Review of the bee genus Homalictus Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) from Fiji with description of nine new species Author Dorey, James B. Author Schwarz, Michael P. Author Stevens, Mark I. text Zootaxa 2019 2019-09-23 4674 1 1 46 journal article 25422 10.11646/zootaxa.4674.1.1 03f22113-15fb-454c-9dc9-83b126ba0276 1175-5326 3458336 19BFF2CF-C566-4046-A4A7-4D6948D53843 Key to Fijian Homalictus females 1. Habitus mostly blue or black ( Fig. 4 , 8 ).................................................................... 2 - Habitus mostly green ( Fig. 11 )........................................................................... 3 2. Habitus mostly blue and propodeum moderately strigate-rugose ( Fig. 8g )............................... H. hadrander - Habitus mostly black and propodeum has strong striae dorsally ( Fig. 4 )................................. H. achrostus 3. Supraclypeal area mostly finely colliculate ( Fig. 1 f–g)........................................................ 4 - Supraclypeal area mostly moderately colliculate ( Fig 1e )...................................................... 8 4. Pygidial plate has few minute sparse punctures or open to dense fine punctures medially ( Fig. 2 ), Scutum and scutellum golden, green or reddish....................................................................................... 5 - Pygidial plate has close fine punctures ( Figs 2 , 21i ), Scutum and scutellum mostly purple, with some orange and green ( Fig. 21f ),............................................................................. H. ostridorsum sp. nov. 5. Posterior margin of scutum about straight, propodeum coarsely strigate-rugose dorsally ( Fig. 1a )...................... 6 - Posterior margin of scutum concave, propodeum moderately strigate-rugose dorsally ( Fig. 1b )........ H. concavus sp. nov. 6. Pygidial plate smooth ( Fig. 11j ), frons striate immediately above antennal sockets.................................. 7 - Dense line of medial hairs on pygidial plate ( Figs 2 , 27j ), frons colliculate immediately above antennal sockets................................................................................................................................................................................................... H. tuiwawae sp. nov. 7. Striae on dorsal, posterior margin of propodeum do not form a triangular pattern ( Fig. 11f )........... H. atritergus sp. nov. - Striae on dorsal, posterior margin of propodeum forms triangular pattern ( Fig. 17f )................... H. kaicolo sp. nov. 8. Scape extends above head.............................................................................. 9 - Scape does not extend beyond posterior margin of medial ocellus.............................................. 10 9. Sculpturing on anterior of scutum colliculate but not lineolate, if there are punctures on the pygidial plate they are found in a medial line.......................................................................... H. terminalis sp. nov. - Sculpturing on anterior of scutum is colliculate and lineolate, minute punctures on pygidial plate ( Figs 2 , 19j )............................................................................................... H. nadarivatu sp. nov. 10. Propodeum coarsely strigate-rugose ( Fig. 1a ), posterior margin of scutum straight and posterior surface of propodeum has transverse striae ventrally and proximally................................................................. 11 - Propodeum moderately strigate-rugose dorsally ( Fig. 1b ), posterior margin of scutum concave and posterior surface of propodeum has diagonal striae originating ventrally and proximally.................................... H. groomi sp. nov. 11. Propodeum has a strong anterior medial groove dorsally ( Fig. 6f )....................................... H. fijiensis - Propodeum does not have a medial anterior groove dorsally ( Fig. 23f )............................. H. taveuni sp. nov.