Sphecodopsis namaquensis, Eardley, 1997

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

Sphecodopsis namaquensis 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 , 53A ); mesoscutum matt, densely and deeply punctate ( Figs 51D , 53D ); female S6 bifid posteriorly, apical notch about four to seven times as long as its apical width, shape as shown in Figs 52C , 54C .

Figures

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. 52.Sphecodopsis crassipunctata sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (RCMK). A. Propodeum.B. T5 and T6.C. S6.

Fig. 54. Sphecodopsis namaquensis Eardley, 1997, holotype, ♀ (SANC). A. Propodeum. B. T5 and T6. C. S6.