Leioproctus (Leioproctus) plumosus (Smith, 1853)

Maynard, Glynn Vivian, 2013, Revision of Goniocolletes and seven Australian subgenera of Leioproctus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae), and description of new taxa, Zootaxa 3715 (1), pp. 1-114 : 37-39

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) plumosus (Smith, 1853)

Lamprocolletes plumosus *Smith 1853: 12 ; Dalla Torre, 1896: 48.

Lamprocolletes metallicus *Smith 1879: 8 ; Dalla Torre, 1896: 48. syn.n.

Lamprocolletes bicolor *Smith 1879: 10 ; Dalla Torre, 1896: 47. syn.n.

Paracolletes metallicus (Smith) . Cockerell 1905a: 346.

Paracolletes plumosus (Smith) . Cockerell 1905a: 346; 1910a: 200; 1916b: 200; 1921: 91, 97; 1929c: 205; 1929d: 308; 1930: 48; 1934: 33; Rayment 1930a: 50 ( Paracolletes plumosa (sic)); 1931: 160; 1935: 180–182.

Paracolletes bicolor (Smith) . Cockerell 1905a: 346; 1910a: 201; 1914c: 47; 1916b: 200; 1929c: 205; 1934: 22; Rayment 1931a: 160.

Paracolletes eucalypti * Cockerell 1916a: 51 ; 1934: 25. syn.n.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) bicolor (Smith) . Michener 1965: 50.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) eucalypti (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 50.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) metallicus (Smith) . Michener 1965: 51.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) plumosus (Smith) . Michener 1965: 51.

Types

Lamprocolletes plumosus — holotype ♀, New Holland ( BMNH 17 a.493) .

Lamprocolletes metallicus — holotype ♂, Australia ( BMNH 17 a.513) .

Lamprocolletes bicolour — Western Australia: holotype ♂, Swan River ( BMNH 494 a) .

Paracolletes eucalypti — Victoria: holotype ♂, Mt. Yule , Healesville, 20.ii.1915, R. Kelly, off Eucalyptus rosea blossom ( BMNH 17 a.433) .

The holotypes of Paracolletes eucalypti , Lamprocolletes metallicus and Lamprocolletes bicolor , which are males and are identical to those males associated with Lamprocolletes plumosus by morphological similarity and coincident collection data.

Additional material examined: 108♀, 179♂ New South Wales: Sydney; Tubrabucca. Australian Capital Territory: Black Mtn. Victoria: Kallista; Nelson; Black Rock; Toorak; Cranbrook; 5 miles (8 k) N. Torquay; Maranoa Gardens, Melbourne; Kiata; Kerang; Healesville; Cygnet R.; Hamilton; Kallista; Bogong Plains; Melton; Bamawm; Kiata; Rye; Frankston; Edenhope; Sth Yarra; Bendoc; Dingley; Lorne; 37 k N Hwy 1 on Pinnaroo Rd.; 117 k N Hwy 1 on Pinnaroo Rd.; Sandringham; Gorae West; Hamilton. Tasmania: Condaminion Ck; Cambridge; Murdunna, Forestier Pen.; Georgetown. South Australia: 7 k W Sherlock; between Monarto and Murray Bridge; Mylor; Meninge;West Beach; 10 k N. Keith; Mt Gambier; 24 k SW Swan Reach; Lincoln N.P.; Kangaroo Is.; Port Lincoln; Nearkonelta; 48km S Pinnaroo; Stokes Bay, Kangaroo Is; Naracoorte; Kongal; Meninge. Western Australia: Mt Narryer; triangle between Perth, Collie and Bunbury; Nannup; Northampton; Bridgetown; Beelerup; 6 miles (9.6 k) W Brookton; West Midlands; Collie; West Midlands; 496 Great Eastern Hwy. Greenmount; Donnybrook; Moora; Yallingup; 44 k S Yallingup; Bunbury; National Park; Darling Range; 12 miles. S.W. Katanning; Greenmount, Perth; Cape Naturaliste; Busselton; Perth; Beverley; Capella; Deep Dene, Karridale; Toodyay; Flinders Bay, 2.5 miles E. Leewin Light; 35 miles W. Esperance; Katanning; Wembley; Bushmead; Stirling Range; Manjump.

Collection months: January, February, March, April, May, July, August, October, November, December.

Floral visitations: Fabaceae : Acacia , Daviesia ; Ericaceae : Leucopogon ; Myrtaceae : Eucalyptus ; Solanaceae : Salpichroa .

Female— Length ca 12 mm; head, mesosoma and metasoma metallic blue. Head— Ocelloccipital area shallowly depressed; frontal line weakly depressed in dorsal area; flagellum paler anteriorly than posteriorly; interspaces on clypeus very narrow (less than half a puncture width), smooth; length of malar space about 0.25 x width of base of mandible. Mesosoma — Scutal and scutellar hair long, fine with many branches; interspaces granular; propodeal triangle with strong, transverse carina depressed medially. First recurrent vein enters second submarginal cell slightly basal to middle. Scopa dark dorsally, pale ventrally; hair on posterior part of dorsal surface with about 7 long branches from single side (monopodal); inner hind tibial spur with 5–6 teeth. Metasoma— Apex of pygidial plate emarginate. Male —As for female except as follows: Length ca 9mm. Head— Vertex extended posteriorly behind upper eye for about 1 ocellar width. F3 length about equal to width, F4–11 length greater than width. Mesosoma — Anterior fore tibia yellowish. Metasoma— T7 entirely hirsute. Penis valves with a single, large, ventral spine medially. For S7–8 and genitalia see figs 30–32.

Notes

This species is externally extremely similar to L. cupreus , the females differ in the shape of the apex of pygidial plate and the vestiture of the metasomal terga. The males are readily distinguishable by the genitalia, S7– 8.