Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes ) perminutus (Cockerell, 1929), 2013

Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes) perminutus (Cockerell, 1929) View in CoL n.comb

Lamprocolletes minutus * Friese 1924: 221 [junior homonym of Paracolletes minutus Cockerell, 1916a ].

Paracolletes perminutus * Cockerell 1929b: 2–3 ; 1934: 32.

Leioproctus ( Microcolletes) perminutus (Cockerell) View in CoL . Michener 1965: 55.

Type

Paracolletes perminutus — Western Australia: holotype ♀, Fremantle, August, 1906, Frank ( AMNH) .

Additional material examined: 1♀ Western Australia: Port Headland .

Months collected: February.

Floral visitations: Fabaceae : Acacia .

Female —Length ca 8 mm, hair white. Head— Facial fovea indicated by lateral polished areas; hair moderately dense, medium length, denser on paraocular area near the antennal sockets; mandibles orange basally with large apical tooth; palps just reaching apex of maxillae, subequal in length. Mesosoma —Hair similar to that on face, except on lateral scutellum where there is a dense patch; metanotum is protuberant medially with a tuft of long hair; propodeal triangle steep; inner hind tibial spur with 4 widely spaced teeth. Metasoma —Dark brown; T7 polished with few punctures; T2–5 with fine, short, white hair; apical margin of terga vaguely translucent; prepygidial fimbria narrow, dense, brown; pygidial plate bluntly rounded apically, rugose basally; S2–4 with broad, apical band of dense, long, branched hair. Male — Unknown.