<documentid="76EC9615F3E7026495E4F16E4C535EBE"ID-CLB-Dataset="307866"ID-DOI="10.11646/zootaxa.5570.2.1"ID-GBIF-Dataset="185fad02-aee4-4e05-9295-ea36217424d1"ID-ISSN="1175-5326"ID-Zenodo-Dep="14734877"ID-ZooBank="7177B69B-6132-485D-87C7-4EA807692757"IM.bibliography_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.illustrations_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.materialsCitations_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.metadata_approvedBy="felipe"IM.tables_requiresApprovalFor="GgImagineBatch"IM.taxonomicNames_approvedBy="valdenar"IM.treatmentCitations_approvedBy="felipe"IM.treatments_approvedBy="valdenar"checkinTime="1737737014959"checkinUser="plazi"docAuthor="Rojas-Arias, Laura, Griswold, Terry, Hinojosa-Díaz, Ismael, Morrone, Juan J. & Barajas, Ricardo Ayala"docDate="2025"docId="D838E015FF81B07BFF5DC57897517C42"docLanguage="en"docName="zootaxa.5570.2.1.pdf"docOrigin="Zootaxa 5570 (2)"docSource="https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5570.2.1"docStyle="DocumentStyle:647186512141C8FC8976D5BCC54AEB7D.9:Zootaxa.2013-.journal_article"docStyleId="647186512141C8FC8976D5BCC54AEB7D"docStyleName="Zootaxa.2013-.journal_article"docStyleVersion="9"docTitle="Heriades mariana Rojas-Arias, Griswold & Ayala. 2025, sp. nov."docType="treatment"docVersion="5"lastPageNumber="241"masterDocId="2401986DFFA4B053FFCAC76393587A50"masterDocTitle="Neotropical bees of the genus Heriades Spinola, 1808 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Osmiini) with description of nine new species"masterLastPageNumber="259"masterPageNumber="201"pageNumber="238"updateTime="1738007222907"updateUser="ExternalLinkService"zenodo-license-document="CLOSED">
<mods:titleid="926BEBC3FC8C035C679AF4E16AB84991">Neotropical bees of the genus Heriades Spinola, 1808 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Osmiini) with description of nine new species</mods:title>
<mods:affiliationid="68C74A4A2199192EF41AD5E89DF5A131">Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (Posgrado en Ciencias Biológicas, UNAM. Unidad de</mods:affiliation>
<mods:namePartid="3AAA5258E3FBE237165F0645497CA99F">Morrone, Juan J.</mods:namePart>
<mods:affiliationid="BD1FAC6EBCDDF016A8DFF47095194C2E">Museo de Zoología “ Alfonso L. Herrera ”, Departamento de Biología Evolutiva, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad Nacional Autónoma</mods:affiliation>
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<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FF55C55C9258780A"box="[159,256,575,602]"captionStart="FIGURE 2"captionStartId="3.[151,250,1883,1907]"captionTargetBox="[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetId="figure-137@3.[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetPageId="3"captionText="FIGURE 2. S1 of male, (a) profile with posterior margin of sterna to the right, (b) posterior margin in ventral view, and (c) ventral process of S1 in posterior view with dorsal surface up, when relevant (shown for A and B applies to the reminder) A. H. micheneri B. H. amanda sp. nov. C. H. bruneri D. H. briceida sp. nov. E. H. currani F. H. leavitti G. H. viridiana sp. nov. H. H. texana I. H. cristina sp. nov. J. H. danuncia sp. nov. K. H. vulcanica sp. nov. L. H. mariana sp. nov. M. H. nora sp. nov. N. H. luisa sp. nov. O. H. crucifera."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734881/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Figs. 2L</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FEC6C523920B780A"box="[268,339,576,602]"captionStart-0="FIGURE 22"captionStart-1="FIGURE 23"captionStartId-0="38.[151,250,1068,1092]"captionStartId-1="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox-0="[159,1428,157,1033]"captionTargetBox-1="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId-0="figure-22@38.[151,1436,149,1042]"captionTargetId-1="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId-0="38"captionTargetPageId-1="39"captionText-0="FIGURE 22. Known distribution records for Heriades mariana sp. nov."captionText-1="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi-0="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734942"figureDoi-1="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri-0="https://zenodo.org/record/14734942/files/figure.png"httpUri-1="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">22–23</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FAF9C5E496D678F2"box="[1331,1422,647,674]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="7.[151,250,1796,1820]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetId="figure-60@7.