Damocrateia 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 : 37

Damocrateia Engel , new genus

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TYPE SPECIES: Leioproctus (Chrysocolletes) crenulatus Michener, 1965 .

DIAGNOSIS: This genus is noteworthy for the presence of a short, ventral, apical tubercle or spine on the metacoxa, scape of female not reaching the median ocellus, and the male flagellum crenulate ventromedially. In addition, the genus has the following combination of traits: malar space linear, inner metatibial spur ciliate, metasomal terga of female without apical setal bands and with abundant, small, punctures separated by a puncture width.

ETYMOLOGY: The new genus-group name is taken from Ancient Greek mythology where Damocrateia (Δαμοκράτεια) was one of the hypothesized mothers of Patroclus, tragic hero of the Trojan War. The gender of the name is feminine.