Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis (Smith, 1879)

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 : 31-33

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) amabilis (Smith, 1879)

Lamprocolletes amabilis *Smith 1879: 9 ; Dalla Torre 1896: 47.

Paracolletes amabilis (Smith) . Cockerell 1905a: 345; 1905c: 481; 1906: 28; 1916b: 200; 1929c: 199; 1934: 21.

Paracolletes cupreus semipurpureus * Cockerell 1905c: 479 ; 1906: 28; 1910a: 203, 205. syn.n.

Paracolletes semipurpureus ; Cockerell 1910a: 206; 1914c: 139; 1916b: 200; 1934: 35; Rayment, 1953: 5.

Paracolletes carinatulus * Cockerell 1905c: 481 ; 1906: 28; 1934: 23. syn.n.

Paracolletes melbournensis * Cockerell 1910a: 205 , 206; 1913a: 599; 1913b: 281; 1914a: 140; 1915c: 104; 1921: 91, 97; 1929b: 10; 1929d: 308; 1934: 29. Rayment 1935: 182; 1939: 276; 1953: 3. syn.n.

Paracolletes mimulus * Cockerell 1910a: 206 ; 1934: 30. Rayment 1953: 3. syn.n.

Paracolletes ornatissimus * Cockerell 1916b: 200 . syn.n.

Paracolletes semipurpureus frenchi * Cockerell 1929a: 1 ; 1934: 35. syn.n.

Paracolletes festivus * Cockerell 1929a: 6 ; 1934: 26. syn.n.

Paracolletes amabilis rufipes * Cockerell 1929c: 199 ; 1934: 21. syn.n.

Paracolletes semipurpureus ornatissimus Cockerell 1934: 35 .

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

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

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

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

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) melbournensis (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 51.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) mimulus (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 51.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) ornatissimus (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 51.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) rufipes (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 52.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) semipurpureus (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 52, figs 80–82.

Types

Lamprocolletes amabilis — holotype ♀, N. Holl. (sic) [= New Holland] ( BMNH 17 a.515) .

Paracolletes cupreus semipurpureus — Queensland: holotype ♀, Ridge N 98, Mackay, G. Turner ( BMNH 17 a.490) .

Paracolletes carinatulus — Queensland: holotype ♂, Mackay, G.Turner ( BMNH 17 a. 425) .

Paracolletes festivus — New South Wales: holotype ♂, Sydney, 14.ix.1906, Frank ( AMNH) .

Paracolletes mimulus — Victoria: holotype ♀, ( BMNH 17 a.442) .

Paracolletes melbournensis — Victoria: holotype ♀, Melbourne, Rolle ( ZMB) .

Paracolletes ornatissimus — Queensland: holotype ♀, Oxley, Brisbane, 24.ix.1914, H. Hacker ( BMNH 17 a.483) .

Paracolletes frenchi — Victoria: holotype ♀, Rutherglen, French, 1904 ( BMNH 17 a.491) .

Paracolletes rufipes — New South Wales: holotype ♂, Berowa, near Hawkesbury River , 11.xii.1923, T.G. Campbell ( AM) .

The holotypes of Lamprocolletes amabilis , Paracolletes melbournensis , Paracolletes frenchi , P. mimulus , P. ornatissimus , and P. semipurpureus are all females and show no significant morphological variation. The types of Paracolletes carinatulus , P. festivus and P. rufipes , which are all males, are the same as those males associated with Lamprocolletes amabilis by morphological similarity and coincident collection data. Undoubtedly the large number of synonymies are the result, in part, of the abundance and extensive distribution and variability in the colour of the metasoma.