[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="FIGURE 3. Ocellar size, punctation on scutum, pits on propodeal basal zone, apical terga fasciae and T3 punctation.A–C ocelli: A. small (H. currani) B. medium-sized (H. micheneri) C. large (H. mariana sp. nov.). D–F scutal punctation: D. small (H. luisa sp. nov.) E. medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov.) F. large (H. cristina sp. nov). G–I propodeal basal zone pits: G and H. small to medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov. and H. micheneri) I. large (H. cristina. sp. nov.). J–L Terga apical fasciae and T3 punctation: J. Fasciae with row of thick, short, white hairs and T3 with dense punctures (H. briceida sp. nov.) K. Fasciae with rows of thin, long, orangish hairs and T3 with small and sparse punctures (H. bruneri). L. Fasciae with rows of thin, short, white hairs and T3 with large, horseshoe-shaped punctures (H. cristina sp. nov.)"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734885"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734885/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 3K</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FD5CC5C891B77896"box="[662,751,683,710]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="7.[151,250,1796,1820]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetId="figure-60@7.[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="FIGURE 3. Ocellar size, punctation on scutum, pits on propodeal basal zone, apical terga fasciae and T3 punctation.A–C ocelli: A. small (H. currani) B. medium-sized (H. micheneri) C. large (H. mariana sp. nov.). D–F scutal punctation: D. small (H. luisa sp. nov.) E. medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov.) F. large (H. cristina sp. nov). G–I propodeal basal zone pits: G and H. small to medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov. and H. micheneri) I. large (H. cristina. sp. nov.). J–L Terga apical fasciae and T3 punctation: J. Fasciae with row of thick, short, white hairs and T3 with dense punctures (H. briceida sp. nov.) K. Fasciae with rows of thin, long, orangish hairs and T3 with small and sparse punctures (H. bruneri). L. Fasciae with rows of thin, short, white hairs and T3 with large, horseshoe-shaped punctures (H. cristina sp. nov.)"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734885"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734885/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 3L</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FDCDC5AC913778BA"box="[519,623,719,746]"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 23A</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FF55C59093B9795D"box="[159,225,755,781]"captionStart="FIGURE 2"captionStartId="3.[151,250,1883,1907]"captionTargetBox="[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetId="figure-137@3.[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetPageId="3"captionText="FIGURE 2. S1 of male, (a) profile with posterior margin of sterna to the right, (b) posterior margin in ventral view, and (c) ventral process of S1 in posterior view with dorsal surface up, when relevant (shown for A and B applies to the reminder) A. H. micheneri B. H. amanda sp. nov. C. H. bruneri D. H. briceida sp. nov. E. H. currani F. H. leavitti G. H. viridiana sp. nov. H. H. texana I. H. cristina sp. nov. J. H. danuncia sp. nov. K. H. vulcanica sp. nov. L. H. mariana sp. nov. M. H. nora sp. nov. N. H. luisa sp. nov. O. H. crucifera."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734881/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FEE4C47492377962"box="[302,367,791,818]"captionStart="FIGURE 2"captionStartId="3.[151,250,1883,1907]"captionTargetBox="[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetId="figure-137@3.[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetPageId="3"captionText="FIGURE 2. S1 of male, (a) profile with posterior margin of sterna to the right, (b) posterior margin in ventral view, and (c) ventral process of S1 in posterior view with dorsal surface up, when relevant (shown for A and B applies to the reminder) A. H. micheneri B. H. amanda sp. nov. C. H. bruneri D. H. briceida sp. nov. E. H. currani F. H. leavitti G. H. viridiana sp. nov. H. H. texana I. H. cristina sp. nov. J. H. danuncia sp. nov. K. H. vulcanica sp. nov. L. H. mariana sp. nov. M. H. nora sp. nov. N. H. luisa sp. nov. O. H. crucifera."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734881/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
