New species of the cuckoo bee genus Austrosphecodes Michener, 1978 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecodini) and a key for Brazilian species Author Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa 9DD5F746-8E04-46E3-A03E-AE354265B12D Laboratório de Abelhas, Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. goncalvesrb@gmail.com Author Pereira, Felipe Walter 0C782DCC-BFF2-4DCE-AFE8-99E48C068FCF Laboratório de Abelhas, Departamento de Zoologia, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil. felip3walter@gmail.com text European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-05-12 819 55 89 http://zoobank.org/9f26a543-1a8a-43bb-8443-ab0e14e11c0c journal article 55514 10.5852/ejt.2022.819.1777 303b5752-420d-4de2-9cf0-9b376acb2c14 2118-9773 6544410 9F26A543-1A8A-43BB-8443-AB0E14E11C0C Keys of Austrosphecodes from Brazil Females of Austrosphecodes jurupari sp. nov. and A. minarum and males of A. balrog sp. nov. , A. krampus sp. nov. and A. tartarus sp. nov. are unknown. Females 1. T1 almost impunctate, very sparsely punctate or puncticulate ( Fig. 1C , red arrow)......................... 2 – T1 mostly punctate on disc, also on marginal area ( Fig. 6C , red arrow)........................................... 7 2. Anterior surface of mesoscutum rugulose by crowded punctures ( Fig. 2B , red arrow); metapostnotum shape somewhat triangular ( Fig. 2C , red arrow); tegulae frequently with light orange markings ...... ........................................................................................................................................................... 3 – Anterior surface of mesoscutum not rugulose, densely or sparsely punctate ( Fig. 1B , red arrow); metapostnotum shape somewhat trapezoidal ( Fig. 1C , blue arrow); tegulae usually dark ............... 4 3. Body length more than 7 mm ; mesoscutum disc sparsely punctate (i> pd), polished ( Fig. 2B ); frons sparsely punctate, with variable interspaces among punctures ( Fig. 2A ); metanotum homogeneously rugose; fore wing with two submarginal cells ......................................................... A. balrog sp. nov. – Body length less than 6 mm ; mesoscutum disc punctate to densely punctate (i=pd or i<pd); frons densely punctate, become more sparsely near alveoli; metanotum anterior portion somewhat scrobriculate, on posterior margin rugulose; fore wing with three submarginal cells ......... A. brasiliensis ( Schrottky, 1910 ) 4. Head larger than the distance between the exterior margins of the tegulae ( Fig.3 ); hind wing with more than 7 hamuli; mesoscutum disc mostly polished among punctures ( Fig. 3B ); metapostnotum deeply concave..................................................................................................... A. cerberus sp. nov. – Head as large as the distance between the exterior margins of the tegulae; hind wing with fewer than 6 hamuli; mesoscutum disc lineolate among punctures; metapostnotum not deeply concave........................................................................................................................................5 5. Median line of mesoscutum strongly sulcate, disc with erect setae longer than the mid ocellus diameter ( Fig. 9B ); tegulae dark; metasoma entirely dark to black ( Fig. 9C ); propodeum with few or no tomentum ......................................................................................................... A. tartarus sp. nov. – Median line of mesoscutum weakly sulcate, disc with erect setae equal or shorter than the mid ocellus diameter; tegulae with amber spot; metasoma reddish from T1 to T3; propodeum weakly covered with tomentum ..................................................................................................................... 6 6. Body length more than 7 mm ; anterior surface of mesoscutum punctate ( Fig. 4B ); scutellum with a well-defined longitudinal row of punctures; paraocular area sparsely covered by plumose setae ( Fig. 5A ), erect setae dark and with few branches; terga lineolate......................... A. gorgon sp. nov. – Body length less than 6 mm ; anterior surface of mesoscutum densely punctate (i <pd); scutellum without a well-defined longitudinal row of punctures; paraocular area densely covered with plumose white setae ( Fig. 1A ); terga mostly polished ................................... A. asmodeus sp. nov. 7. Scutellum densely punctured, interspaces less than two puncture diameters ( Fig. 8B ); terga lineolate among punctures...................................................................................................... A. lucifer sp. nov. – Scutellum sparsely punctured, interspaces usually several puncture diameters ( Fig. 6B ); terga mostly polished among punctures, lineolation inconspicuous among punctures .......................................... 8 8. Mesoscutum disc punctate to densely punctate, interspaces less than one puncture diameter, surface mostly dull .......................................................................................... A. inornatus ( Schrottky, 1902 ) – Mesoscutum disc sparsely punctate, interspaces more than puncture diameters, surface mostly polished ............................................................................................................................................. 9 9. Terga punctures well impressed ( Fig. 6C )........................................................... A. krampus sp. nov. – Terga punctures fine and shallow ( Fig. 8C ).............................................................. A. orcus sp. nov. Males 1. T1 almost impunctate, very sparsely punctate or puncticulate.......................................................... 2 – T1 punctate on disc and marginal area .............................................................................................. 5 2. Anterior surface of mesoscutum rugulose by crowded punctures; metapostnotum mostly triangular in shape (posterior margin narrowed); antennae light brown.......... A. brasiliensis ( Schrottky, 1910 ) – Anterior surface of mesoscutum not rugulose, densely or sparsely punctate; metapostnotum mostly trapezoidal in shape (posterior margin wide); antennae mostly black............................................... 3 3. Mesoscutum mostly polished among punctures ( Fig. 3E ); hind wing with more than 7 hamuli; S4–5 without a submarginal row of long setae ............................................................. A. cerberus sp. nov. – Mesoscutum microreticulate among punctures ( Fig. 3E ); hind wing with fewer than 6 hamuli; S4–5 without a submarginal row of long setae ........................................................................................... 4 4. Body length more than 7 mm ; anterior surface of mesoscutum punctate (i= pd); scutellum with a well-defined longitudinal row of punctures; paraocular region with sparse setae; terga lineolate................................................................................................................... A. gorgon sp. nov. – Body length less than 6 mm ; anterior surface of mesoscutum punctate (i=pd); scutellum without a well-defined longitudinal row of punctures; paraocular region covered with dense setae; terga mostly polished.................................................................................................. A. asmodeus sp. nov. 5. Mesoscutum disc punctate to densely punctate, interspaces less than one puncture diameter, surface mostly dull ......................................................................................................................................... 6 – Mesoscutum disc sparsely punctate, interspaces more than puncture diameters, surface mostly polished............................................................................................................................................. 7 6. Flagellomeres light brown; S3–5 submarginal row setae short (about 1 od) ..................................... ............................................................................................................ A. inornatus ( Schrottky, 1902 ) – Flagellomeres dark brown to black; S3–5 submarginal row setae moderate to long (1–2 od)............ ................................................................................................................................. A. lucifer sp. nov. 7. Body size about 6 mm ; S3–5 submarginal row setae long (2 od) ( Fig. 8G ) ............ A. orcus sp. nov. – Body size about 8 mm ; S3–5 submarginal row setae with moderate length (1.5 od) ( Fig. 5C )........ 8 8. Vertex strigate ( Fig. 6A , blue arrow); mesoscutum disc sparsely punctate, anterior surface with curved carinations ( Fig. 5A , red arrow)................................................................ A. jurupari sp. nov. – Vertex not strigate; mesoscutum disc punctured, anterior surface rugulose by crowded punctures............................................................................................. A. minarum ( Schrottky, 1910 )