Centris (Aphemisia) quadrimaculata Packard, 1869

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 : 208-210

Centris (Aphemisia) quadrimaculata Packard, 1869

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Centris quadrimaculata Packard, 1869: 57 .

Centris fusciventris Mocsáry, 1899: 252 (synonymized by Moure et al., 2007).

Diagnosis. Female: Mesoscutellum with two barely noticeable protuberances; clypeus without yellow spot, if present, on lower half ( Fig. 11 ); labrum dark brown ( Fig. 11 ); basitibial plates elliptical; tegula yellowish brown, slightly translucent; metasoma orange or ferruginous, without metallic reflections ( Fig. 12 ), if present, then, metasoma with weak bluish metallic reflections and pubescence on mesosoma dark brown. Male: Distitarsi of hind leg with long and plumose hairs apically on ventral surface; hind claw with tuft of long, plumose hairs, mesoscutum and mesoscutellum widely covered by predominantly brown hairs ( Figs. 13, 14 ); lateroinferior margin of labrum yellow or dark yellow ( Fig. 13 ).

Morphology. Female ( Figs. 11, 12 ). Measurements: body length: 24.4; head width: 7.3; thorax width: 9.6; forewing length: 19.7; UID: 2.9; LID: 3.3; mandible length: 3.1; mandible basal width: 1.4; labrum length: 1.1; labrum width: 2.1; F1 length: 1.3; 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, except lower paraocular area and lateral margin of clypeus with yellow spot ( Fig. 11 ). Tegula light brown to yellow, slightly translucent. Legs brown, lighter on hind tibia and tarsi ( Fig. 12 ). Terga orange or ferruginous, without metallic reflections, if present, then metasoma dark brown with weak bluish metallic reflection. Sterna light brown. Wing membranes and veins brown, with very weak violaceous iridescence. Sculpture: Clypeus finely areolate with coarse, sparse punctures, scattered on disc. Labrum with coarse and dense punctures, except basally with very narrow smooth area. Terga finely areolate. T1 with fine, very scattered punctures. T2 and T3 with fine, very sparse punctures (sparser than on T1). T4 and T5 with coarser, denser punctures than on preceding terga. 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 area near antennal socket with brown and yellowish hairs ( Fig. 11 ). Gena with yellowish pubescence ( Fig. 12 ). Vertex with dark brown hairs ( Figs. 11, 12 ). Mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and tegula with brown hairs with dark apices. Mesepisternum and propodeum with yellow pubescence ( Fig. 12 ). Legs mainly with dark brown pubescence, except scopa yellow ( Fig. 12 ). T1 with yellow, long, plumose hairs. Fimbriae light orange. Structures: Mandible with four teeth of acute apex (length: 1st>2nd>4th>3rd) ( Fig. 11 ). Trimal angle well-developed, acute. Acetabular carina reaching base of fourth tooth. Clypeus almost uniformly convex (lateral view). Labrum elliptical. Vertex above upper interocular tangent. Inner orbits of compound eyes slightly converging dorsally ( Fig. 11 ). Fore elaiospathe with secondary anterior comb formed by four giant, long, apically curved hairs. Mesoscutellum with barely noticeable protuberances, almost absent. Basitibial plates elliptical, secondary plate slightly projected backward, beyond posterior margin of primary plate. Pygidial plates with acute apex, primary plate with lateral margins straight.

