Sphecodopsis aculeata (Friese, 1922)

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 : 18

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scientific name	Sphecodopsis aculeata
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Sphecodopsis aculeata View in CoL species group

The group consists of the following two species: S. aculeata and S. chaotica sp. nov. Characteristics of this group are the following: head covered with short, white or yellowish-white hair ( Figs 11C View Fig , 13C View Fig , 15C View Fig ); mesoscutum covered with short, white or yellowish-white hair ( Figs 11D View Fig , 13D View Fig , 15D View Fig ); female S6 bifid posteriorly, shape as shown in Figs 12C View Fig and 16C View Fig ; male gonostylus not inclined inward and slightly tapered, penis valves broader, about as long as gonostylus ( Fig. 14C View Fig ). This group includes the type species of the subgenus Sphecodopsis (Pseudopasites) Bischoff, 1923 (= S. pygmaeus , syn of S. aculeata ), that Michener (2007) treated as a synonym of Sphecodopsis .

References

Bischoff H. 1923. Zur Kenntnis afrikanischer Schmarotzerbienen. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift 1923: 585-603. Available from https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Deutsche-Ent-Zeitschrift_1923_0585-0603.pdf [accessed 28 Jan. 2025].

Michener C. D. 2007. The Bees of the World. Vol. 1. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore.

Figures

Fig. 11. Sphecodopsis aculeata (Friese, 1922), ♀ (Farm Avontuur, RCMK). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).

Fig. 13. Sphecodopsis aculeata (Friese, 1922), ♂ (Farm Avontuur, RCMK). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view). E. Propodeum. F. T4–T7 (dorsal view).

Fig. 15. Sphecodopsis chaotica sp. nov., paratype, ♀(Kleinmond, RCMK). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).

Fig. 11. Sphecodopsis aculeata (Friese, 1922), ♀ (Farm Avontuur, RCMK). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).

Fig. 12. Sphecodopsis aculeata (Friese, 1922), ♀ (Farm Avontuur, RCMK). A. Propodeum. B. T5 and T6. C. S6.

Fig. 16. Sphecodopsis chaotica sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (Kleinmond, RCMK). A. Propodeum. B. T5 and T6. C. S6.

Fig. 14. Sphecodopsis aculeata (Friese, 1922), ♂ (Farm Avontuur, RCMK). A. S7 (dorsal view). B. S8 (dorsal view). C. Genital (dorsal view). D. Genital (lateral view).