Aageocolletes Engel, 2022

Engel, Michael S. & Gonzalez, Victor H., 2022, A new bee genus from the pampas of eastern Argentina, with appended notes on the classification of “ paracolletines ” (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), Journal of Melittology 2022 (109), pp. 1-39 : 34

Aageocolletes Engel , new genus

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TYPE SPECIES: Paracolletes platycephalus Cockerell, 1912 .

DIAGNOSIS: This genus corresponds to the platycephalus species group of Maynard (2013). The genus superficially resembles Leioproctus Smith , s.str., but differs by the pectinate inner metatibial spurs of females and the basal area of the propodeum posteriorly delimited by a carina.

ETYMOLOGY: The new generic name is taken from Ancient Greek adjective aāgḗs [ἀᾱγής, meaning, “strong” or “solid” (ᾰ –/ a –, “not”; ᾱ́γνῡμῐ / ā́gnūmi, “break”; – ής /– ḗs, adjectival suffix)], and kollitís (κολλητής, meaning, “gluer” or “one who glues"). The gender of the name is masculine.