Lophopedia fulviventris, Aguiar, Antonio J. C., 2009

Aguiar, Antonio J. C., 2009, Taxonomic revision of the bee genus Lophopedia Michener and Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini), Zootaxa 2193, pp. 1-52 : 16-18

Lophopedia fulviventris sp.nov.

( Figs. 22 , 74−83 )

Comments and diagnosis. Lophopedia fulviventris sp.nov. is quite similar to L. nigrispinis due to the comparable body size, integument mostly black, wing membrane dark infumated with numerous black microtrichiae; mesepisternum with dense coarse punctures; omaular area of mesepisternum not carinate, and female with lamella of pronotal collar with low lateral margins ( Fig. 77 ). Lophopedia fulviventris sp.nov. can be distinguished from L. nigrispinis by the sulcus on scrobal line on upper portion of lateral mesepisternum very deep ( Fig. 75 ), and sterna of males and females usually yellow ( Fig. 78 ), upper third of genal area usually with a thin yellow stripe ( Fig. 75 ).

Distribution: BRAZIL: Paraná, São Paulo ( Fig. 22 ).

Description. Holotype male, Body length: 8.7 mm. Color. Mostly black; mandible mostly white, with apices black; labrum pale yellow, almost white; clypeus with a thin yellow stripe on lower margin; paraocular area with a thin yellow stripe occupying the lower half; distal third of hind tibia and hind basitarsus orange yellow; tarsomeres reddish brown; tibial spurs orange yellow. Wing membrane dark brown infumated, with dense black microtrichia; veins dark brown; pterostigma orange yellow. Pubescence. Body mostly glabrous; pubescence mostly black, except for pale brown short plumose pubescence on genal area; scope on apical third of hind tibia and hind basitarsus yellow. Clypeus, paraocular area and frons mostly glabrous, with very short sparse erect setae; mesoscutum with dense short plumose pubescence, intermingled with erect simple longer setae, about 2x longer than plumose hairs; scutellum dense plumose hairs intermingled with long erect simple setae; long plumose hairs on scutellum about three or more times the plumose hairs of mesoscutum, and simple setae about 0.09–0.19 mm in length; mesepisternum mostly with short simple setae; metapostnotum with numerous short plumose hairs; terga with sparse very short simple setae; T1 without marginal hair bands; T2−T4 with small marginal bands of pale brown plumose hairs, occupying less than one fourth of margin laterally; S2 with numerous simple setae on margin, converging of the mid portion; S3 with simple setae along the margin with a conspicuous interval on mid portion; S4 with a row of dense decumbent plumose hairs on margin, forming long converging fringes laterally; S5 with a band of plumose hairs on margin; S6 with long fine setae on apical portion. Integument sculpture. Clypeus with dense very coarse punctures (<1 pd); supraclypeal area with dense to contiguous punctures (<0.5 pd); frons with dense to sparse coarse punctures (0.5−2 pd); paraocular area with coarse sparse punctures (2 pd), intermingled with sparse fine punctures on lower portion (>2 pd); mesoscutum and scutellum with dense fine punctures (<1 pd), intermingled with sparse coarse punctures (>3 pd); mesepisternum with coarse punctures, denser on omaular area (0.5−2 pd). Metapostnotum with numerous fine punctures (1−2 pd); terga completely smooth; propodeum with sparse fine puntures (>2 pd). Structure. Lower margin of supraclypeal area strongly projected as a lamellate expansion over upper margin of clypeus; supraclypeal area weakly convex, almost concave on disc; lamella of pronotal collar almost flat in dorsal view and very distant to mesoscutum margin; upper portion of pronotal collar closed weakly concave laterally; pronotal lobe convex dorsally, not carinate; scutellum weakly convex, with profile lightly declivous; omaulus of mesepisternum laterally almost in right angle; scrobal sulcus on mesepisternum laterally deeply and broadly sulcate ( Fig. 75 ). Head: width, 2.47, length, 2.12; clypeus: length, 0.74, width, 1.08; maximum T2 width: 2.75; lower interocular distance: 1.10; upper interocular distance: 1.53; scape: maximum width, 0.19, length, 0.59; length of F1−F3: 0.19, 0.09, 0.17; F2 diameter: 0.17.

