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<mods:title>An update and revision of the Andrena fauna of Morocco (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Andrenidae) with the description of eleven new North African species</mods:title>
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<mods:namePart>Wood, Thomas James</mods:namePart>
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<taxonomicName LSID="05CF51C2-0CB9-5B71-AF9A-0DFFE6251846" authority="(incertae sedis) tenebricorpus Wood" authorityName="tenebricorpus Wood" authorityYear="2020" baseAuthorityName="incertae sedis" class="Insecta" family="Andrenidae" genus="Andrena" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Andrena" order="Hymenoptera" pageId="0" pageNumber="31" phylum="Arthropoda" rank="genus" status="sp. nov.">Andrena (incertae sedis) tenebricorpus Wood</taxonomicName>
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Figures 63-66</figureCitation>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Material.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Holotype</emphasis>
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: Morocco: Guelmim-Oued Noun, 10 km E Guelmim, 15.iv.1995, 1♀, leg. Ma. Halada. Deposited in the
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Diagnosis.</paragraph>
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Andrena tenebricorpus</emphasis>
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is very similar to
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. gafsensis</emphasis>
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and faces the same problems of subgeneric classification, and is therefore also not
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placed in one until molecular data are available. Both species have a flattened and shiny clypeus (Fig.
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) and a short propodeum (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">65</figureCitation>
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), but differ most obviously in colour, with
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. tenebricorpus</emphasis>
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having dark brown terga (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">66</figureCitation>
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) in strong contrast to the red terga of
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. gafsensis</emphasis>
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. In terms of structural difference, in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. tenebricorpus</emphasis>
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the foveae are slightly wider, the hairs on the scutum and scutellum are relatively much shorter (compare Figs
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 55–62" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figures 55 - 62. Andrena (Nobandrena) gafsensis sp. nov. 55 female profile 56 female face 57 female propodeum 58 female tergites 59 male profile 60 male face 61 male tergites 62 male genitalia." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures55-62" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460650" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">57</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">65</figureCitation>
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) at the same time that the hair bands on the apical margins of the tergites are relatively much thicker (compare Figs
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 55–62" captionStartId="F9" captionText="Figures 55 - 62. Andrena (Nobandrena) gafsensis sp. nov. 55 female profile 56 female face 57 female propodeum 58 female tergites 59 male profile 60 male face 61 male tergites 62 male genitalia." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures55-62" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460650" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">58</figureCitation>
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,
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">66</figureCitation>
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), suggesting that this is not as a result of abrasion, and the scopa are a dirty brown (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">63</figureCitation>
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) rather than white (Fig.
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).
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In terms of overall colouration and appearance
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. tenebricorpus</emphasis>
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is extremely similar to
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. guichardi</emphasis>
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Warncke, 1980 (also found only in south-western Morocco) with the same dark to dark brownish tergal colouration with contrasting white hair bands (see Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 99–104" captionStartId="F17" captionText="Figures 99 - 104. Andrena (Aciandrena) fulica Warncke, 1974 99 male face 100 male genitalia. Andrena (Aciandrena) fulica astrella Warncke, 1975 (Morocco) 101 male face 102 male genitalia (Spain) 103 male face 104 male genitalia." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures99-104" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460658" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">104</figureCitation>
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). However,
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. tenebricorpus</emphasis>
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can be clearly separated by the flattened clypeus (domed in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. guichardi</emphasis>
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), more densely punctate scutum (punctures separated by 1-2 puncture diameters, by 2-4 puncture diameters in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. guichardi</emphasis>
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, see Fig.
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), and by the propodeal triangle which is weakly differentiated only by sculpturing (clearly marked by a small raised carina in
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. guichardi</emphasis>
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).
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Description.</paragraph>
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Female</emphasis>
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: Body length 10 mm (Fig.
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).
