Geodiscelis

Packer, Laurence & Dumesh, Sheila, 2014, Two new species of Geodiscelis Michener & Rozen (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae) with a phylogenetic analysis and subgeneric classification of the genus, Zootaxa 3857 (2), pp. 275-291 : 281-284

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.3857.2.7

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:938D57F8-41E7-455D-A393-F65EA1BE75D0

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6141855

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/AB5C87D1-FFFC-6D08-0593-F9953FC8FEFB

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Plazi

scientific name

Geodiscelis
status

 

Key to the Subgenera and Species of Geodiscelis View in CoL

1. Malar space at most only slightly longer than wide ( Figs. 16 and 17 View FIGURES 16 − 20 )............................................. 2

- Malar space at least 3 times longer than wide ( Figs. 18–20 View FIGURES 16 − 20 ).............................(subgenus Nazcoediscelis) ...3

2. Female with well-developed scopa on S2 ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 21 − 25 ) and two hind tibial spurs ( Fig. 23 View FIGURES 21 − 25 ); male with hind legs unmodified (as in Figs. 1 View FIGURES 1 − 9 and 10 View FIGURES 10 − 15 ); metasoma of both sexes with distinct basal bands of thick, almost squamose, pubescence ( Fig. 21 View FIGURES 21 − 25 )................................................................ G. (Geodiscelis) megacephala Michener & Rozen, 1999 View in CoL

- Female S2 almost glabrous ( Fig. 22 View FIGURES 21 − 25 ) and with only one hind tibial spur ( Fig. 24 View FIGURES 21 − 25 ); male with metafemur, metatibia and metabasitarsus considerably swollen ( Fig. 25 View FIGURES 21 − 25 ); metasoma in both sexes lacking distinct pubescent bands ( Figs. 22 View FIGURES 21 − 25 and 27 View FIGURES 27 − 35 )........................................................................ G. (Thaumoediscelis) thaumaskelos Packer, 2009

3. Malar space longer than compound eye ( Fig. 20 View FIGURES 16 − 20 )........................... G. (Nazcoediscelis) longiceps Packer, 2005 View in CoL

- Malar space shorter than compound eye ( Figs. 18 and 19 View FIGURES 16 − 20 )..................................................... 4

4. F1 dark except narrowly ventrally ( Fig. 2 View FIGURES 1 − 9 ); wing veins mostly brown ( Fig. 1 View FIGURES 1 − 9 ); male S6 with apicomedian spine ( Fig. 5 View FIGURES 1 − 9 )........................................................... G. (Nazcoediscelis) nazcalinea Packer & Dumesh , sp. nov..

- F1 ( Fig. 11 View FIGURES 10 − 15 ) and wing veins ( Fig. 10 View FIGURES 10 − 15 ) yellow; male S6 apicomedially obtusely angulate, not spinose ( Fig. 12 View FIGURES 10 − 15 )................................................................................... G. phisquiri Packer & Dumesh , sp. nov.

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

SuperFamily

Apoidea

Family

Colletidae

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