New species of the cuckoo bee genus Austrosphecodes Michener, 1978 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Sphecodini) and a key for Brazilian species Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa Pereira, Felipe Walter European Journal of Taxonomy 2022 2022-05-12 819 55 89 Gonçalves & Pereira, 2022 Gonçalves & Pereira 2022 [580,910,557,584] Insecta Halictidae Austrosphecodes GBIF Animalia Hymenoptera 5 60 Arthropoda species asmodeus sp. nov.   urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: EE41AB61-CE1A-4381-BD03-8130DF7FE8B1  Figs 1, 10A    Diagnosis Females and males are small, body length less than 6 mm, have sparsely punctate terga and coarsely punctate head and mesosoma. Different from the small  A. brasiliensis, the anterior surface of the mesoscutum is not rugulose, the metapostnotum is trapezoidal, the tegulae and legs are darker and the body is distinctly coarsely sculptured. Different from the coarsely sculptured  A. gorgon sp. nov.,  A. asmodeus sp. nov.has the anterior surface of the mesoscutum densely punctate (i<pd), scutellum without a well-defined longitudinal row of punctures, and terga not lineolate.    Variation Some specimens from Minas Gerais(additional material examined) have amber tegulae and legs when compared with the typematerial from Paraná, but not as light as in  A. brasiliensis. The sculpturing in these lighter forms is identical with that of the remaining specimens and they are not included in the typematerial.    Etymology One of the seven princes of Judeo-Islamic hell, associated with lust. The name is used as a proper noun in apposition.    Material examined    Holotype BRAZIL–  Paraná• ♀; “DZUP\411614” “Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Barigui, -25.42156 -49.307803,\  25.VI.2018, F. W. Pereira”; deposited in the Coleção Entomológica Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure, Curitiba, Brazil; DZUP 411614.    Paratypes BRAZIL–  Paraná• 1 ♀; “DZUP\572447” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Barigui, -25.4231 -49.3078,  30.III.2019,\ F. W. Pereira”; DZUP 572447•  1 ♀; “DZUP\543934” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Barigui, -25.42156 -49.307803,  05.XII.2018, F. W. Pereira”; DZUP 543934•  1 ♀; “DZUP\411654” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Barigui, -25.42156\ -49.307803,\  26.IX.2018, F. W. Pereira” DZUP 411654•  1 ♀; “DZUP\572432” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Barigui,\ -25.4231 -49.3078,  12.II.2019,\ F. W. Pereira”; DZUP 572432•  1 ♀; “DZUP\411714” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Barigui,\ -25.4231 -49.3078,  4.I.2019, F.\ W. Pereira”; DZUP 411714•  1 ♂; “DZUP\572413” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Barigui,\ -25.4231 -49.3078,  24.I.2019, F.\ W. Pereira”; DZUP 572413•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568611” “ Barigui Curitiba\ Paranáx–955\ Michenerand Lange”; DZUP 568611•  1 ♂; “DZUP\566918” “ Brasil, Paraná, Curitiba\ Parque Atuba,\ -25.379587, -49.207186,\  18.V.2018, L. Graf”; DZUP 566918•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568541” “ Brasil, Paraná, Piraquara, Mananciais da Serra\ 25 29S 48 58W,\  24.iv.2002, G.A.R. Melo”; DZUP 568541•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568542” “ Brasil, Paraná, Piraquara, Mananciais da Serra\ S25 29 18 W48 58 26,\  5.i.2008\ A. C. B. Bergamaschi”; DZUP 568542•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568543” “ CAMPO LARGO– PR\ BRASIL–  9/3/1968\ Moureand Laroca”; DZUP 568543•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568544” “EST. Paraná\ Timoneira\  12-IV-1957”; DZUP 568544•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568545” “EST. Paraná\ Timoneira\  12-IV-1957”; DZUP 568545•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568546” “ CURITIBA\ Paraná BRASIL  1-XI-1955\ Michenere