Leioproctus (Colletellus) ciliatus Leijs

Leijs, Remko, Dorey, James & Hogendoorn, Katja, 2018, Twenty six new species of Leioproctus (Colletellus): Australian Neopasiphaeinae, all but one with two submarginal cells (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Leioproctus), ZooKeys 811, pp. 109-168 : 133

Leioproctus (Colletellus) ciliatus Leijs sp. n. Figure 15 A–F

Specimens examined.

(7♀): Holotype: female, East Yuna Nature Reserve (28.4191S; 115.2028E), 23 Sep. 1983, Houston, T.F. & C.A., on Calandrinia , WAM 12372;

Paratypes: 3 females, same locality data as holotype, WAM 12369-72; female, Kadji Kadji (29.1833S; 116.458E), 19 Sep. 2009, Leijs, R., blue pan trap, SAMA 32-033479; 2 females, Kadji Kadji (29.1392S; 116.3824E), 16 Sep. 2009, Leijs, R., on Calandrinia sp., SAMA 32-033480, BOLD: AUSBS284-13/ RL1503A, SAMA 32-033481 AUSBS285-13/ RL1503B.

Diagnosis.

Scutum with short grey pubescence, tergal integument reddish, ocellocular area dull, metapostnotum shiny and lineo-reticulate.

Male unknown.

Description.

Female holotype: body length: 5.2 mm; head width: 1.8 mm. Relative head measurements: HW 50, ASD 3.2, AOD 8.3, HL 39, IAD 9.4, LFW 31, OAD 14, OOD 8.9, OW 17, UFW 34, HW/HL 1.3, LFW/UFW 0.9. Relative wing measurements: MSR 1.43, FSR 1.13, SFR 0.96.

Structure: terga anteriorly not depressed; BTP pointed; BTP/tibial length ratio 0.31; inner hind tibial spur ciliate with circa 18 little teeth.

Sculpture: scutum dullish, densely punctate; metapostnotum dullish, lineo-reticulate; T1 lineo-reticulate, T2-3 transverse lineo-reticulate; clypeus dull, finely reticulate with sparse punctures; supraclypeal area dull, finely reticulate with sparse punctures; labrum smooth; ocellocular area dull, minutely reticulate; frons dull, pit-reticulate; scape dull minutely roughened..

Coloration: scape black; flagellum black, last 6 segments light brown below; labrum black; terga anterior brown-orange, posterior margins transparent orange; scopa light brown; mandibles black with brown tip.

Pubescence: scutum: short, close, white-grey; scutellum: short, close, white-grey.

Remarks.

Two specimens have been DNA barcoded, accessible through the following links:

http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=AUSBS284-13

http://www.boldsystems.org/index.php/Public_RecordView?processid=AUSBS285-13

Flower records.

Calandrinia sp. ( Montiaceae ).

Distribution.

Figure 15F.

Etymology.

The specific epithet refers to the ciliate inner hind tibial spur.