La); posterior margin of S5 bilobated, with several lines of capitate hairs on top directed upward, and several lines of simple, shorter hairs on subapical margin (
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FCA2C45890977906"box="[872,975,827,854]"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 23E</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FE70C43C9178792A"box="[442,544,863,890]"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 23F</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FDF9C4E091CF79CE"box="[563,663,899,926]"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 23C</figureCitation>
<taxonomicNameid="97912A80FF81B076FCEAC4E790F779CD"authorityName="Rojas-Arias & Griswold & Hinojosa-Díaz & Morrone & Barajas"authorityYear="2025"box="[800,943,899,925]"class="Insecta"family="Megachilidae"genus="Heriades"kingdom="Animalia"order="Hymenoptera"pageId="37"pageNumber="238"phylum="Arthropoda"rank="species"species="vulcanica"status="sp. nov.">
but different from this on body size and color or hairs on posterior T); apical margin of clypeus without emargination, with four to five small, rounded tubercles; clypeus, supraclypeal area and scutum with medium-sized punctures (0.2 times OD) (
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FB2EC4A8966279B6"box="[1252,1338,971,998]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="7.[151,250,1796,1820]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetId="figure-60@7.[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="FIGURE 3. Ocellar size, punctation on scutum, pits on propodeal basal zone, apical terga fasciae and T3 punctation.A–C ocelli: A. small (H. currani) B. medium-sized (H. micheneri) C. large (H. mariana sp. nov.). D–F scutal punctation: D. small (H. luisa sp. nov.) E. medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov.) F. large (H. cristina sp. nov). G–I propodeal basal zone pits: G and H. small to medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov. and H. micheneri) I. large (H. cristina. sp. nov.). J–L Terga apical fasciae and T3 punctation: J. Fasciae with row of thick, short, white hairs and T3 with dense punctures (H. briceida sp. nov.) K. Fasciae with rows of thin, long, orangish hairs and T3 with small and sparse punctures (H. bruneri). L. Fasciae with rows of thin, short, white hairs and T3 with large, horseshoe-shaped punctures (H. cristina sp. nov.)"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734885"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734885/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 3E</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FC4CC48C90B87E5A"box="[902,992,1007,1034]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="7.[151,250,1796,1820]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetId="figure-60@7.[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="FIGURE 3. Ocellar size, punctation on scutum, pits on propodeal basal zone, apical terga fasciae and T3 punctation.A–C ocelli: A. small (H. currani) B. medium-sized (H. micheneri) C. large (H. mariana sp. nov.). D–F scutal punctation: D. small (H. luisa sp. nov.) E. medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov.) F. large (H. cristina sp. nov). G–I propodeal basal zone pits: G and H. small to medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov. and H. micheneri) I. large (H. cristina. sp. nov.). J–L Terga apical fasciae and T3 punctation: J. Fasciae with row of thick, short, white hairs and T3 with dense punctures (H. briceida sp. nov.) K. Fasciae with rows of thin, long, orangish hairs and T3 with small and sparse punctures (H. bruneri). L. Fasciae with rows of thin, short, white hairs and T3 with large, horseshoe-shaped punctures (H. cristina sp. nov.)"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734885"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734885/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 3K</figureCitation>
(0.9–1, n=6); interantennal distance 1.6 times antennocular distance; lateral ocelli large, 4.7 times DOP in interocellar area; interocellar distance 1.6 times OD, ocellocular distance 1.9 times OD, OPR 1.7 times OD; labrum with basal, medial, wide elevation with one cusp; clypeus 1.5 times broader than long, lower third convex in profile, apical margin with shallow emargination; scape length 0.8 times alveolocellar distance, 2.4 times longer than wide; pedicel as long as broad, about 1.1 times longer than F1 and about 0.6 times longer than F2; flagellum black; F1 broader than long; remaining flagellomeres 1.6 longer than F1; F11 2.6 times longer than broad.