Lange”; DZUP 568546•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568547” “ CURITIBA 900m\ Paraná BRASIL\  17-IX-1955 Moure,\ Michenere Lange”; DZUP 568547•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568548” “ CURITIBA– PARANÁ\ BRASIL  3-5/I/75\ Telfordleg.”; DZUP 568548•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568614” “ Brasil, Paraná, Quatro\ Barras, trilha Anhangava\ 25 23S 49 00W,\  15.x.2007, C. M. Maialeg”; DZUP 568614•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568615” “ Brasil, Paraná, Colombo,\  910m,  Jan. 2013,\ 25.379S 49.131W,\ Savarisand Lampert\ Arm. Malaise”; DZUP 568615•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568616” with same label; DZUP 568616•  7 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568617”, “ DZUP\568618”, “ DZUP\568619”, “ DZUP\568620”, “ DZUP\568621”, DZUP\568622”, DZUP\568623”, with the following label “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Palmas, REVIS,\ 26.557S 51.542W\  6.II.2013, A. Pereira-\Rocha, Arm. Malaise”; DZUP 568617–568623•  2 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568624” and “ DZUP\568625” with the following label “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Palmas, REVIS,\ 26.557S 51.542W\  24.I.2013, A. Pereira-\Rocha, Arm. Malaise”; DZUP 568624–568625•  5 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568626”, “ DZUP\568627, “ DZUP\568628”, “ DZUP\568629”, “ DZUP\568630” with the following label “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Palmas, REVIS,\ 26.557S 51.542W\  10.I.2013, A. Pereira-\Rocha, Arm. Malaise”; DZUP 568626–568630•  2 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568631”, “ DZUP\568632”; DZUP 568631– 568632•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568633” with the following label “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Palmas, REVIS,\ 26.557S 51.542W\  20.XII.2012, A. Pereira-\Rocha, Arm. Malaise”; DZUP 568633.   Fig. 1.  Austrosphecodes asmodeus sp. nov. A–C. Holotype, ♀ (DZUP 411614). D–F. Paratype, ♂ (DZUP 572413). A. Female head. B. Female mesosoma, red arrow: punctate anterior margin of mesoscutum. C. Female propodeum and metasoma, blue arrow: metapostnotum trapezoidal, red arrow: puncticulate terga. D. Male head. E. Male mesosoma. F. Male metasoma. Scale bar = 1 mm.  Additional material   BRAZIL–  Bahia• 1 ♂; “DZUP\568551” “ MARACÁS– BA\ BRASIL  IX-65\ F.M. Oliveira”; DZUP 568551•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568552” “ MARACÁS– BA\ BRASIL  IX-65\ F.M. Oliveira”; DZUP 568522. –   Minas Gerais• 1 ♂; “DZUP\568549” “ ARAXÁ– Brasil\ MG 5-11-II-65\ C. ELIAS, leg”; DZUP 568549•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568550” “ CARAÇA, MG\  21-X-1972\ Pe. J.S. Moure”; DZUP 568550•  2 ♀♀; “ DZUP\568634” and “ DZUP\568635” with the following label “ Brasil, MG,  16 kma SE\ de Itamonte, Pq. Nac.\ Itatiaia,  26.x.2011,\ 22.373S 44.749W,  1850m, G. Melo”; DZUP 568634–568635•  1 ♀; “DZUP\568553” “" Brasil, Minas Gerais\ Catas Altas, Serra do\ Caraça,  1200m,\  2.iv.1999, GAR Melo”; DZUP 568553•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568554” “PASSOS – MG\ BR– 28Xia  7-XII-62\ Claudionor Eliasleg” DZUP 568554•  1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568555”; DZUP 568555•  1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568556”; DZUP 568556•  1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568557”; DZUP 568557•  1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568558”; DZUP 568558•  1 ♂; same collection data except “DZUP\568559”; DZUP 568559•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568560” “ PASSOS– MG\ Brasil I-3X-62\ Claudionor Elias”; DZUP 568560•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568561” “ PASSOS– MG\ Brasil I-3X-62\ Claudionor Elias”; DZUP 568561•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568562” “ PASSOS– MG\ Brasil  17-3 IX-62\ Claudionor Eliasl”; DZUP 568562•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568563” “ PASSOS– MG\ Brasil  12-17-3 XI-62\ Claudionor Elias”; DZUP 568563•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568564” “ PASSOS– MG\ Brasil  4-10 X-62\ Claudionor Elias”; DZUP 568564•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568565” “ POÇOS DE CALDAS\ MG Brasil  XI-61\ Claudionor Elias”; DZUP 568565•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568566” “ POÇOS DE CALDAS\ MG Brasil  XI-61\ Claudionor Elias”; DZUP 568566•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568567” “ ARAXÁ– MG– BRASIL\  22-VII-1965\ C.and T. Eliasleg”; DZUP 568567•  1 ♂; “DZUP\568568” “ IBIRACI– MG\ Brasil  15 X 62\ Claudionor Elias”; DZUP 568568•  1 ♂; “ RITAPOLIS, MG, BRASIL\ SF-23,44-21D/  19-I-1974” “ M. Mazucato, Velthuis\ J.M.F. Camargo”; RPSP. –   São Paulo• 1 ♂; “TC3” “ Ribeirão Preto\ SP BRASIL\ SF-23,48-21d” “  21.IX-1978” “A-2008”; RPSP.    Description  Female MEASUREMENTS. Head width 1.7 mm, length 1.5 mm; intertegular distance 1.1 mm; body length about 6.0 mm. HEAD. Labrum black; arcuate. Mandible amber, darker apex and base; long setae on outer and ventral margins. Clypeus black; sulcate; basal margin arcuate in the middle; punctate (i=pd); with polished interspaces; few long decumbent setae on middle; weakly covered with plumose decumbent setae on lateral apexes. Supraclypeal area black; densely punctate (i <pd); polished interspaces; few long decumbent setae. paraocular area black; densely punctate (i<pd); weakly covered with decumbent whitish plumose setae on middle to bottom; upper densely punctate (i <pd), with punctures almost touching themselves; few short setae. Antennae mostly black, dark brown on ventral surfaces of flagellomeres; scape long, almost reaching mid ocellus; few erect setae on scape; scape punctate to sparsely punctate, polished; flagellomeres homogenous covered with short whitish setae. Frons black; densely punctate (i<pd); mostly without setae; weakly depressed above supraclypeal area. Vertex densely punctate to rugose; few short erect setae; coarsely rugose on back of ocelli. Gena with erect whitish setae; lateral view loosely rugose to carinate; not polished; weakly covered with decumbent whitish plumose setae. MESOSOMA. Pronotum rugose; weakly covered with long setae dorsally; few tomentum on lateral view; not polished. Posterior margin of pronotum and anterior margin of mesoscutum weakly covered with tomentum. Prosternum black. Foreleg mostly dark brown, with lighter tibia and tarsi. Mesoscutum black; anterior border densely punctate to rugose; densely punctate (i<pd), becoming sparsely and polished near apex; densely punctate on apex border; median sulcus weak. Mesepisternum black; coarsely rugose/rugulose; not polished; weakly covered with long whitish setae anteriorly on lateral view; longer plumose setae on middle ventral surface. Mid leg dark brown. Tegula brownish to amber; concentric lineolate; polished in the middle. Fore wing with 1 stm–cu reaching 2 ndsubmarginal cell on 2 ndrs–m. Scutellum black; mostly polished; some punctures on borders. Metanotum black; rugulose; mostly covered with tomentum. Metepisternum carinate, with strong impressed carinate; becoming rugulose below; covered with tomentum. Hind leg dark brown. Hind wing with five hamuli. Metapostnotum weakly concave; margin trapezoidal; densely areolate. Latero-dorsal surface gently declivitous, weakly scrobiculate. Propodeum rugose; weakly covered with tomentum. METASOMA. T1 amber; polished. T2 amber; short setae on anterior margin; mostly polished. T3 amber; short setae on anterior margin; longer sparse setae on middle to posterior margin; mostly imbricate. T4 dark brown; long sparse setae; imbricate. T5 dark brown; weakly covered with long setae; more concentrated setae apically; imbricate. S1–6 amber; imbricate; few sparse long erect setae.  