Austrostelis

Griswold, Terry, 2025, New Neotropical cleptoparasites in the genus Austrostelis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini), Journal of Melittology 2025 (126), pp. 1-11 : 2

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.vi126.22851

publication LSID

urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6C484E55-EA03-4BFA-98E9-8F166355F1E5

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C387F6-ED3B-FE4B-FF25-2190FB76DB0D

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Austrostelis
status

 

Key to species of Austrostelis View in CoL of Mesoamerica and northern South America

1. Marginal cell light yellow in contrast to dark tip of forewing; apical one or two flagellomeres light in contrast to black preceding segments …............................... ........................................................................................................ A. costaricensis , n. sp.

—. Marginal cell as smoky or more so than dark tip of forewing; apical flagellomeres dark similar to preceding flagellomeres.....................................................................2

2(1). Labrum not reaching end of hypostomal carina, galea exposed; F2 light.............. ................................................................................................................. A. bicolor , n. sp.

—. Labrum reaching end of hypostomal carina, galea hidden; F2 dark …………… 3

3(2). F2–F4 black; T2 black basally …….....………………………….. A. mexicana , n. sp.

—. F2–F4 light colored; T2 reddish basally.………………………... A. flava (Friese) View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Megachilidae

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