Male ( Figs. 13, 14 ). Measurements: body length: 23.9; head width: 7.0; thorax width: 9.5; forewing length: 20.3; UID: 1.9; LID: 2.9; mandible length: 2.9; mandible basal width: 1.4; labrum length: 1.0; labrum width: 1.8; F1 length: 1.3; F2 length: 0.3; F3 length: 0.4; scape length: 0.8; diameter of median ocellus: 0.5; distance between lateral ocellus and eye: 0.3. Coloration: Integument dark brown, except yellow on lower paraocular area, labrum, anterior surface of scape and base of fore and middle tibiae ( Figs. 13, 14 ). Clypeus yellow with an inverted triangular dark brown spot ( Fig. 13 ). Tegula light brown, slightly translucent. Legs brown, lighter on hind tibia and tarsi. Terga and sterna orange, without metallic reflections. Wing membranes light brown with very weak violaceous iridescence, veins brown. Sculpture: Clypeus areolate with coarse, relative uniform punctures. Labrum with coarse, dense punctures, without smooth upper area. Terga finely areolate. T1 with fine, not very dense punctures. T2 and T3 with fine, dense punctures. T4 and T5 with coarser, scattered punctures than on preceding terga. Pubescence: Labrum with yellow, plumose, dense pubescence, mixed with some light brown, coarse, simple hairs. Clypeus with brown, long hairs on laterosuperior margin. Supraclypeal area and gena with yellowish pubescence ( Figs. 13, 14 ). Vertex with dark brown hairs ( Fig. 13 ). Mesoscutum, tegula and area below wing base with brown hairs apically darker ( Fig. 13 ). Mesoscutellum with yellow or brown hairs. Mesepisternum with both brown and yellow hairs ( Fig. 14 ). Fore leg with light brown hairs, middle leg with dark brown pubescence, hind leg mainly with orange pilosity ( Fig. 14 ). Base of claw of hind leg with long tuft of plumose hairs. Anterior surface of T1 with yellowish hairs, brown on dorsal surface. T2 and T3 with brown, short, simple hairs. T4 with similar pubescence, longer than on preceding terga. T5–T7 and sterna with orange, long, plumose hairs. Structures: Mandible strongly curved apically with three teeth of acute apex (1st>2nd>3rd) ( Fig. 13 ). Third tooth with welldeveloped laminar projection. Trimal angle well-developed, straight. Acetabular carina reaching base of third tooth. Labrum elliptical. Vertex below upper inteocular tangent. Inner orbits of compound eyes converging dorsally ( Fig. 13 ). Mesoscutellum with two barely noticeable protuberances, almost absent. Hind femur with protuberance on posterior surface. Anteroinferior margin of hind basitarsus with spine-like projection. Pygidial plate defined by lateral carinae.

Type material. Centris quadrimaculata : Holotype female (Museum of Comparative Zoology, MCZ, Harvard University, Massachusetts, United States, examined). Centris fusciventris : Lectotype female (Hungarian Natural History Museum, HNHM, Budapest, Hungary, examined).

Type localities. Centris quadrimaculata : PERU: Loreto. Centris fusciventris : BRAZIL: Piauí.

Distribution. COLOMBIA: ANTIOQUIA: Amalfi, Andes, Apartadó, Medellín, Río Negro, Sabaneta MAGDALENA: El Campono, Parque Nacional Natural Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta. META: Villavicencio. RISARALDA: Pereira. VALLE DEL CAUCA: El Dovio (Vereda Bellavista). VAUPÉS: Taraira (Estación Biológica Mosiro Itájura Caparú) ( Fig. 17 ).

Floral records. Passiflora edulis Sims, P. maliformis L., P. ligularis Juss. (Passifloraceae) , Psidium guajava L. (Myrthaceae), Solanaceae and Melastomataceae .

