Scrapter inexpectatus, Kuhlmann, 2014

Kuhlmann, Michael, 2014, Revision of the euryglossiform species of the Afrotropical bee genus Scrapter Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 95, pp. 1-69 : 20-22

Scrapter inexpectatus sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

The female of S. inexpectatus sp. nov. can be separated from other species of this group by the combination of the following characters: supraclypeal area and clypeus very sparsely and finely punctate, strongly reticulate and matt ( Fig. 10 C–D), scutum densely and coarsely punctate ( Fig. 10 E–F), stigma brown, apical margins of metasomal terga black ( Fig. 10B ). The male is unknown.

Etymology

The discovery of such an unusual species was unexpected, which is reflected in its name.

Type material (2 specimens)

Holotype

SOUTH AFRICA: ♀, 21 km E of Lambert´s Bay , 122 m, 32°08'02" S, 18°30'01" E, 22 Sep. 2001 (identified as S. albitarsis (Friese) , det. 2005 GBP Davies) ( CUIC).

Paratype

SOUTH AFRICA: 1 ♀, Sauer, 32°50' S, 18°34' E, 21 Oct. 2008, T.L. Griswold (RCMK).

Description

Female

BODY LENGTH. 4.6 mm.

HEAD. Head longer than wide. Integument black, except part of mandibles dark reddish-brown. Face sparsely covered with long, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 10C ). Clypeus slightly convex with sparse, fine and shallow punctation (i = 2–3 d); surface between punctures densely sculptured and matt ( Fig. 10 C–D). Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna dorsally blackish-brown, ventrally yellowish-brown.

MESOSOMA. Integument black. Mesoscutal disc between punctures densely reticulate and matt; disc densely (i = 0.5–1.0 d) and finely punctate ( Fig. 10 E–F). Metanotum about 2/3 as long as basal area of propodeum, apically with narrow carinate depression ( Fig. 10F ). Propodeum basally finely carinate ( Fig. 10F ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum sparsely covered with short, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 10A ).

WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation and stigma brown.

LEGS. Integument black. Vestiture greyish-white, scopa greyish-brown. METASOMA. Integument black. Discs of T1 and T2 without hair, following terga with very few and short hairs; apical tergal hair bands missing on all terga ( Fig. 10B ). Prepygidial and pygidial fimbriae blackish-brown. T1 densely (i = 1 d) but very finely punctate, apically a bit coarser, between punctures superficially sculptured and slightly matt; on following terga punctation slightly larger and stronger sculpture; T2–T4 with superficially sculptured and shiny, narrow apical tergal depression ( Fig. 10B ).

Male

Unknown.

Distribution

The species is just known from two sites in the western part of the Western Cape Province.

Floral hosts

Unknown.

Seasonal activity

September–October.

Figures

Fig. 10. Scrapter inexpectatus sp. nov., ♀. A. Lateral view. B. Metasoma (dorsal view). C. Head. D. Head (SEM). E. Thorax (dorsal view). F. Thorax (dorsal view, SEM). Scale bars: photos: 1 mm, SEM: 0.1 mm.