Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes ), 2013

Maynard, Glynn Vivian, 2013, Revision of Goniocolletes and seven Australian subgenera of Leioproctus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae), and description of new taxa, Zootaxa 3715 (1), pp. 1-114 : 76-77

publication ID

https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3715.1.1

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scientific name

Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes )
status

subgen. nov.

Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes) subgen.n.

This small subgenus is for 2 species, Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes) perminutus (which was previously placed in Leioproctus ( Microcolletes)) and L. ( F.) rutiliventris , a new species. This subgenus has an areolate basal area of the propodeal triangle, similar to that in L. ( Protomorpha), the structure of the genitalia and seventh sternum among other characters exclude them from that subgenus.

Type species: Paracolletes perminutus Cockerell.

Diagnosis— Moderate to small non-metallic bees; strongly punctate with polished interspaces; facial foveae distinct not impressed; F1–F2 length less than width, F3–F11 length about equal to width; basal area of propodeal triangle aerolate; male T7 denudate medially; male S5 with short, dense apical fringe.

Description — Length ca. 5–10mm; hair mostly white, moderately dense, medium length. Head— Scape of male not reaching median ocellus; flagellum long; inner eye margins of males straight converging slightly below; female inner eye margin almost straight, slightly converging at upper and lower margins; clypeus shallowly rounded; labrum narrow, polished; malar space absent; palps moderately sclerotised, length of each palpal segment at least 2 x width. Mesosoma —Scutum and scutellum with dense, small strong punctures with polished interspaces; hair fine, moderate length, branched; lateral scutellum in females with short, dense, tuft of hair. Wings with marginal cell broad at apex, widely separated from margin; first recurrent vein enters second submarginal cell almost medially; stigma large about 0.6 x length of costal margin, broadly rounded; jugal lobe of hind wing reaches beyond cu-v; wings hairy; clear to slightly milky; basal vein of forewing strongly sloping. Legs with scopa white, darker around basitibial plate; inner hind tibial spur of female with four or five, long, thick, well spaced teeth; other spurs simple; hind tibial plate about a quarter length of tibia with thick black simple hair. Metasoma —Metasoma with small, dense punctures except on T1; female pygidial plate flat, broadly rounded apically, rough; female sterna with long, densely branched hair; male T7 hairless medially; S5 with a short, dense, apical fringe; S7 with large lobes.

Etymology— Fragosus is Latin for rough referring to the roughened propodeal triangle

Key to species of Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes)

1 Scutellum with lateral, dense tufts of hair.................. .. Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes) perminutus (Cockerell, 1929) View in CoL

- Scutellum without lateral, dense tufts of hair................... Leioproctus ( Fragocolletes) rutiliventris Maynard, sp.n.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Colletidae

Genus

Leioproctus

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