Sphecodopsis crassipunctata, Pöllein & Kuhlmann, 2025

Pöllein, Daniela & Kuhlmann, Michael, 2025, Taxonomic revision of the southern African bee genus Sphecodopsis Bischoff, 1923 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae), European Journal of Taxonomy 980, pp. 1-157 : 68

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scientific name	Sphecodopsis crassipunctata
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Sphecodopsis namaquensis View in CoL species group

The group consists of the following two species: S. crassipunctata sp. nov. and S. namaquensis . Characteristics of this group are the following: fore tibia and tarsi completely or largely red ( Figs 51A View Fig , 53A View Fig ); mesoscutum matt, densely and deeply punctate ( Figs 51D View Fig , 53D View Fig ); female S6 bifid posteriorly, apical notch about four to seven times as long as its apical width, shape as shown in Figs 52C View Fig , 54C View Fig .

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Fig. 51. Sphecodopsis crassipunctata sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (RCMK). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).

Fig. 53. Sphecodopsis namaquensis Eardley, 1997, holotype, ♀ (SANC). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).

Fig. 51. Sphecodopsis crassipunctata sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (RCMK). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).