Palearctic 6, Ethiopian 10, Oriental 27, and Australian 4).

Latreille (1809) erected the genus ''Dolichurus'' (Hymenoptera: Ampulicidae) based on the type species ''Pompilus corniculus'' Spinola, 1808.

Species

These 50 species belong to the genus ''Dolichurus'':

* '' Dolichurus abbreviatus'' Strand, 1913
* '' Dolichurus abdominalis'' F. Smith, 1860
* '' Dolichurus albifacies'' Krombein, 1979
* '' Dolichurus alorus'' Nagy, 1971
* '' Dolichurus amamiensis'' Tsuneki & Iida, 1964
* '' Dolichurus apiciornatus'' Tsuneki, 1977
* '' Dolichurus aposanus'' Tsuneki in Tsuneki et al., 1992
* '' Dolichurus aridulus'' Krombein, 1979
* '' Dolichurus astos'' Ohl, 2002
* '' Dolichurus baguionis'' Tsuneki in Tsuneki et al., 1992
* '' Dolichurus basuto'' Arnold, 1952
* '' Dolichurus bicolor'' Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1845
* '' Dolichurus bimaculatus'' Arnold, 1928
* ''Dolichurus carbonarius'' F. Smith, 1869
* ''Dolichurus cearensis'' Ducke, 1910
* '' Dolichurus clypealis'' Tsuneki in Tsuneki et al., 1992
* '' Dolichurus corniculus'' (Spinola, 1808)
* ''Dolichurus crenatus'' Ohl, 2002
* ''Dolichurus dromedarius'' Nagy, 1971
* ''Dolichurus formosanus'' Tsuneki, 1967
* ''Dolichurus foroforo'' Ohl, Fritz & Neumann, 2004
* ''Dolichurus gilberti'' R. Turner, 1912
* ''Dolichurus greenei'' Rohwer, 1916
* ''Dolichurus guillarmodi'' Arnold, 1952
* ''Dolichurus haemorrhous'' A. Costa, 1886
* ''Dolichurus ignitus'' F. Smith, 1869
* ''Dolichurus kohli'' Arnold, 1928
* ''Dolichurus laevis'' F. Smith, 1873
* '' Dolichurus lankensis'' Krombein, 1979
* '' Dolichurus leioceps'' Strand, 1913
* '' Dolichurus maculicollis'' Tsuneki, 1967
* '' Dolichurus major'' Kazenas, 1976
* '' Dolichurus mindanaonis'' Tsuneki in Tsuneki et al., 1992
* '' Dolichurus ombrodes'' Nagy, 1971
* '' Dolichurus oxanus'' Nagy, 1971
* '' Dolichurus palawanensis'' Tsuneki in Tsuneki et al., 1992
* ''Dolichurus pempuchiensis'' Tsuneki, 1972
* '' Dolichurus pigmaeus'' Tsuneki, 1976
* '' Dolichurus quadridentatus'' Arnold, 1940
* '' Dolichurus rubripyx'' Arnold, 1928
* '' Dolichurus rugosifrons'' Tsuneki in Tsuneki et al., 1992
* '' Dolichurus secundus'' de Saussure, 1892
* '' Dolichurus shirozui'' Tsuneki, 1967
* '' Dolichurus silvicola'' Krombein, 1979
* ''Dolichurus stantoni'' (Ashmead, 1904)
* '' Dolichurus taprobanae'' F. Smith, 1869
* '' Dolichurus turanicus'' Gussakovskij, 1952
* '' Dolichurus venator'' Arnold, 1928
* '' Dolichurus yungaburra'' Ohl, 2002
* † '' Dolichurus heevansi'' Ohl, 2004

References

Parasitic wasps
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Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
Ampulicidae
Apoidea genera

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