Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (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 : 40

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) irroratus (Smith, 1853)

Lamprocolletes irroratus *Smith 1853: 12 .

Dasycolletes humerosus *Smith 1879: 11 . syn.n.

Paracolletes humerosus (Smith) . Cockerell 1905a: 348; 1926: 661; 1934: 28.

Paracolletes irroratus (Smith) . Cockerell 1925: 496; 1926: 661; 1934: 28.

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

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

Types

Lamprocolletes irroratus — holotype ♀ ( Ox ). [no data on specimen, but description states— Victoria: Port Philip] .

Dasycolletes humerosus — Victoria: holotype ♀, Melbourne ( BMNH 17 a.521) .

Additional material examined: 41♀, 20♂

Queensland: Herberton Ra. St. For., 8 miles (12.8 k) Atherton; 4 miles (7 k) W Paluma, 3000 ft; Wallaville; The Pinnacles, Mt Walsh NP; Bunya Mtn NP; Brisbane; Springbrook; Stanthorpe. New South Wales: Bald Rock NP; Nadgee Beach Reserve, S Newtons Beach; White Swamp. Victoria: Mackeys Mt Buffalo; Emerald; Lilydale; Healesville; Warburton; Woori Yallock; Croydon; Ferntree Gully.

Collection months: January, February, March, April, September, October, November, December.

Floral visitations: Myrtaceae : Eucalyptus ; Proteaceae : Lomatia , Macadamia .

Female— Length about 9 mm; integument black with dense, yellow humeral hair patches. Head— Frons with fine but distinct longitudinal ridges; facial fovea vaguely indicated by lack of striations; paraocular area with sparse punctures; F4–11 length about equal to width; malar space short, polished; gena about as wide as eye when head viewed laterally; hair sparse, brown, branched, medium length. Mesosoma — Yellow hair of scutum very dense, short, densely branched; elsewhere on dorsal scutum hair black mostly short with a few long hairs; laterally except for spiracle cover lobe hair long, fine and very sparse; tegulae opaque black. Wings with membrane darkened. Legs with hind tibial scopa entirely black on the outside, pale inside; femoral scopa black ventrally; inner hind tibial spur with 5 coarse teeth. Metasoma— Slender, strongly constricted towards the base of T1. Male— As for female except as follows: Length ca 8 mm. Head— Hair moderately dense, white; inner eye margin almost straight; distal flagellar segments longer than wide. Mesosoma — Legs long and slender, almost bare of hair; anterior fore basitarsus and tibia dark yellow. Metasoma— For S7–8 and genitalia see figs 33–35.