Revision of the South African endemic bee genus Redivivoides Michener, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae) Author Kuhlmann, Michael text European Journal of Taxonomy 2012 2012-12-19 34 1 34 journal article 25529 10.5852/ejt.2012.34 72f57e78-d531-481f-935e-8ab604837d7d 3433816 B4F3BFEB-60AE-4F15-BB1D-41B3E7BEC299 Redivivoides karooensis sp. nov. Figs 4 , 7 , 8 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 00C81E1F-78C5-406D-8132-0CC6ABD24EB9 Diagnosis Females of R. karooensis sp. nov. can be separated from other Redivivoides species by a combination of the following characters: metasomal terga black to brown, T2 densely punctate with large punctures and surface between punctures smooth and shiny, white apical tergal hair bands present ( Fig. 7D ), prepygidial and pygidial fimbria dark brown to black ( Fig. 7D ). These characters also apply to males ( Fig. 8C ) but the genitalia and S6 – S8 ( Fig. 8 D-H) should be checked to avoid potential confusion with the unknown male of R. eardleyi . Etymology Named after the Karoo, the arid region in western and central South Africa where this species was found. Type material ( 22 specimens ) Holotype ♀ , 9 Sep. 1994 , V.B. Whitehead / Phyllopodium heterophyllum / SAM-HYM-B009461“ ( SAMC ). SOUTH AFRICA : W. Cape , Sauer , Suurfontein , 3218DC, 18°40’ E , 32°50’ S . Paratypes SOUTH AFRICA : 1 ♂ , Farm Quaggaskop [ 31°19’ S , 18°39’ E ], 29 Jul. 1992 , M. Struck ( SAMC ) ; 1 ♀ , 2 ♂♂ , Garies , Sarrisam Farm , 3017DA [ 30°40’ S , 17°40’ E ], 11 Aug. 1994 , V.B. Whitehead , Phyllopodium pumilum ( SAMC , RCMK ) ; 1 ♀ , Graafwater , 8 km West, 3218BA [ 32°10’ S , 18°40’ E ], 24 Sep. 1998 , V.B. Whitehead , ( SAMC ) ; 3 ♀♀ , W. Cape , Rietvlei [ 32°09’ S , 18°46’ E ], 282 m , 22 Sep. 2011 , L. Packer ( LPCT ) ; 3 ♀♀ , 19.6 km S of Citrusdal [ 32°43’ S , 19°02’ E ], 6 Sep. 1991 , K. Steiner , Phyllopodium heterophyllum ( SAMC ) ; 1 ♀ , Sauer , Farm Suurfontein [ 32°50’ S , 18°33’ E ], 13 Sep. 2001 , V.B. Whitehead , Phyllopodium ( SAMC ) ; 4 ♀♀ , Sauer , Suurfontein , 3218DC [ 32°50’ S , 18°40’ E ], 25 Aug. 1994 , V.B. Whitehead , Phyllopodium heterophyllum ( SAMC ) ; 1 ♀ , 1 ♂ , Sauer , Suurfontein , 3218DC [ 32°50’ S , 18°40’ E ], 1 Sep. 1994 , V.B. Whitehead , Phyllopodium heterophyllum ( SAMC ) ; 2 ♀♀ , 1 ♂ , Piketberg , Hartebeesrivier , 3218DC [ 32°50’ S , 18°40’ E ], 23 Aug. 1991 , V.B. Whitehead , Polycarena ( RCMK ) . Fig. 7. Redivivoides karooensis sp. nov. , ♀. A . Lateral view. B . Head. C . Scutum and scutellum. D . Metasoma (dorsal view). Scale bar: 1 mm. Fig. 8. Redivivoides karooensis sp. nov. , ♂. A . Lateral view. B . Scutum and scutellum. C . Metasoma (dorsal view). D . S6 (ventral view). E . S7 (dorsal view). F . S8, apical end (backscattered electron image). G . Genitalia (dorsal view). H . Genitalia (lateral view). Scale bar: 1 mm. Description Female BODY LENGTH. 9.5-10.5 mm HEAD. Head slightly wider than long. Integument black except mandibles and labrum largely dark reddish-brown. Face sparsely covered with long, yellowish-grey, erect hairs intermixed with black hairs especially along the inner eye margins and on vertex ( Fig. 7B ). Clypeus slightly convex, apically narrowly impunctate; medially densely covered with medium-sized punctures that become gradually smaller and denser towards the lateral and upper margins; surface between punctures shiny or superficially shagreened ( Fig. 7B ). Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna black, ventrally orange to reddish-brown. MESOSOMA. Integument black. Mesoscutal disc between punctures smooth and shiny; disc densely (i = 0.5–1.0 d) and finely punctate ( Fig. 7C ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum covered with long yellowish-brown erect hairs, black hairs intermixed on mesoscutum ( Fig. 7C ). WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation brown. LEGS. Integument black to dark reddish-brown. Vestiture of femora whitish-yellow, on tibiae and tarsi dark brown to black, scopae very sparse, dark brown to whitish-grey. METASOMA. Integument black, apical margins of terga narrowly translucent reddish-brown ( Fig. 7D ). T1 apically and T2 on disc sparsely covered with long erect yellowish-white hairs; T3 – T4 covered with short yellow to black hairs; apical tergal hair band missing on T1, on T2 – T4 broadly white ( Fig. 7A, D ). Prepygidial and pygidial fimbriae black. T1 almost impunctate, polished and shiny, T2 – T4 shiny, with very fine, superficial and sparse punctation that becomes progressively denser on apical terga ( Fig. 7D ). Male BODY LENGTH. 8.5-10.5 mm . HEAD. Head slightly wider than long. Integument black except tip of mandible partly dark reddishbrown. Face densely covered with long, yellowish-brown, erect hairs intermixed with black hairs along the inner eye margins and on vertex. Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna black, ventrally yellowish to reddish-brown. MESOSOMA. Integument black. Mesoscutal disc between punctures smooth and shiny or superficially shagreened; disc densely (i = 0.5-1.0 d) and finely punctate ( Fig. 8B ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum covered with long yellowish-brown erect hairs, on scutellum black hairs intermixed. WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation brown. LEGS. Integument black, tibiae and tarsi partly dark red-brown to yellowish-brown. Vestiture yellowishbrown. METASOMA. Integument black, apical margins of terga narrowly translucent reddish-brown ( Fig. 8C ). T1 – T3 covered with long erect yellowish-white hairs; T4 – T6 covered with short black hairs; apical tergal hair band missing on T1, on T2 – T5 narrow and sparse, white ( Fig. 8A, C ). T1 almost impunctate, polished and shiny, T2 – T4 shiny, with very fine, superficial and sparse punctation that becomes progressively denser on apical terga ( Fig. 8C ). TERMINALIA. Genitalia ( Fig. 8 G-H), S6 ( Fig. 8D ), S7 ( Fig. 8E ) and terminal plate of S8 ( Fig. 8F ) as illustrated. Distribution The species is known from a few places in southern Namaqualand and low lying areas west of the Cedarberg Mountains ( Fig. 4 ). Floral hosts Scrophulariaceae : Phyllopodium heterophyllum , Phyllopodium pumilum , Phyllopodium spec., Polycarena spec. Seasonal activity July – September.