A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species
Author
Lepeco, Anderson
Author
Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa
text
Journal of Natural History
2023
Oxford, England
2023-06-12
57
9 - 12
608
664
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
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Augochlora
(
Oxystoglossella
)
cymatoides
(
Vachal, 1911
)
(
Figures 3A–D
,
14B
)
Halictus cymatoides
Vachal, 1911
,
lectotype
female (MNHP) from
Peru
,
Cuzco
. Designation by
Moure and Hurd (1987)
. Examined through photographs.
Figure 3.
The holotype female of
Halictus cymatoides
Vachal, 1911
. (A) dorsal view, arrow: lamellate hypostomal carina; (B) frontalview of head; (C) dorsal view of metasoma; (D) labels. Scale bar: 1.0 mm
Diagnosis
Female of this species have the mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae and gena and post-gena striate, resembling other species from
A. morrae
subgroup.
Augochlora cymatoides
is distinguished among South American
Oxystoglossella
by having the hypostomal carina strongly lamellate, translucent, thicker than 0.7× OD, without distinct prominence anteriorly.
Comments
As we only know the species from photographs of the female
holotype
, a detailed redescription can not be provided here.
Distribution
Peru
(
Cuzco
).