Material examined. COLOMBIA: ANTIOQUIA: 1 female: Andes (Ant) en vuelo 3 Oct. 19 H. Escobar (MEFLG). 1 male: Apartadó en Flor Nov. 1981 GMO Moreno\ 4 (MEFLG). 1 female: Porce. Ant. Col. La Calandria. R. a. 10-12 a.m. Jama Solanaceae 23/09/1997 Allan Smith ♀\ Anthophoridae Anthophorinae Centridine Centris Msp 3 0 0 530 (MEFLG). 1 male: Medellín - ANT en Flor Nov. 1973 N. Alvarez. (MEFLG). 1 male: V. Medellín en flor Jun 30 1969 Vélez (MEFLG). 1 male: V. Medellín en jardín Jun 30 1969 Vélez (MEFLG). 1 male: V. Medellín en jardín Jun 30 1969 Vélez\ No. Catal. 2905\ Centris ♂ (MEFLG). 1 male: V. Medellín en Maleza Oct 1946 Gallego\ Centris ♂ (MEFLG). 1 female: Medellín en Melastomataceae Jul. 1979 A. Carrera \ Centridini Centris ♀ (MEFLG). 1 female: Medellín en naranjo Jun. 195 Gallego (MEFLG). 1 female: Porce. Ant. Col. Normandia R.b 8-10 a.m. Jama Solanaceae 18/09/1997 Allan Smith ♀\ Anthophoridae Anthophorinae Centridine Centris Msp 3 00531\ Centris aff. fusciventris TGriswold det (MEFLG). 1 male: Porce. Ant. Col. Picardia R.a. 2- 4 p.m. Jama (defendiendo Territorio) 09/10/1997 Allan Smith P. 1070 ♂ (MEFLG). 1 male: Porce. Ant. Col. Picardia R.a. 8-10 a.m. Jama (defendiendo territorio) 1/10/1997 Allan Smith P. 1070 ♂\ Anthophoridae Anthophorinae Centridine Centris Msp 3 0 0 529 (MEFLG). 1 male: Porce. Ant. Col. Picardia Rastrojo alto 09/01/1997 Allan Smith P. 1070 ♂\ Anthophoridae Anthophorinae Centridine Centris Msp 3 0 0 528 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora edulis Jul. 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina\ 1211 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora edulis Jul. 1972 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina\ 1162 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora edulis Jul. 1972 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina\ 1163 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora maliformis Jul. 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora maliformis Jul. 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina\ 1164 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora maliformis Jul. 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina\ 1170 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora maliformis Jul. 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina\ 1171 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora maliformis Jul. 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina\ 1172 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sabaneta (Ant) en Passiflora maliformis Jul. 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris Sp2 Det. A. Molina\ 1173 (MEFLG). 1 female: Porce. Ant. Col. Santa Lucia Rb. 8-10 a.m. Jama Psidium guayaba . 30/09/1997 Allan Smith P. ♀\ Anthophoridae Anthophorinae Centridine Centris Msp 3 00526\ Centris I sp. 3 TGriswold det (MEFLG). MAGDALENA: 1 male: Magdalena El Campono 1300 M Revoloteando en Jardin col: R. Ospina 28 VI 87 \ 2219\ LABUN007160 (LABUN). 1 female: Sierra Nevada de Sta Marta Magdalena Col Col: Ramírez VII 10 68 \ 0 337 (ICN). META: 1 female: Villavicencio alt. 500 mt.\ No. Catal. 2906\ Centris ♀ (MEFLG). RISARALDA: 1 male: Pereira (Risad) Noviembre 15/1998 L. Gallego-J. Avila Leg. (UNAB). VALLE DEL CAUCA: 1 female: Colombia Valle del Cauca Mpio. El Dovio vda Bellavista 1750m h: 13:00 Jama 01/JUN/2002 Passiflora ligularis Juss Col : JMRosso (LABUN). VAUPÉS: 1 female: Colombia Amazonas Estación Caparú Rio Apaporis 1.xi. 95 F. Fernández\ IAvH23679 (IAvH). WITHOUT INFORMATION: 1 female: Normandia (RB) 10-12 Solanaceae NV. Frutino 10-09-97 ♀\ Anthophoridae Anthophorinae Centridine Centris Msp 3 0 0 527 (MEFLG). 1 male: Sta. Helena en flores Jun. 1982 Patricia Patiño (MEFLG). 1 female: Sn Pedro en vuelo Sep. 1981 E.M.Aguilar (MEFLG).

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

FIGURES 11 − 14. Centris quadrimaculata Packard, 1869. Fig. 11. Female: Head, frontal view (scale bar 5.6 mm). Fig. 12. Habitus, lateral view (scale bar 5.9 mm). Fig. 13. Male: Head, frontal view (scale bar 5.5 mm). Fig. 14. Habitus, lateral view (scale bar 6.2 mm).