Revision of the bee genus Bathanthidium Mavromoustakis (Hymenoptera: Apoidea Megachilidae: Anthidiini) with description of a new species from China
Author
Niu, Ze-Qing
Author
Ascher, John S.
Author
Griswold, Terry
Author
Zhu, Chao-Dong
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Zootaxa
2019
2019-06-16
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10.11646/zootaxa.4657.1.3
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Key to the known species of
Bathanthidium
(Females of
B. bicolor
,
B. monganshanense
,
males of
B. fengkaiense
,
B. hainanense
,
B. emeiense
unknown, not be included in the key)
1 Flagellum 10-segmented, female......................................................................... 2
- Flagellum 11-segmented, male.......................................................................... 11
2 Fovea behind propodeal spiracle rounded, delimited by strong carina....................... 3
B
. (
Bathanthidium
s. str.
)
- Fovea behind propodeal spiracle elongate, weakly delimited................................................... 5
3 Paraocular area with thin and long yellow marking extending along the inner margin to the top of the eye.........................................................................
B.
(
Bathanthidium
s. str.
)
bifoveolatum
(
Alfken, 1937
)
- Paraocular area near ventral extreme with a small sub-triangle or sub-rectangle dull yellow marking................... 4
4 T1–T2 black, without yellow marking, T3–T5 with broader yellow bands, the band on T3 obviously interrupted medially; paraocular area yellow marking sub-rectangle; the lowest tooth on mandible acute.........................................................................................
B
. (
Bathanthidium
s. str
)
fengkaiense
Niu & Zhu
,
sp. nov.
- T1 black, T2 medially with a pair of small, stripe-like yellow markings, T3–T5 with broader yellow bands, the bands on T3–T5 entire, not interrupted medially; the lowest tooth on mandible slightly rounded...........................................................................................
B.
(
Bathanthidium
s. str
)
hainanense
Niu, Wu & Zhu, 2012
5 Basal zone of propodeum not distinct, with irregular, sculptured, sloping pits laterally................. 6
B
. (
Manthidium
)
- Basal zone of propodeum distinct laterally, with regular, shiny, nearly horizontal pits...............8
B
. (
Stenanthidiellum
)
6 T6 yellow or with yellow fasciae basally; paraocular area black or with thin and long yellow marking.................. 7
- T6 black; paraocular area near ventral extreme with dull yellow marking or black....................................................................................................
B
. (
Manthidium
)
atriceps
(
Morawitz, 1890
)
7 T6 with yellow fasciae basally; paraocular area with thin and long yellow marking extending along the inner margin nearly to the top of the eye.....................................................
B.
(
Manthidium
)
barkamense
(
Wu, 1986
)
- T6 yellow; paraocular area black, without yellow marking.....................
B
. (
Manthidium
)
binghami
(
Friese, 1901
)
8 Scutellum with two broad yellow markings apically..........................
B.
(
Stenanthidiellum
)
emeiense
Wu, 2004
- Scutellum black...................................................................................... 9
9 Metasomal terga dull, not shiny; mandible with four teeth..................
B
. (
Stenanthidiellum
)
malaisei
(
Popov, 1941
)
- Metasomal terga shiny; mandible with two or three teeth..................................................... 10
10 Mandible with two teeth; paraocular area near ventral extreme with small yellow marking.......................................................................................
B
. (
Stenanthidiellum
)
sibiricum
(
Eversmann, 1852
)
- Mandible with three teeth, 3
rd
tooth more than
2x
as far from dorsal tooth as from 2
nd
tooth; paraocular area black, without yellow marking...................................................
B.
(
Stenanthidiellum
)
rubopunctatum
(
Wu, 1993
)
11 Fovea behind propodeal spiracle rounded, delimited by strong carina; T7 trilobed, median lobe longest and broad, lateral lobe short and acute; paraocular area with thin and long yellow marking extending along the inner margin to the top of the eye............................................................
B.
(
Bathanthidium
s. str.
)
bifoveolatum
(
Alfken, 1937
)
- Fovea behind propodeal spiracle elongate, weakly delimited; T7 simple or with slightly produced median lobe (T7 of
B
.
malaisei
otherwise); paraocular area black or with different shape yellow marking.................................... 12
12 Basal zone of propodeum not distinct, with irregular, sculptured, sloping pits laterally................ 13
B
. (
Manthidium
)
- Basal zone of propodeum distinct laterally, with regular, shiny, nearly horizontal pits..............17
B
. (
Stenanthidiellum
)
13 Paraocular area yellow marking thin and long, extending along the inner margin to the top or middle of the eye.......... 14
- Paraocular area yellow marking broad and short, only extending to the low margin of antennal socket................. 15
14 Mandible with two teeth; paraocular area yellow marking extending nearly to the top of the eye...........................................................................................
B.
(
Manthidium
)
barkamense
(
Wu, 1986
)
- Mandible with three teeth; paraocular area yellow marking extending to the middle of the eye................................................................................................
B.
(
Manthidium
)
bicolor
(
Wu, 2004
)
15 T6 with yellow marking medially........................................
B.
(
Manthidium
)
binghami
(
Friese, 1901
)
- T6 black........................................................................................... 16
16 Clypeus and with shallow and sparse punctures; apicomedian margin of clypeus nearly straight.........................................................................................
B.
(
Manthidium
)
atriceps
(
Morawitz, 1890
)
- Clypeus with deep and dense punctures; apicomedian margin of clypeus strongly extend..............................................................................................
B.
(
Manthidium
)
moganshanense
(
Wu, 2004
)
17 Paraocular area yellow marking thin and long, extending along the inner margin to the top or middle of the eye; T7 trilobed, the median lobe long and broad, lateral lobe small and acute...................
B.
(
Stenanthidiellum
)
malaisei
(
Popov, 1941
)
- Paraocular area yellow marking broad and short, only extending to the low margin of antennal socket; T7 medially slightly produced or truncated................................................................................. 18
18 T7 medial projection triangular point with lateral shoulders..............
B
. (
Stenanthidiellum
)
rubopunctatum
(
Wu, 1993
)
- T7 simple, truncated apically....................................
B
. (
Stenanthidiellum
)
sibiricum
(
Eversmann, 1852
)