Mielkeanthidium

Parizotto, Daniele R. & Urban, Danúncia, 2011, New resin bee species in the genus Mielkeanthidium Urban (Hymenoptera, Megachilinae), Zootaxa 3139, pp. 55-62 : 55-56

Mielkeanthidium

Mielkeanthidium Urban 1996: 121 ; type species: Mielkeanthidium nigripes Urban, 1996 , by original designation. Urban (2005): 95.

Comments and diagnosis. Mielkeanthidium can be recognized by the following combination of characters: presence of a juxtantennal carinae; omaular carina extending to ventral region of the mesepisternum; base of propodeum with row of pits; arolia present in male, reduced in female; male middle femur with long hairs on the internal surface; male hind coxa with densely setose area; male S4 with two small median areas with short and thick setae; male S4-S5 with lateral spine-like projections; and male T7 bilobed.

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Species S3 apical fringe S3 median emargination Distribution M. ornatum ?? Brazil (São Paulo) M. nigripes - + Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina) M. rubripes - + Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) M. albertinoi sp. nov. + - Brazil (Minas Gerais) M. dissimile sp. nov. + - Brazil (Santa Catarina, São Paulo) M. tucumanum sp. nov. + - Argentina (Tucuman)