Classification Of The Bee Tribe Augochlorini (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
Author
ENGEL, MICHAEL S.
text
Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History
2000
2000-04-07
2000
250
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journal article
10.1206/0003-0090(2000)250<0001:COTBTA>2.0.CO;2
0003-0090
5350366
CORYNURINA
,
NEW SUBTRIBE
TYPE
GENUS:
Corynura
Spinola, 1851
present designation.
DIAGNOSIS: This is the most primitive group of
Augochlorini
and is restricted to southern South America. The species are generally small, although females of at least one species,
R
.
inflaticeps
, can be moderately large. Most species are dull metallic (except
Callistochlora
) or nonmetallic in coloration. The presence of a strong galeal comb, the short galea that extends posteriorly only halfway to the stipital base, and the short median process on the premental apex all serve to separate this group from the larger and more diverse
Augochlorina
.
DESCRIPTION:
Female.
Epistomal sulcus forming an obtuse or nearly linear angle. Premental apex with median process as long as or shorter than lateral processes. Strong galeal comb present (figs. 24, 25); galeal apex rounded (fig. 24); galeal base extending only halfway to stipital base (fig. 21). Marginal cell apex acute. Integument frequently dull metallic.
Male.
Distal process of labrum frequently absent (except in
Rhinocorynura
). Apical margins of S4–S5 unmodified.