New resin bee species in the genus Mielkeanthidium Urban (Hymenoptera, Megachilinae) Author Parizotto, Daniele R. Author Urban, Danúncia text Zootaxa 2011 3139 55 62 journal article 45730 10.5281/zenodo.207366 ba2ef412-9186-4dae-9820-b26701639225 1175-5326 207366 Mielkeanthidium Mielkeanthidium Urban 1996 : 121 ; type species: Mielkeanthidium nigripes Urban, 1996 , by original designation. Urban (2005) : 95 . Comments and diagnosis. Mielkeanthidium can be recognized by the following combination of characters: presence of a juxtantennal carinae; omaular carina extending to ventral region of the mesepisternum; base of propodeum with row of pits; arolia present in male, reduced in female; male middle femur with long hairs on the internal surface; male hind coxa with densely setose area; male S4 with two small median areas with short and thick setae; male S4-S5 with lateral spine-like projections; and male T7 bilobed. TABLE 1. Information about the known sex, distribution and some morphological characters of Mielkeanthidium species. Plus (+) and dash (-) symbols indicate presence and absence of a particular character,? = unknown. Female Female/ Male Male Male

Species	Known sex	Mandibular teeth	Propodeal pits	T6 apical projection	T7 apical projection
M. ornatum	Ƥ	3	wider only laterally	?	?
M. nigripes	Ƥ 3	3	wider only laterally	-	Broad and flattened
M. rubripes	Ƥ 3	3	wider only laterally	-	Broad and flattened
M. albertinoi sp. nov.	3	?	wide on all extension	+	Narrow
M. dissimile sp. nov.	Ƥ 3	4	wide on all extension	+	Narrow
M. tucumanum sp. nov.	3	?	wide on all extension	+	Narrow

continued. Male Male Species S3 apical fringe S3 median emargination Distribution M. ornatum ?? Brazil (São Paulo) M. nigripes - + Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina) M. rubripes - + Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) M. albertinoi sp. nov. + - Brazil (Minas Gerais) M. dissimile sp. nov. + - Brazil (Santa Catarina, São Paulo) M. tucumanum sp. nov. + - Argentina (Tucuman)