Female (Paratype; IBUSP, no 8903; Salesópolis). Body length: 7.84; Color. Similar to male, mosly black; mandible pale yellow with apices black; labrum pale brown; clypeus completelly black. Paraocular area with a thin yellow stripe, similar to male, ocuppying the lower half on ocular margin. Genal area completelly black; scape, pedicel and flagellomeres reddish brown.T3−T6 with yellow marks laterally; sterna mostly yellow with a brown faint mark on mid portion. Distal third of hind tibia and hind basitarsus yellow; tarsomeres reddish brown; wing membrane dark brown infumated, with dense black microtrichia; veins dark brown, pterostigma orange yellow. Pubescence. Similar to male, mostly black, with genal area with dark brown plumose pubescence, and hair scopa of hind leg and basitarsus yellow; plumose pubescence on scutellum similar to mesoscutum with long erect simple setae intermingled; Sterna with long pale yellow simple setae on margin. Integument sculpture. Similar to male, except for punctures on supraclypeal and mesoscutum denser than in male. Structure. Similar to male, except lower margin of supraclypeal area not lamellate; upper portion of pronotal collar not closed laterally. Head: width, 2.56, length, 2.08; clypeus: length, 0.68, width, 1.02; maximum T2 width: 2.56; lower interocular distance: 1.06; upper interocular distance: 1.45; scape: maximum width, 0.17, length, 0.68; length of F1−F3: 0.23, 0.1, 0.17; F2 diameter: 0.13; fore wing length, including the tegulae: 6.44.

Variation. Some specimens from São Paulo (Cotía) present yellow marks more conspicuous than the specimens from Paraná. The males and females from São Paulo present the sterna mostly yellow, and terga with a small yellow mark laterally. The males from São Paulo present T7 completely yellow and a short stripe on upper third of genal area. Females of Paraná, have the sterna pale yellow, almost white and terga completely dark brown.

Etymology. The species name refers to the yellow sterna on most of specimens.

Type material. Holotype male, “ DZUP \ 162110” “ BRAZIL, Paraná,\ Guaratuba, Pontal do\ Itararé 04.iii.2006, 1400m,\ P. Grossi”. Paratypes: BRAZIL, Paraná, 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161952” “ Brasil, PR, Piraquara,\ Mananciais da Serra\ 9.iii.2003;\ AJCAguiar”, 1 female ( DZUP), idem except “161915” “ 23.i.2003 \ AJCAguiar leg”, 3 females ( DZUP), idem except “162090”, “162121”; 1 female, “ DZUP \ 162107” “ Brasil, PR, Piraquara,\ Mananciais da Serra\ 8.ii.2003;\ AJCAguiar”, 2 females ( DZUP), idem except “027063”, “162084”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 162132” “ Brasil, Paraná, Tijucas do\ Sul, Sede Campestre da\ APUFPR, 20.ii.2002,\ G.A.R.Melo”; São Paulo, 1 male ( MZUSP), “ Brasil, São Paulo, Ubatuba,\ Parque Estadual da Serra do Mar\ N. Picinguaba 600m, Malaise,\ 11-14.i.2006, E.F.Santos &\ C.F. Scott-Santos”; 1 female ( IBUSP), “Salesópolis/SP\ Est.Biol.Boracéia\ Brasil 12.III.1993 \ Leg. W. Wilms” “ Paratetrapedia \ ( Lophopedia )\ spec. a” “no 8903 IBUSP ”; 1 male ( IBUSP), “Reserva Morro Grande/SP\ Brasil 31.1.1997 \ Leg. J.B. Aguilar & E. Matos” “CEPANN 12522”; 1 male ( IBUSP), “CEPANN 12514” “Reserva Morro Grande/SP\ Brasil 31.I.1997 \ Leg. J.B.Aguilar & E.Matos”.

Figures

FIGURES 21 − 22. Distribution records for species of Lophopedia. Fig. 21: L. pygmaea; Fig. 22: L. fulviventris sp. nov (Δ), L. nigrispinis (Ο), L. pulchra sp. nov. (․), L. savanicola sp. nov (●).

FIGURES 74 − 78. Lophopedia fulviventris sp. nov. (Brazil, São Paulo, Reserva Morro Grande, IBUSP). Figs. 74 − 76, 78: paratype male. Fig. 74, head, frontal view; Fig. 75: head and mesossoma, lateral view; white arow indicating the scrobal sulcus deep concave; Fig. 76: metasoma, lateral view; Fig. 78: sterna. Fig. 77: paratype female; pronotal colar in dorsal view, white arrow indicating the left lateral portion opened, with lateral lamella very low.

FIGURES 79 − 83. Lophopedia fulviventris sp. nov., male genitalia; Figs. 79 − 81: S 6 − S 8; Figs. 82 − 83: genital capsule, ventral and dorsal views.