Taxonomic revision of the bee genus Lophopedia Michener and Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini) Author Aguiar, Antonio J. C. text Zootaxa 2009 2193 1 52 journal article 10.5281/zenodo.189415 b71a94e0-de0c-4350-a60b-24691bfcce8f 1175-5326 189415 Lophopedia buchwaldi ( Cockerell 1914 ) ( Figs. 18 , 31−33 )

Chalepogenus buchwaldi Cockerell 1914: 320 ;	lectotype	female,	examined	(ZMB),	ECUADOR:	Guayas,	Guayaquil;
designated by Aguiar (2007): 616.
Lophopedia buchwaldi ; Aguiar (2007): 616.

Comments and Diagnosis. Lophopedia buchwaldi can be distinguished from the remaining species by the narrowly rounded omaulus ( Fig. 32 ), almost carinate, and frons with dense minute punctures intermingled with coarse punctures on disc ( Fig. 31 ). The omaulus of Lophopedia buchwaldi differs from the carina of L. pygmaea by the angle very weak and short, occupying less than one third of the upper portion of mesepisternum, and the mandible of the female has only one preapical tooth. This species is only known from the two females of the type series. Lophopedia buchwaldi is probably closely related to L. apicalis , L. minor , and L. paraensis , judging by the sparsely punctured mesepisternum. Distribution: Western ECUADOR ( Fig. 18 ). Type material. Chalepogenus buchwaldi Cockerell ; lectotype female ( ZMB ): "Guayaquil\ v. Buchwald" "26" " Chalepogenus Ƥ\ buchwaldi \ Cockerell Ckll.\ det. 1912" " Typus " Slg."\ Alfken"; paralectotype femlae ( AMNH ): "Guayaquil\ v. Buchwald" "26" " Chalepogenus \ buchwaldi \ Ckll. Type " "Ac 33.337".