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FAF4C21896D67FC6"box="[1342,1422,1403,1430]"captionStart="FIGURE 3"captionStartId="7.[151,250,1796,1820]"captionTargetBox="[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetId="figure-60@7.[151,1436,270,1769]"captionTargetPageId="7"captionText="FIGURE 3. Ocellar size, punctation on scutum, pits on propodeal basal zone, apical terga fasciae and T3 punctation.A–C ocelli: A. small (H. currani) B. medium-sized (H. micheneri) C. large (H. mariana sp. nov.). D–F scutal punctation: D. small (H. luisa sp. nov.) E. medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov.) F. large (H. cristina sp. nov). G–I propodeal basal zone pits: G and H. small to medium-sized (H. briceida sp. nov. and H. micheneri) I. large (H. cristina. sp. nov.). J–L Terga apical fasciae and T3 punctation: J. Fasciae with row of thick, short, white hairs and T3 with dense punctures (H. briceida sp. nov.) K. Fasciae with rows of thin, long, orangish hairs and T3 with small and sparse punctures (H. bruneri). L. Fasciae with rows of thin, short, white hairs and T3 with large, horseshoe-shaped punctures (H. cristina sp. nov.)"figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734885"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734885/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 3I</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FC90C2A090C37F8D"box="[858,923,1475,1501]"captionStart="FIGURE 2"captionStartId="3.[151,250,1883,1907]"captionTargetBox="[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetId="figure-137@3.[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetPageId="3"captionText="FIGURE 2. S1 of male, (a) profile with posterior margin of sterna to the right, (b) posterior margin in ventral view, and (c) ventral process of S1 in posterior view with dorsal surface up, when relevant (shown for A and B applies to the reminder) A. H. micheneri B. H. amanda sp. nov. C. H. bruneri D. H. briceida sp. nov. E. H. currani F. H. leavitti G. H. viridiana sp. nov. H. H. texana I. H. cristina sp. nov. J. H. danuncia sp. nov. K. H. vulcanica sp. nov. L. H. mariana sp. nov. M. H. nora sp. nov. N. H. luisa sp. nov. O. H. crucifera."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734881/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF81B076FC3FC284976F7C52"box="[1013,1079,1511,1538]"captionStart="FIGURE 2"captionStartId="3.[151,250,1883,1907]"captionTargetBox="[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetId="figure-137@3.[264,1323,378,1874]"captionTargetPageId="3"captionText="FIGURE 2. S1 of male, (a) profile with posterior margin of sterna to the right, (b) posterior margin in ventral view, and (c) ventral process of S1 in posterior view with dorsal surface up, when relevant (shown for A and B applies to the reminder) A. H. micheneri B. H. amanda sp. nov. C. H. bruneri D. H. briceida sp. nov. E. H. currani F. H. leavitti G. H. viridiana sp. nov. H. H. texana I. H. cristina sp. nov. J. H. danuncia sp. nov. K. H. vulcanica sp. nov. L. H. mariana sp. nov. M. H. nora sp. nov. N. H. luisa sp. nov. O. H. crucifera."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734881"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734881/files/figure.png"pageId="37"pageNumber="238">Fig. 2</figureCitation>
Clypeus with small (at base 0.2 times OD), contiguous, not coarse punctures; supraclypeal area with punctures as on base of clypeus; frons with bigger and coarser punctures than those on supraclypeal area; frons in front of ocelli punctation sparser than frons; vertex with bigger, slightly sparser punctures than on supraclypeal area, with micropunctures between punctures; hypostomal area with punctation as on clypeus; pronotum anterior surface with punctures bigger, slightly sparser coarser than on clypeus; disc of scutum with punctures (0.2 times OD) as on vertex, with micropunctures between punctures; rest of mesosoma as on scutum except: scutellum with punctures slightly bigger and sparser; mesepisternum with slightly bigger punctures, with micropunctures between punctures; metepisternum with notably smaller punctures, less dense and coarse; T1 with smaller (0.2 times OD), sparser punctures than on scutum; T2 with punctures smaller than on T1; T3 with smaller, less coarse punctures than on T1, semicircular shape, separated by third DOP; T4 with coarser punctures than on T3; T5 with smaller and slightly coarser punctures than on T4; dorsal surface of T6 with bigger, sparser, irregularly shaped punctures as on T5, on posterior surface with sparser punctation, DBP one DOP; sides of S1 with punctation bigger and denser than on T1, on disc process smaller; sides of S2 with punctures sparser than on T1, disc of S2 microreticulate without punctation.
