Pseudaugochlora callaina Almeida, 2008

Alvarez, Leopoldo Jesús, Ramello, Pablo José, Avalos, Adan Alberto, Almada, Valentín, Aguirre, Marina Soledad, Torretta, Juan Pablo & Lucia, Mariano, 2024, Contributions to the wild bee fauna in Argentina (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 64, pp. 1-13 : 9

Pseudaugochlora callaina Almeida, 2008 ( Figs. 4A, B and 5 )

Material examined (1♀): 1♀, Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, Rta. 101, 25/I/2018, Col. Alvarez-Almada-Avalos // Recolectada con vainillin, Sitio 6, (-25°43′21.7″, -54°24′15.5″, sotobosque 1.5 m //.

Distribution: Brazil: Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo ( Almeida, 2008). Argentina: Misiones. New record.

Remarks: Pseudaugochlora callaina is the second species of the genus present in Argentina. Females of this species are easily distinguished from the common and widely distributed Pseudaugochloragraminea (Fabricius,1804) by the broadly depressed clypeus and the bluish-green coloration of the metasoma ( Fig. 4A, B ) ( Almeida, 2008). The female was collected in a euglossine trap baited with vanillin.

Figures

Figure 4. (A,B)PseudaugochloracallainaAlmeidafemale.(C,D)RhectomiacatarinaGonçalvesfemale.(E-G)Thectochlora hamataGonçalves&Melo female.(H,I)Bothranthidium lauroi Moure female.A, C,E,H = head infrontal view.B, G,I = lateral view.D = mesoscutumin dorsal view.F = foreleg trochanter.Scale bars:1 mm.

Figure 5. Georeferenced new records of bee species for Argentina.The Ecoregions corresponding to each record are presented. Symbols represent localities with more than one new record:Star = Parque Nacional Iguazú;Plus = M.Belgrano;Diamond = Loreto;Triangle = PuebloLiebig.