Scrapter hergi Kuhlmann

Kuhlmann, Michael & Friehs, Thyra, 2020, Nine new species and new records of euryglossiform Scrapter Lepeletier & Serville (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from South Africa, European Journal of Taxonomy 647, pp. 1-33 : 9-11

Scrapter hergi Kuhlmann sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

The male of S. hergi Kuhlmann sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of this group by the combination of the following characters: head distinctly longer than wide ( Fig. 4E ); antenna ventrally orange-brown ( Fig. 4E ); hind tibia apically broadened inside, forming a ± right angle ( Fig. 4G ) and the shape of S7 ( Fig. 4F ). The female is unknown.

Etymology

The species is dedicated to Hergen (‘Hergi’) Erhardt, Edewecht ( Germany) who joined and supported me (MK) in a couple of collecting trips; noun in apposition.

Material examined (1 specimen)

Holotype

SOUTH AFRICA • ♂; Roggeveld Mts , 2 km SE of Farm Allemansdam, burnt area; 31°49′32″ S, 19°59′55″ E; alt. 1290 m a.s.l.; 2 Sep. 2017; MK leg.; RCMK.

Description

Female

Unknown.

HEAD. Head longer than wide. Integument black, except mandible partly dark reddish-brown. Face covered with long, greyish-white, erect hair. Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna dorsally dark brown, ventrally orange-brown ( Fig. 4E ).

MESOSOMA. Integument black. Mesoscutal disc between punctures strongly reticulate and matt; disc finely, very shallowly and almost invisible, very sparsely (i = 3–5 d) punctate. Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum covered with long, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 4A ).

WINGS. Slightly yellowish-brown; wing venation and stigma brown.

LEGS. Integument black to dark reddish-brown. Hind tibia inside apically broadened, forming a ± right angle ( Fig. 4G ). Vestiture greyish-white.

METASOMA. Integument black, apical margins of terga partly narrowly translucent dark reddish-brown ( Fig. 4C ). Discs of T1–T2 without hair, following terga with sparse and short but successively more and longer hair; apical tergal hair bands missing on all terga ( Fig. 4C ). T1–T3 densely (i = 0.5–1 d) but finely punctate, T4 and following terga almost invisible very finely and superficially punctate; between punctures superficially sculptured and shiny to slightly matt; T2–T4 with narrow, superficially sculptured but shiny apical tergal depression ( Fig. 4C ). S3 and particularly S4–S5 with sparse, long apical hair fringes.

TERMINALIA. Genitalia ( Fig. 4B, D ), S7 ( Fig. 4F ) and terminal plate of S8 ( Fig. 4H ) as illustrated.

Distribution

Only known from the type locality in the northern part of the Roggeveld Mts south of Calvinia.

Floral hosts

Unknown.

Seasonal activity

September.

Figures

Fig. 4. Scrapter hergi Kuhlmann sp. nov., ♂, holotype (RCMK). A. Lateral view. B. Genitalia (dorsal view). C. Metasoma (dorsal view). D. Genitalia (lateral view). E. Head. F. S7 (dorsal view). G. Hind tibia. H. S8, apical end.