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Sides of clypeus with plumose, golden equally length hairs, directed ventrally, absent on middle vertical line; supraclypeal area with few plumose, thin, golden, short hairs beneath alveoli; frons with plumose, thin, long, golden hairs directed dorsally (
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF82B075FDA4C3D991807E84"box="[622,728,1210,1236]"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="38"pageNumber="239">Fig. 23A</figureCitation>
); hypostomal area with short hairs not joining hairs in clypeus, in frontal view not surpassing mandible; dorsolateral angles of pronotum with pubescence not forming continuous, linear band with hairs on anterior margin of scutum, and without tuft of thick, short hairs; disc of scutum with simple, thin, short, scattered, white hairs on its entire surface; mesepisternum with anterior and posterior edge with plumose, thin, long, white hairs absent medially; disc of metepisternum without characteristic tuft of plumose, thick, short, white hairs; tergal fasciae with rows of thin, long, white hairs, T1 to T3 with simple, short, thin, white hairs in punctures; disc of T4 to T6 with simple, long, thick, whitish hairs in punctures increasing in length towards posterior terga (
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF82B075FF14C2D5921D7F80"box="[222,325,1462,1488]"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="38"pageNumber="239">Fig. 23B</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF82B075FAA5C2B993907C48"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="38"pageNumber="239">Fig. 23E</figureCitation>
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF82B075FED5C12592DF7C30"box="[287,391,1606,1632]"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="38"pageNumber="239">Fig. 23G</figureCitation>
(1.1–1.2, n=3); interantennal distance 1.2 times antennocular distance; interocellar distance 1.7 times OD, ocellocular distance 1.4 times OD, OPR 1.8 times OD; labrum with one rounded, basal, medial tubercle; mandible on outer surface with outer and condylar ridge parallel with tubercle diagonal from base of ouer ridge, reaching ventral margin of mandible; dorsal margin of mandible with carina; clypeus without emargination and apical margin with five rounded, small, lower tubercles (
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); scape 2.9 times longer than broad; pedicel 1.4 longer than broad, about 1.6 times longer than F1 and 2.2 longer than F2, remaining flagellomeres 1.3 longer than F1.
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Clypeus with medium-sized (0.2 times OD), contiguous, coarse punctures becoming smaller on lower two thirds, with few micropunctures and space between punctures resembling lines; supraclypeal area with punctures slightly bigger and sparser than base of clypeus: frons with slightly bigger, coarser, and contiguous punctures than supraclypeal area; frons in front of ocelli with slightly bigger punctures on sides, than those on frons; vertex bigger and sparser than on clypeus; gena evenly punctate as on frons in front of ocelli; scutum with slightly smaller and denser punctures than on vertex; rest of mesosoma as on scutum except: scutellum with bigger and sparser punctures; mesepisternum with bigger and slightly sparser punctures, with micropuntures between punctures; metasomal terga bright, microreticulate between punctures; T1 and T2 with smaller punctures (0.2 times OD) than on scutum, sparser (0.33 times DOP), with rounded shape; T3 with punctures large, 0.7 times DOP of scutum, irregularly shaped, and sparser (1.5 times DOP); dorsal surface of T6 with bigger, coarser and denser punctures than on T5; sterna with punctation smaller and sparser than on scutum, microreticulate on posterior margin.
<figureCitationid="C8AA4D86FF8CB07BFF55C530925E783D"box="[159,262,595,621]"captionStart="FIGURE 23"captionStartId="39.[151,250,1943,1967]"captionTargetBox="[172,1397,192,1905]"captionTargetId="figure-18@39.[172,1416,179,1917]"captionTargetPageId="39"captionText="FIGURE 23. Heriades mariana sp. nov. Male: A. frontal view B. dorsal view. Female: C. frontal view D. dorsal view. Male: E. S5. F. S6. G. genital capsule in dorsal view and H. ventral view."figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14734946"httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/14734946/files/figure.png"pageId="40"pageNumber="241">Fig. 23C</figureCitation>
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, mostly in the Pacific Lowlands biogeographic province (
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). This species is endemic from Central America, associate to the tropical and cloud forest. Altitudinal range:
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however the male differs by having two subapical spikes on S6 and females with apical margin of clypeus with more than two tubercles all of the same size. On females the tubercle on outer surface of mandible varies from straight to slightly curved. The spikes of S6 on males are similar to
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