Sphecodopsis capensis (Friese, 1915)

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 : 4

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Sphecodopsis capensis View in CoL species group

The group consists of the following four species: S. albomaculata sp. nov., S. aquifolia sp. nov., S. capensis ( Friese, 1915) and S. fumipennis (Bischof, 1923) . Characteristics of this group are the following: head covered with long, black hair ( Figs 1C View Fig , 3C View Fig , 5C View Fig , 7C View Fig , 9C View Fig ); mesoscutum covered with long, black hair mixed with shorter, yellowish-white hair ( Figs 1D View Fig , 3D View Fig , 5D View Fig , 7D View Fig , 9D View Fig ); patches with very dense white pubescence apically on the tibia ( Figs 1A View Fig , 3A View Fig , 5A View Fig , 7A View Fig , 9A View Fig ); female S6 simple posteriorly, shape as shown in Figs 4D View Fig , 6D View Fig , 10D View Fig ; male gonostylus approximately the same length or longer as gonocoxa ( Figs 2C–D View Fig , 8C–D View Fig ). This group includes the type species of the genus Pseudodichroa Bischoff, 1923 (= S. capensis ), that Michener (2007) treated as a subgenus 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].

Friese H. 1915. Zur Bienenfauna von Abessinien. (Hym.). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 1915: 265-298. Available from https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/35625178 [accessed 28 Jan. 2025].

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

Figures

Fig. 1.Sphecodopsis albomaculata sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (SANC). A. Habitus (lateral view).B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view). E. Propodeum. F. T4–T7 (dorsal view).

Fig. 3. Sphecodopsis aquifolia sp. nov., paratype, ♀ (Farm Allemansdam, RCMK). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).

Fig. 5. Sphecodopsis capensis (Friese, 1915), ♀ (Farm Papkuilsfontein, RCMK). A. Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).

Fig. 7. Sphecodopsis capensis (Friese, 1915), ♂ (Farm Papkuilsfontein, 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.9.Sphecodopsisfumipennis(Bischoff, 1923),♀(Nieuwoudtville FlowerReserve,RCMK).A.Habitus (lateral view). B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Mesoscutum and mesoscutellum (dorsal view).

Fig. 4. Sphecodopsis aquifolia sp.nov., paratype,♀ (Farm Allemansdam, RCMK). A. Propodeum. B. T5. C. T6. D. S6.

Fig. 6. Sphecodopsis capensis (Friese, 1915), ♀ (Farm Papkuilsfontein, RCMK). A. Propodeum. B. T5. C. T6. D. S6.

Fig. 10. Sphecodopsis fumipennis (Bischoff, 1923), ♀ (Nieuwoudtville Flower Reserve, RCMK). A. Propodeum. B. T5 and T6. C. S6.

Fig. 2. Sphecodopsis albomaculata sp. nov., holotype, ♂ (SANC). A. S7 (dorsal view). B. S8 (dorsal view). C. Genital (dorsal view). D. Genital (lateral view).

Fig. 8. Sphecodopsis capensis (Friese, 1915), ♂ (Farm Papkuilsfontein, RCMK). A. S7 (dorsal view). B. S8 (dorsal view). C. Genital (dorsal view). D. Genital (lateral view).