Leioproctus (Charicolletes) elegans 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 : 64-65

Leioproctus (Charicolletes) elegans Smith, 1853 n.comb

Leioproctus elegans *Smith 1853: 9 ; Dalla Torre, 1896: 47.

Paracolletes elegans (Smith) . Cockerell 1905a: 348; Cockerell 1910a: 203; 1934: 25.

Paracolletes caeruleotinctus * Cockerell 1905c: 480 ; 1906: 28; 1910a: 207; 1934: 23. syn.n.

Paracolletes turneri * Cockerell 1910a: 203 , 206; 1912b:177; 1934: 37. syn.n.

Paracolletes pictus * Rayment 1930a: 47 ; Cockerell 1934: 32. syn.n.

Leioproctus (Nodocolletes) caeruleotinctus (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 63, figs 129–131.

Leioproctus (Nodocolletes) elegans Smith. Michener 1965: 63 .

Leioproctus (Nodocolletes) pictus (Rayment) . Michener 1965: 63.

Leioproctus (Nodocolletes) turneri (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 63.

The holotypes of Leioproctus elegans , Paracolletes pictus and Paracolletes turneri , which are female show no significant morphological differences. The holotype of Paracolletes caeruleotinctus , which is male, is the same as the males associated with Leioproctus elegans .

Types

Leioproctus elegans — South Australia: holotype ♀ Adelaide ( BMNH 17 a.495) .

Paracolletes caeruleotinctus — Queensland: holotype ♂, Seaforth, nr Mackay,. i.1891, G. Turner ( BMNH 17 a.434) .

Paracolletes turneri — Queensland: holotype ♀, Mackay,. i.1891 ( BMNH 17 a.440) .

Paracolletes pictus — Queensland: holotype ♀, Charleville, 14.xi.1927 ( ANIC) .

Additional material examined: 61♀, 62♂ Queensland: Kuranda; Babinda; 10 miles (16 k) S Bowen; Mackay, 1892; Rockhampton; Westwood; Yelba Ck, Yuleba; Charleville; Noosa; 1 k N Condamine; 10 miles (16 k) S Condamine; Undula; Brisbane; Millmerran; 8k W Cunnamulla; Lake Broadwater nr Dalby; 25 k W Inglewood; 13 k W Warwick; Leyburn via Warwick; nr Mt. Barney; Leslie Dam, 13 k W Warwick. New South Wales: 2 k SW

Goondiwindi; 15 k SE Moree; 20 k S Narrabri; Gilgandra; 80 k NNE Wentworth; 34 k NNE Wentworth; 10 k W Wentworth; Murray R 50 miles (80 k) W Wentworth; Caldwell; Hay; Barrigun; 7 mile Beach. Victoria: 20 miles (32 k) SE Mildura; Murraybridge; Gunbower; Echuca; Quantong; Edenhope. South Australia: Morgan; 24 k SW Swan Reach; Hartley; South Para; Sherlock.

Months collected: January, February, September, October, November, December.

Floral visitations: None recorded.

Female — Length ca 9 mm; entire body covered in dense, strong, close punctures. Head— Facial foveae mostly obscured by hair; face covered with moderately dense, long, white hair; apex of supraclypeal area with tubercle; clypeus moderately raised rounded; exposed part of labrum triangular, depressed medially; malar space short, hair covered; gena about as wide as eye when head viewed laterally. Mesosoma —Hair white, moderate length; metanotum with a small median tubercle. Legs with apex of hind basitibial plate acute; inner hind tibial spur with 6–8 moderately coarse teeth. Wings densely hair, membrane of wings mostly clear, darkened towards apex of fore wing. Metasoma —Prepygidial fimbria bright orange; S2–4 with moderately dense, long, white, simple hair. Male —As for females except as follows: Length about 8mm. Head —Face densely covered in long, yellow hair; flagellum long, F3–11 length about 2x width. Mesosoma — Legs long, slender; hind basitibial plate very small. Metasoma— Hair towards apex black; T7 with triangular bare median area; S3–4 with long, thick, apical fringes; S5 short; S6 long, polished. For S7–8 and genitalia see figs 103–105.