Nine new species and new records of euryglossiform Scrapter Lepeletier & Serville (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from South Africa Author Kuhlmann, Michael B99AE0ED-FA89-4DFE-A658-1C8DF37F9FAB Zoological Museum, University of Kiel, Hegewischstrasse 3, D- 24105 Kiel, Germany Email: thyrafriehs@yahoo.de Author Friehs, Thyra CE708D50-8FB6-444B-90B2-4B696ADE74C9 Zoological Museum, University of Kiel, Hegewischstrasse 3, D- 24105 Kiel, Germany text European Journal of Taxonomy 2020 2020-05-18 647 1 33 journal article https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2020.647 39f7fe40-f980-44e4-b0cf-4ad557bbd71f 2118-9773 3836052 35836E71-F258-41CC-A4F6-37EAE851A016 Scrapter avontuurensis Kuhlmann sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 181B0BB4-BE81-41D8-864B-1B2E9729A765 Fig. 1 Diagnosis The female of S. avontuurensis Kuhlmann sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of this group by the combination of the following characters: head distinctly broader than long; supraclypeal area and clypeus relatively sparsely and coarsely punctate, only partly superficially sculptured and slightly matt ( Fig. 1B ); scutum densely but relatively coarsely punctate ( Fig. 1C ); propodeum basally broadly and distinctly carinate ( Fig. 1D ); stigma brown; apical margins of metasomal terga broadly translucent dark reddish-brown; terga between punctures superficially sculptured and slightly matt ( Fig. 1E ). The male is unknown. Etymology Named after the Avontuur Nature Reserve where this species was discovered. Material examined ( 1 specimen ) Holotype SOUTH AFRICA • ♀ ; 12 km NW of Nieuwoudtville , Farm Avontuur , Fynbos ; 31°16′18″ S , 19°02′55″ E ; alt. 770 m a.s.l. ; 25 Sep. 2014 ; MK leg.; RCMK . Description Female BODY LENGTH. 5.3 mm . HEAD. Head slightly wider than long. Integument black, except part of mandibles dark reddish-brown. Face sparsely covered with long, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 1B ). Clypeus strongly convex with coarse and medially relatively dense (i = 1–2 d) punctation and sparser (i = 2–4 d) punctation at margins; surface between punctures superficially sculptured and matt ( Fig. 1B ). Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna dorsally blackish-brown, ventrally yellowish-brown. MESOSOMA. Integument black, tegula dark reddish-brown. Mesoscutal disc between punctures reticulate and matt; disc relatively densely (i = 1–2 d) but coarsely punctate ( Fig. 1C ). Metanotum slightly shorter than basal area of propodeum, apically with distinct narrow carinate depression ( Fig. 1D ). Propodeum basally finely but broadly carinate ( Fig. 1D ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum sparsely covered with short, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 1A ). WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation and stigma brown. LEGS. Integument black; fore tibia basally with small yellow spot. Vestiture greyish-white; scopa greyishwhite, dorsally brownish. METASOMA. Integument black, apical margin of first terga narrowly, margins of following terga broadly translucent dark reddish-brown ( Fig. 1E ). Disc of T1 and T2 glabrous; following terga with very short but increasingly more and longer hair; apical tergal hair bands missing on all terga ( Fig. 1E ). Prepygidial and pygidial fimbriae sparse, yellowish-brown. T1–T3 finely and densely (i = d) punctate, between punctures superficially sculptured and slightly matt; T4 matt; T2–T4 with polished to superficially sculptured, but shiny apical tergal depression ( Fig. 1E ). Fig. 1. Scrapter avontuurensis Kuhlmann sp. nov. , ♀, holotype (RCMK). A . Lateral view. B . Head. C . Scutum and scutellum (dorsal view). D . Metanotum and propodeum (dorsal view). E . Metasoma (dorsal view). Male Unknown. Distribution Only known from the type locality north of Nieuwoudtville. Floral hosts Brassicaceae : Heliophila spec. Seasonal activity September.