New species of the cuckoo bee genus Austrosphecodes Michener, 1978 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecodini) and a key for Brazilian species Author Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa 9DD5F746-8E04-46E3-A03E-AE354265B12D Laboratório de Abelhas, Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. goncalvesrb@gmail.com Author Pereira, Felipe Walter 0C782DCC-BFF2-4DCE-AFE8-99E48C068FCF Laboratório de Abelhas, Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. felip3walter@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-05-12 819 55 89 http://zoobank.org/9f26a543-1a8a-43bb-8443-ab0e14e11c0c journal article 55514 10.5852/ejt.2022.819.1777 303b5752-420d-4de2-9cf0-9b376acb2c14 2118-9773 6544410 9F26A543-1A8A-43BB-8443-AB0E14E11C0C Austrosphecodes orcus sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 851C93ED-46F4-45F0-8C94-B1534A4727FB Figs 8 , 10D Diagnosis Females of this species are very similar to those of A . inornatus , with T1 punctate but punctures not strongly impressed. It differs from A . inornatus by the mesoscutum disc sparsely punctate, interspaces more than puncture diameters, surface mostly polished. Males are easily recognized by the submarginal rows of long (= 2od) recurved setae on S4–5 ( Fig. 8G ). Etymology A god of the underworld, punisher of broken oaths in Italic and Roman mythology. Orcus was portrayed in paintings in Etruscan tombs as a hairy, bearded giant. The name is used as a proper noun in apposition. Material examined Holotype BRAZIL – Minas Gerais • ♀ ; “DZUP\568538” “ Uberlândia – MG\ BRASIL 23.IV.93 \ G.A.R. MELO ”; deposited in the Coleção Entomológica Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure, Curitiba, Brazil; DZUP 568538 . Paratypes BRAZIL – Bahia • 1 ♂ ; “951908” “ Santo Antonio \ Cocos BA, Brasil \ 44 40′W , 14 8′S " 22,27- VII-1995 \ Mazucato , leg.”; RPSP . – Espírito Santo • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568569” “ CARIACICA – E. SANTO\ BRASIL 2-8/V/57 \ C. and C. T. Elias leg.”; DZUP 568569 . – Mato Grosso do Sul • 1 ♂ ; “ Campo Grande \ MS, Brasil \ 28-II-1990 \ M. Mazucato \ 900204 ”; RPSP . – Minas Gerais : 1 ♀ ; “DZUP\568530” “PASSOS – MG\ Brasil 7a12-X-63 \ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568530 • 1 ♀ ; “DZUP\568531” “ PASSOS – BRASIL \ MG 4-5-X-63 \ CLAUDIONOR ELIAS ”; DZUP 568531 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568532” “PASSOS – MG\ BR 28Xia 7XII ; DZUP-X-62\ Claudionor Elias ”; DZUP 568532 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568533” “ ARAXÁ – MG \ Brasil 22-IV 63 \ C. Elias leg”; DZUP 568533 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568534” “ ARAXÁ – MG \ Brasil 22-IV 63 \ C. Elias leg”; DZUP 568534 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568535” “ IBIÁ – M. Gerais \ BRASIL 18/VI/65 \ C. Elias leg”; DZUP 568535 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568536” “ Brasil , Minas Gerais \ Catas Altas , Serra do\ Caraça , 1200m ,\ 1.iv.1999 , GAR Melo ”; DZUP 568536 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568537” “ Sta. JULIANA \ MG – BRASIL \ 4/VI/1965 \ C. Elias leg”; DZUP 568537 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568539” “ SÃO GOTARDO \ MG – BRASIL \ 11/VI/1965 \ C. Elias leg”; DZUP 568539 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568540” “ IBIÁ – M. Gerais \ BRASIL 17/12/65 \ C. Elias leg”; DZUP 568540 . – São Paulo • 1 ♀ ; “DZUP\568527” “ Brasil , São Paulo,\ Luis Antonio , Est.\ Ecol. de Jataí , 16.x \1999, G. A. R. Melo ”; DZUP 568527 • 1 ♀ ; “DZUP\568528” “ Brasil , São Paulo ,\ Ribeirão Preto ,\ Campus da USP \ 01.IX.1998 , Melo”; DZUP 568528 • 1 ♂ ; “DZUP\568529” “ BARUERI – SP \ Brasil V 1957 \ K. Lenko , leg”; DZUP 568529 • 1 ♀ ; “M 8 77” “ Ribeirão Preto \ SP BRASIL \ SF-23, 48 - 21d” “ 10-III-1977 \ M. Mazucato Leg. ”; RPSP • 1 ♀ ; same collection data as for preceding; “ 12-II-1977 ”; RPSP • 4 ♂♂ ; same collection data as for preceding; “ 23-V-1975 ”, “ 22-V-1975 ”, “ 28-V-1976 ” and “ 28-V-1975 ”; RPSP • 1 ♂ ; “ GENETICA\ F.M. R. PRETO ” “ Ribeirão Preto \ SP BRASIL \ SF-23, 48 - 21d\ 1-VI-1972 \ M. Mazucato Leg.”; RPSP • 1 ♂ ; “ Brasil , SP , ES. Ecol. Itirapina \ 22 12’27.9”S 47 54’05.9”W "\ 26-28.V.2017 Tavares , Porto ,\ Lucena , Gibran and Yoshida ”; RPSP • 1 ♂ ; same collection data as for preceding; “ 21-23.IV.2017 ”; RPSP • 1 ♂ ; same collection data as for preceding; “ 28-21.I.2017 ”; RPSP • 2 ♂♂ ; same collection data as for preceding; “ 24-26.II.2017 Tavares , Porto,\ Lucena , Stefanello and Quinteiro ”; RPSP . Fig. 8. Austrosphecodes orcus sp. nov. A–C . Paratype (DZUP 568527). D–F . Holotype, ♂ (DZUP 568538). A . Female head. B . Female mesosoma. C . Female propodeum and metasoma. D . Male head. E . Male mesosoma. F . Male propodeum and metasoma. G . Male metasomal sterna. Scale bar =1 mm. Description Female MEASUREMENTS. Head width 1.8 mm , length 1.4 mm ; intertegular distance 1.0 mm; body length about 6.0 mm. HEAD. Labrum dark amber to black. Mandible dark amber; long setae on outer and ventral margin, more concentrated on base. Clypeus black; sulcate; basal margin arcuate in the middle; loosely punctate; sparse long decumbent setae on middle; small concentration of long decumbent setae on lateral apexes.Supraclypeal area black; densely punctate (i <pd); dull interspaces; plumose decumbent setae absent in the middle, present on middle of antennae insertions and below antennae. Paraocular area black; densely punctate; dull interspaces; densely covered with whitish decumbent plumose setae on middle to bottom; upper densely punctate (i<pd) to rugose, punctures almost touching themselves; few short erect setae. Antennae mostly black; brownish on ventral surfaces of flagellomeres; scape long, almost reaching mid ocellus; few erect setae on scape; scape punctate to sparsely punctate, mostly polished; flagellomeres homogeneous covered with short whitish setae. Frons black; densely punctate (i <pd); dull interspaces; sparse long erect setae; weakly depressed above supraclypeal area. Vertex punctate to rugose, lineolate on posterior margin, less punctate and more polished near gena; few short erect setae. Gena rugose-carinate; imbricate; loosely rugose as seen as on on lateral view, imbricate; densely covered with decumbent whitish setae. MESOSOMA. Pronotum rugose; covered with long whitish setae dorsally; weakly covered with tomentum as seen as on lateral view; imbricate near pronotal lobe. Posterior margin of pronotum covered with tomentum. Prosternum black; imbricate; weakly covered with tomentum on the middle. Fore leg. Coxa black; dull; imbricate; covered with whitish long setae; trochanter black; imbricate; few setae; femur black on base and brown on apex; imbricate; sparse erect setae; tibia amber; tibial spur serrate on apex, with one sharp tooth. Mesoscutum black; anterior border rugose; disc punctate to sparsely punctate (i>pd), polished; median sulcus weak. Mesepisternum black; coarsely rugose, not polished; sparse whitish long setae on lateral view; weakly covered with whitish setae on ventral surface. Mid leg. Coxa black; dull; imbricate; covered with whitish long setae; trochanter dark amber; imbricate; few setae; femur dark brown on base and lighter on apex; imbricate; sparse erect setae; tibia amber; one simple tibial spur. Tegula amber; concentric lineolate; polished in the middle. Fore wing with 3 submarginal cells. Scutellum black; polished; few sparse punctures on disc. Metanotum black; rugulose; mostly covered with tomentum. Metepisternum rugose and dull; more carinate near tegula; weakly covered with tomentum. Hind leg. Coxa black to dark amber; dull; imbricate; presence of long whitish setae; trochanter dark amber; imbricate; few setae; femur dark brown on base and lighter on apex; imbricate; sparse erect setae; tibia amber. Hind wing with 5 hamuli. Metapostnotum weakly concave; margin rounded; areolate. Latero-dorsal surface scrobiculate. Propodeum densely covered with tomentum. METASOMA. T1 dark amber; densely punctuate, punctures weakly impressed. T2 dark amber; punctulate; short setae on anterior margin; posterior margin mostly polished. T3 dark amber; punctulate, imbricate; setae on anterior margin to middle; longer sparse setae on middle; T4 black; imbricate; setae on anterior margin to middle; longer sparse setae on middle. T5 black; mostly imbricate; weakly covered with long setae. Pygidial plate black; dull; without setae. S1–S3 amber; imbricate; few sparse setae. S4 black on posterior margin; imbricate; sparse setae. S5–S6 black; imbricate; few sparse long erect setae. Male MEASUREMENTS. Head width 1.7 mm , length 1.5 mm ; intertegular distance 1.1 mm ; body length about 6.0 mm. As the female except as described. CLYPEUS. Supraclypeal area and lower particular with scattered plumose setae; antennae light brown, scape not reaching mid ocellus, vertex very coarsely punctate. STERNA. 3–5 with a submarginal row of long setae (2 od), recurved on S4–5. GENITALIA. Illustrated in Fig. 2A of Gonçalves (2021)