Additional material examined: 111♀, 135♂ Queensland: Timberlea via Atherton; Herberton Range SF 8 miles (12.8 k) from Atherton; Mareeba; 26 miles (41.6 k) W Mt Garnet; 9 miles (14.4 k) W Paluma; 20 miles (32 k) S Bowen; Mt Moffat Summit; Mackay; Ridge N98, Mackay; 12 k S Capella; 16 k W Yeppoon; 11 k W Emerald; Silver Valley; 40 miles (64 k) W Rockhampton; 45 k S Rockhampton; 87 k S Rockhampton; 5 k NE Springsure; 25 k S Biloela; 38 k S Monto; 28 k S Maryborough; Noosa Heads; Bluff Range, Biggenden; Bunya Mts; Morven; near Pomona; Eumundi; 15 k W Biggenden; Wooroolin, 16 k N Kingaroy; Yuleba, 38 miles (60.8 k) E Roma; Yuleba, 38 miles (60.8 k) E Roma; 6 miles (9.6 k) W Chinchilla; 7 k N Kingaroy; 1 k N Memerambi via Kingaroy; Landsborough; Caloundra; 2 miles (3.2 k) W Maidenwell; 1 k N Condamine; 1 mile (1.6 k) N Caboulture; Bribie I.; 13 k NW Crows Nest; Brisbane; Oxley, Brisbane; Sunnybank, Brisbane; Corinda, Brisbane; St. Lucia, Brisbane; Mt Gravatt; Capalaba; Taringa; Ipswich; Toowoomba; Amiens; Cunninghams Gap; Gatton; 29 k E Texas; 26 k W Stanthorpe; Barney Ck; Leyburn; Warwick; Mt Lindsay; Stanthorpe; Mt Emilesyn; Leyburn via Warwick; 37 k W Warwick; 25 k E Bollon; 15 k S Leyburn; Milmerran; 65 k SW Brisbane; Milmerran; 15 k SW Stanthorpe; Dalveen; Wybera NP. New South Wales: Legume; Nyngan; 2 k w Nyngan; 55 k NW Nyngan; 21 k E Narrabri; Liston; Mt Boppy; Sutherland; Epping; 1 mile (1.6 k) S Mt Tindery; Sydney; Berowra, near Hawksbury R; Como; Frenchs Forest Sydney; 10 miles (16 k) Bowning; Caldwell; Bargo; Mt Gosford; Laguna; 6 miles (9.6 k) W Amosfield; 4 miles (6.4 k) W Amosfield; 4-Mile Ck, W of Wollomombi; Coonabarabran; Gilgandra; Cobar; Wisemans Ferry. Australian Capital Territory: Black Mountain. Victoria: Murray River, 15 miles (24 k) NE Hattah; Murrabit; Kerang; Normanville; Quantong; Rutherglen. South Australia: Wilpena. Northern Territory: 27 k NW Alice Springs.

Collection months: This species has been collected in every month of the year.

Floral visitations: Myrtaceae : Eucalyptus spp. , Melaleuca spp.

Femal— Length ca 8 mm. Head —Frontal line weakly carinate at upper area; flagellum pale anteriorly; clypeus with polished interspaces; length of malar space about 0.25 x width of base of mandible. Mesosoma —Hair yellow, moderate length with short, dense branches; propodeal triangle with very weak to moderate transverse carina delimiting basal area. First recurrent vein enters second submarginal cell slightly basal to middle. Scopa pale with dorsal median area dark, hair with branches on 1 side from 2 closely approximated rows; inner hind tibial spur with 4–6 teeth; distal extremities of legs paler than basal area. Metasoma —metallic blue, gold, reddish or greenish pygidial plate with broadly emarginate apex. Male— As for female except as follows: Length ca 6 mm. Head —Hair darker, brownish; F4–11 length greater than width. Mesosoma —All tibiae and tarsi, apex of fore and mid femora, and all of hind femora pale brown to yellow, basal areas of mid and fore femora black. Hair of scutum and scutellum pale brown, long, fine with long, open branches. Metasoma —T7 almost entirely hairless. Penis valves each with a large, thick, ventral spine parallel to the penis valve, and a second large, thick spine at right angles to the first (fig. 18). For genitalia, S7–8 see figs 18–20.