Chilicola

Packer, Laurence & Dumesh, Sheila, 2019, Fifteen new species of Chilicola (Oroediscelis) (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Xeromelissinae) with illustrated keys to the males and females of the subgenus, Zootaxa 4559 (1), pp. 1-56 : 41-49

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.1.1

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DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5945225

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C987C3-FFDE-FFA9-71E6-FA51FA39F96F

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scientific name

Chilicola
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Key to the Females of Chilicola View in CoL (O roediscelis) (Females of C. ashei , C. fritzi , C. boharti and C. pustulata unknown)

1 Head approximately 1.5X as long as wide ( Fig. 129 View FIGURES 129–130 ) malar space clearly longer than wide ( Fig. 131 View FIGURES 131–132 )........................................................................................ C. calchaqui Packer and Dumesh n. sp. Head at most 1.35X as long as wide ( Fig. 130 View FIGURES 129–130 ); malar space at most subequal in length to its width ( Fig. 132 View FIGURES 131–132 )........... 2 2(1) Malar space at least as long as wide ( Fig. 133 View FIGURES 133–134 ).............................................................. 3 Malar space at most ¾ as long as wide ( Fig. 134 View FIGURES 133–134 )........................................................... 5 3(2) Mesoscutum with dense, long pubescence, longest hairs ~2.5 MOD ( Fig. 135 View FIGURES 135–136 )................. C. espeleticola Michener Mesoscutum View in CoL with sparse, short pubescence, longest hairs <1 MOD ( Fig. 136 View FIGURES 135–136 )...................................... 4

4(3) Frontal and upper paraocular areas deeply and coarsely punctate ( Fig. 137 View FIGURES 137–138 ); metapostnotum with sparse striae not reaching posterior edge ( Fig. 139 View FIGURES 139–140 )............................................................. C. bigibbosa Michener Frontal View in CoL and upper paraocular areas shallowly punctate ( Fig. 138 View FIGURES 137–138 ); metapostnotum with dense striae throughout, most reaching posterior edge ( Fig. 140 View FIGURES 139–140 ).................................................... C. roigi Packer and Dumesh n. sp.

5(2) Mesoscutum with dense, long pubescence, longest hairs ~2.5 MOD ( Fig. 141 View FIGURES 141–142 ).................. C. deborahae Gonzalez Mesoscutum with sparse, scattered pubescence, longest hairs ~1 MOD ( Fig. 142 View FIGURES 141–142 ).................................. 6

6(5) Lower paraocular area with distinct yellow-orange mark laterad of anterior tentoral pit ( Fig. 143 View FIGURES 143–144 )............................................................................................. C. jaguense Packer and Dumesh n. sp. Lower paraocular area without distinct yellow mark (rarely with faint orange marking) ( Fig. 144 View FIGURES 143–144 )..................... 7

7(6) Malar space 3/4 as long as wide ( Fig. 145 View FIGURES 145–146 )................................................................. 8 Malar space at most 2/3 as long as wide ( Fig. 146 View FIGURES 145–146 )......................................................... 10 8(7) Head 1.2X as long as wide; larger bees, head width 1.7 mm ( Fig. 147 View FIGURES 147–148 ).............. C. goloboffi Packer and Dumesh n. sp. Head at least 1.25X as long as wide; smaller bees, head width <1.5 mm ( Fig. 148 View FIGURES 147–148 )................................. 9

9(8) Metapostnotal striae uniform, fine but dense ( Fig. 149 View FIGURES 149–150 ); apical impressed area of T1–T2 punctate medially ( Fig. 151 View FIGURES 151–152 )............................................................................. C. capillitas Packer and Dumesh n. sp. Metapostnotal striae not uniform, somewhat coarse and sparse ( Fig. 150 View FIGURES 149–150 ); apical impressed area of T1–T2 impunctate medially ( Fig. 152 View FIGURES 151–152 )............................................................ C. carpenteri Packer and Dumesh n. sp.

10(7) Malar space approximately 2/3 as long as wide ( Fig. 153 View FIGURES 153–154 ).................................................... 11 Malar space at most 1/2 as long as wide ( Fig. 154 View FIGURES 153–154 )......................................................... 13

11(10) Metasomal terga triply punctate, with largest punctures shallow and crater-like, most evident laterally on T2–T4 among smaller punctures that are of two distinct sizes; T1 sparsely punctate ( Fig. 155 View FIGURES 155–156 )........... C. luna Dumesh & Packer n. sp. Metasomal terga doubly punctate, or with punctures of only one size; T1 densely punctate ( Fig. 156 View FIGURES 155–156 )................. 12

12(11) Metapostnotal striae short, not reaching posterior margin ( Fig. 157 View FIGURES 157–158 ); T1 surface shiny to weakly imbricate, punctures distinct ( Fig. 159 View FIGURES 159–160 )............................................................... C. huarpe Packer and Dumesh n. sp. Metapostnotal striae long, at least some reaching posterior margin ( Fig. 158 View FIGURES 157–158 ); T1 strongly imbricate, dull, punctures sometimes indistinct among surface sculpture ( Fig. 160 View FIGURES 159–160 ).................................. C. cuyense Dumesh and Packer n. sp.

13(10) Body length about 5 mm; F1 as long as F2 on mesal surface ( Fig. 161 View FIGURES 161–162 ); frontal area shiny with fine punctures ( Fig. 163 View FIGURES 163–164 )......................................................................................... C. simplex Michener Body View in CoL length greater than 6 mm; F1 longer than F2 on mesal surface ( Fig. 162 View FIGURES 161–162 ); frontal area dull, coarsely punctate or weakly rugose ( Fig. 164 View FIGURES 163–164 ).................................................................................... 14 14(13) Mesoscutellum with punctures clearly of two different sizes, small punctures much more abundant than larger ones ( Fig. 16 5 View FIGURES 12–16 )................................................................................ C. benoistiana Michener Mesoscutellum View in CoL with punctures all quite large, rarely with a very few minute ones ( Fig. 166 View FIGURES 165–166 )........................ 15

15(14) Mesoscutum anteriorly between notaulices with punctures of similar moderate size, without contrast to punctures on the rest of mesoscutum ( Fig. 167 View FIGURES 167–168 )............................................................................... 16 Mesoscutum anteriorly between notaulices with dense minute punctures and scattered large ones, with distinct contrast to punctures on the rest of mesoscutum ( Fig. 168 View FIGURES 167–168 )............................................................ 17

16(15) Body longer (~ 7 mm); mesepisternum with short white hairs ( Fig. 169 View FIGURES 169–170 )......... C. abrebotellas Packer and Dumesh n. sp. Body shorter (<6 mm); mesepisternum with long white hairs ( Fig. 170 View FIGURES 169–170 ).............. C. rozeni Packer and Dumesh n. sp.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Colletidae

SubFamily

Xeromelissinae

SubGenus

Chilicola

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