Twenty six new species of Leioproctus (Colletellus): Australian Neopasiphaeinae, all but one with two submarginal cells (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Leioproctus)
Author
Leijs, Remko
Author
Dorey, James
Author
Hogendoorn, Katja
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ZooKeys
2018
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http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.811.28924
journal article
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.811.28924
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Leioproctus (Colletellus) rubicundus Leijs
sp. n.
Figures 2A, 26
A-N
Specimens examined.
(2♂, 5♀): Holotype female, Bon Bon Stn (
30.7789S
;
135.3841E
), 26 Oct. 2010, Leijs, R., on
Angianthus brachypappus
, SAMA 32-033488 AUSBS145-12/RL1630A;
Allotype male, Pernatty Stn, North Tiffin Hill (
31.4826S
;
137.7454E
), 05 Sep. 2016, Leijs, R., on
Gunniopsis
, SAMA 32-033492, KR4734;
Paratypes 2 females, SAMA 32-033487, 89; BOLD: AUSBS139-12/RL1631; AUSBS144-12/RL1631B same locality data as holotype; 2 females, 1 male, Pernatty Stn, North Tiffin Hill (
31.4826S
;
137.7454E
), 05 Sep. 2016, Leijs, R., on
Gunniopsis
, SAMA 32-033490,91,93 KR4732,33,35; 1 female, from salt lake, SA, (
30.8161S
;
134.3042E
), P. Hudson.
Diagnosis.
First recurrent vein meeting to the first submarginal cross vein, ocellocular area smooth, without punctures, metapostnotum smooth, shiny, horizontal part shorter than vertical, T2-4 with semi erect hairs on posterior margins, female BTB rounded, inner hind tibial spur pectinate.
Description.
Female holotype: body length: 6.1 mm; head width: 2.1 mm. Relative head measurements: HW 50, ASD 3.0, AOD 8.9, HL 34, IAD 8.6, LFW 33, OAD 15, OOD 9.0, OW 18, UFW 35, HW/HL 1.5, LFW/UFW 0.9. Relative wing measurements: MSR 1.63, FSR 1.72, SFR 0.84.
Structure: terga anteriorly not depressed; BTP rounded; BTP/tibial length ratio 0.21; inner hind tibial spur pectinate with 10 teeth.
Sculpture: scutum smooth with sparse punctures; metapostnotum smooth, shiny, horizontal part shorter than vertical; T1 lineo-reticulate, T2-3 transverse lineo-reticulate; clypeus shiny, closely punctate, orange anterior rim; supraclypeal area shiny, closely punctate; ocellocular area smooth, shiny; frons smooth openly to sparsely punctate; scape shiny, sparsely punctate.
Coloration: terga anteriorly orange, laterally brown medially, posteriorly orange, transparent posterior margins, no adpressed hair bands; scopa white; mandibles orange with brown tip; flagellum F1-3 black, F4-10 orange/brown below; scape black.
Pubescence: scutum: dispersed, medium length, branched; scutellum: dispersed, medium length, branched; metanotum: dispersed, medium length, branched; S2-4 hair bands, long, branched.
Description.
Male allotype: body length: 5.5 mm; head width: 1.7 mm. Relative head measurements: HW 50, ASD 2.5, AOD 7.9, HL 38, IAD 9.4, LFW 27, OAD 15, OOD 8.6, OW 17, UFW 33, HW/HL 1.3, LFW/UFW 0.8. Relative wing measurements: MSR 1.72, FSR 1.39, SFR 1.00.
Structure: terga anteriorly not depressed; BTP rounded; flagellum F1-3 black, F 4-11 brown below, shorter than wide.
Sculpture: scutum smooth with almost no punctures; metapostnotum shiny with microsculpture, horizontal part shorter than vertical; T1 lineo-reticulate, T2-3 transverse lineo-reticulate; clypeus shiny, closely punctate; supraclypeal area shiny, closely punctate; ocellocular area smooth, shiny, almost no punctures; frons smooth, openly to closely punctate; scape shiny, sparsely punctate.
Coloration: terga anteriorly black, posterior margins transparent orange; mandibles black with brown tip; scape black.
Pubescence: scutum: white, dispersed, medium length, branched; scutellum: white, dispersed, medium length, branched; S2-4 short dense apical hair bands.
S
7: dorsal apical lobe absent, ventral apical lobe large, branched setae present on apico-medial area of ventral apical lobe.
Remarks.
Three specimens have been DNA barcoded, accessible through the following links:
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=AUSBS139-12
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=AUSBS144-12
http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=AUSBS145-12
Flower records.
Angianthus brachypappus
(
Asteraceae
),
Gunniopsis
sp. (
Aizoaceae
).
Distribution.
Figure 26F.
Figure 26.
Leioproctus (Colletellus) rubicundus
Leijs, sp. n. ♀ holotype and ♂ allotype. Scale bar: 0.1 mm (L, M, N).
Etymology.
The specific epithet refers to the colour of the female metasoma.