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Head</emphasis>
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: Dark, as wide as long. Clypeus slightly arched laterally, broadly flattened on the disc, underlying surface laterally with shagreenation, the majority of disc shiny (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">64</figureCitation>
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). Moderately punctured, punctures separated by 1-2 puncture diameters, with generally impunctate line in centre of clypeus. Process of labrum trapezoidal with faint lateral striations, fore margin weakly emarginate, slightly bulging. Gena equal to width of compound eye. Gena, face, and scape with white hairs, longest not exceeding length of the scape. Vertex with mixture of whitish and yellowish hairs of same length as on rest of face. Foveae of average width, occupying slightly more than half of distance between top of compound eye and lateral ocellus. Antennae dark, A4 apically and A5-12 lightened orange below, A3 equalling A4+5. Ocelloccipital distance equalling width of lateral ocellus.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Mesosoma</emphasis>
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: Scutum and scutellum densely punctured, punctures separated by 1-1.5 puncture diameters, underlying surface of the scutum shagreened anteriorly, elsewhere and on the scutellum shiny. Episternum microreticulate, dull. Lateral faces of the propodeum shagreened, weakly shining. Hind face of propodeum microreticulate and weakly rugose, rugosity outlining the propodeal triangle which is itself rugose and therefore defined by the change in texture between rugosities (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">65</figureCitation>
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). Scutum and scutellum with very short and fine hairs, scarcely longer than width of lateral ocellus. Episternum and propodeum with longer white hair, never exceeding length of the scape. Legs dark, tarsi brown, pubescence brown. Femoral scopa white, tibial scopa dirty brown. Wings hyaline, venation brown, stigma dark brown. Nervulus slightly antefurcal.
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<emphasis bold="true" italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Metasoma</emphasis>
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: Tergites dark brown throughout with exception of two lateral black spots on T2 (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figures 63–66" captionStartId="F10" captionText="Figures 63 - 66. Andrena (Nobandrena) tenebricorpus sp. nov. 63 female profile 64 female face 65 female propodeum 66 female tergites." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figures63-66" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460651" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">66</figureCitation>
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). Tergites densely, finely, and evenly punctured, punctures separated by one puncture diameter. T2-4 with dense white hair bands that obscure underlying surface, on T2 interrupted medially, on T3-4 complete. T5-6 with thick brown hairs flanking pygidial plate, with a few white hairs laterally. Pygidial plate with slightly raised margin, centrally flat.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Figures 63-66.</emphasis>
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sp. nov.
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female profile
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female face
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">65</emphasis>
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female propodeum
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female tergites.
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<emphasis bold="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Male.</emphasis>
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Unknown.
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Distribution.</paragraph>
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South-western Morocco (Fig.
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<figureCitation captionStart="Figure 145" captionStartId="F24" captionText="Figure 145. Distribution of sampling locations of newly described species A Andrena hebescens (circles), Andrena semiadesus (squares) B Andrena tenebricorpus (diamond), Andrena niveofacies (circle), Andrena triangulivalvis (triangle) C Andrena sparsipunctata (circles), Andrena breviceps (diamonds) D Andrena acutidentis (squares), Andrena farinosoides (triangles), Andrena nigriclypeus (circle). Relief is indicated by shading, measured in meters above sea level." figureDoi="10.3897/zookeys.974.54794.figure145" httpUri="https://binary.pensoft.net/fig/460665" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">145b</figureCitation>
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).
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</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="31" type="floral preferences">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Floral preferences.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">None recorded.</paragraph>
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</subSubSection>
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<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="31" type="remarks">
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Remarks.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">
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Whilst
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<taxonomicName lsidName="A. tenebricorpus" pageId="0" pageNumber="31" rank="species" species="tenebricorpus">
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<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. tenebricorpus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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is structurally very similar to
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. gafsensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="31" rank="species" species="gafsensis">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. gafsensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, the subtle morphological differences suggest that
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. tenebricorpus" pageId="0" pageNumber="31" rank="species" species="tenebricorpus">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. tenebricorpus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
is distinct. Moreover, the Souss valley to the Guelmim region is bio-climatically quite distinct to the deserts of southern Tunisia and hosts many unique bee species within Morocco itself, further suggesting a distinct specific identity.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
<subSubSection pageId="0" pageNumber="31" type="etymology">
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">Etymology.</paragraph>
|
||
<paragraph pageId="0" pageNumber="31">
|
||
The name
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="tenebricorpus" pageId="0" pageNumber="31" rank="species" species="tenebricorpus">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">tenebricorpus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
from
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">tenebris</emphasis>
|
||
(dark) +
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">corpus</emphasis>
|
||
(body) was chosen because of the structural similarities between
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. tenebricorpus" pageId="0" pageNumber="31" rank="species" species="tenebricorpus">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. tenebricorpus</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
and
|
||
<taxonomicName lsidName="A. gafsensis" pageId="0" pageNumber="31" rank="species" species="gafsensis">
|
||
<emphasis italics="true" pageId="0" pageNumber="31">A. gafsensis</emphasis>
|
||
</taxonomicName>
|
||
, but without the same reddish colouration.
|
||
</paragraph>
|
||
</subSubSection>
|
||
</treatment>
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</document> |