Centris (Aphemisia) mocsaryi Friese, 1899

Vivallo, Felipe, Vélez, Danny & Fernández, Fernando, 2016, Two new species of Centris (Aphemisia) Ayala, 2002 from Colombia with a synopsis of the subgenus for the country (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini), Zootaxa 4093 (2), pp. 201-216 : 205-206

Centris (Aphemisia) mocsaryi Friese, 1899

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Centris mocsaryi Friese, 1899: 42 .

Diagnosis. Female: Clypeus and/or lower paraocular area with yellow spots ( Fig. 5 ); mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with dark brown hairs on discs usually surrounded by yellow hairs ( Figs. 5 , 6); T1 with yellow hairs; primary pygidial plate with straight lateral margins and acute apex; secondary pygidial plate with closed apex, mandibular teeth 2nd>4th>3rd.

Morphology. Female ( Figs. 5 , 6). Measurements: body length: 22.8; head width: 7.0; thorax width: 9.2; forewing length: 20.3; UID: 2.8; LID: 3.3; mandible length: 3.2; mandible basal width: 1.3; labrum length: 1.1; labrum width: 2.1; F1 length: 1.4; F2 length: 0.3; F3 length: 0.5; scape length: 0.9; diameter of median ocellus: 0.5; distance between lateral ocellus and eye: 0.6. Coloration: Integument dark brown to black, except lower paraocular area yellow (lower half of clypeus sometimes with two triangular spots) ( Fig. 5 ). Tegula brown, slightly translucent. Hind tibia and tarsi light brown. Terga dark brown, with weak bluish metallic reflections. T6 orange. Sterna light brown. Wing membranes and veins dark brown with weak greenish iridescence. Sculpture: Clypeus slightly areolate, less evident on disc, coarsely punctate laterally. Labrum with coarse, dense punctures, except basally narrowly smooth. T1 smooth, with fine, scattered punctures laterally. T2 and T3 with very fine, dense punctures. T4 with coarser, denser punctures than on preceding terga. T5 with coarser punctures than on T4. Pubescence: Labrum with yellow, plumose, dense pubescence, mixed with some light brown, simple hairs. Clypeus with dark brown, long, simple hairs on laterosuperior margin. Supraclypeal area and surface near the antennal socket with a mixture of light brown and yellowish hairs ( Fig. 5 ). Gena with yellowish pubescence (Fig. 6). Vertex with dark brown hairs ( Figs. 5 , 6). Mesosoma mainly with yellow pubescence, except disc of mesoscutum and mesoscutellum with brown hairs (variable among specimens) ( Figs. 5 , 6). Tegula with yellow pubescence, with tuft of dark brown hairs on anterior half. Legs mainly with dark brown pubescence, except scopa yellow (Fig. 6). T1 with yellow, long, plumose hairs on disc and on anterior surface, dark brown laterally. T2 and T3 with dark brown, short, very dense pilosity. T4 with similar, slightly longer pubescence than on preceding terga. T5 with short, yellow pubescence mixed with some brown, long, simple hairs. Fimbriae light brown, slightly orange. Structures: Mandible with four teeth of acute apex (length: 1st>2nd>4th>3rd) ( Fig. 5 ). Trimal angle welldeveloped, acute. Acetabular carina reaching base of fourth tooth. Clypeus with upper half convex, lower half concave (lateral view). Labrum elliptical. Vertex above upper interocular tangent. Inner orbits of compound eyes slightly converging dorsally ( Fig. 5 ). Fore elaiospathe with secondary anterior comb formed by four, long, apically curved hairs. Mesoscutellum with barely noticeable protuberances, almost absent. Basitibial plates elliptical, secondary plate slightly projected backwards, with posterior edge emarginated beyond posterior margin of primary plate. Pygidial plates with acute apices, primary plate with lateral margins straight.

Type material. Syntypes male and female (Museum für Naturkunde, Humboldt-Universität, Berlin, Germany, ZMB, not examined).

Type localities. BRAZIL: Minas Gerais, Pará, São Paulo, MEXICO, PERU, VENEZUELA.

Distribution. COLOMBIA: META: Parque Nacional Natural Serranía de Sierra de La Macarena ( Fig. 17 ).

Material examined. COLOMBIA: META: 1 female: Colombia, Meta, Reserva La Macarena 1988-1989 col: F. Fernández\ CM107\ FF2000\ ICN 012296 (ICN).

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FIGURE 17. Distribution records for the species of Centris (Aphemisia) inhabiting Colombia.

FIGURES 5 and 6. Centris mocsaryi Friese, 1899. Fig. 5. Female: Head, frontal view (scale bar 5.3 mm). Fig. 6. Habitus, lateral view (scale bar 5.8 mm).