Male MEASUREMENTS. Head width 1.4 mm, length 1.4 mm; intertegular distance 0.9 mm; body length about 5.0 mm. As the female except as described. CLYPEUS. Supraclypeal area and lower paraocular area densely plumose; vertex coarsely punctate. STERNA 4–5. With long setae (1.5 od).    Host and flight activity We found females entering nests of  Caenohalictus incertus( Schrottky, 1902)in a series of roadside banks in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil( 25.4231° S, 49.3078° W). Females and males were found from June 2018to March 2019. 3770353487 2018-06-25 DZUP F. W. Pereira Brazil -25.42156 Parana 1 -49.307804 5 60 DZUP 411614 1 1 Parana holotype 3770353463 2019-03-30 DZUP F. W. Pereira Brazil -25.4231 Parque Barigui 7 -49.3078 Curitiba 5 60 DZUP 572447 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353428 2018-12-05 DZUP F. W. Pereira Brazil -25.42156 Parque Barigui 1 -49.307804 Curitiba 5 60 DZUP 543934 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353399 2018-09-26 DZUP F. W. Pereira Brazil Parque Barigui Curitiba 5 60 DZUP 411654 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353480 2019-02-12 DZUP F. W. Pereira Brazil -25.4231 Parque Barigui 7 -49.3078 Curitiba 5 60 DZUP 572432 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353427 2019-01-04 DZUP F. \ W. Pereira Brazil -25.4231 Parque Barigui 7 -49.3078 Curitiba 5 60 DZUP 411714 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353324 2019-01-24 DZUP F. \ W. Pereira Brazil -25.4231 Parque Barigui 7 -49.3078 Curitiba 5 60 DZUP 572413 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353433 [209,1351,1881,1908] DZUP Michener & Lange Brazil Barigui Curitiba Barigui Curitiba Michener 5 60 DZUP 568611 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353323 2018-05-18 DZUP, V L. Graf Brazil -25.379587 Parque Atuba 1 -49.207188 Curitiba 5 60 DZUP 566918 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353406 2002-04-24 DZUP, R G. A. R. Melo Brazil -25.483334 Mananciais da Serra 1246 -48.966667 Piraquara 5 60 DZUP 568541 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353349 2008-01-05 DZUP A. C. B. Bergamaschi Brazil 6 61 Mananciais da Serra -25.488333 Piraquara 5 60 DZUP 568542 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353464 1968-03-09 DZUP, CAMPO, LARGO Moure & Laroca Brazil CAMPO LARGO 6 61 DZUP 568543 1 1 PR paratype 3770353393 [400,1349,335,362] 1957-04-12 DZUP Brazil Timoneira 6 61 DZUP 568544 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353482 1957-04-12 DZUP Brazil Timoneira 6 61 DZUP 568545 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353488 1955-11-01 DZUP Michener & Lange Brazil CURITIBA CURITIBA 6 61 DZUP 568546 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353379 1955-09-17 DZUP Moure & Michener & Lange Brazil 900 Parana 6 61 DZUP 568547 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353436 1975-01-03 1975-01-05 1975-01-03 DZUP Telford Brazil CURITIBA CURITIBA 6 61 DZUP 568548 1 1 PARANA paratype 3770353403 2007-10-15 DZUP C. M. Maia Brazil Quatro -25.383333 trilha Anhangava 1247 -49.0 Barras 6 61 DZUP 568614 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353320 2013-01 Arm. Malaise DZUP Savaris & Lampert Brazil 910 -25.379 Colombo 74 -49.131 6 61 DZUP 568615 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353483 DZUP Brazil 6 61 DZUP 568616 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353434 2013-02-06 Arm. Malaise DZUP, REVIS A. Pereira- \ Rocha Brazil -26.557 Palmas 74 -51.542 6 61 DZUP\568617, DZUP\568618, DZUP\568619, DZUP\568620, DZUP\568621, DZUP\568622, DZUP\568623 7 7 Parana paratype 3770353317 2013-01-24 Arm. Malaise REVIS A. Pereira- \ Rocha Brazil -26.557 Palmas 74 -51.542 6 61 DZUP\568624, DZUP\568625 2 2 Parana paratype 3770353374 2013-01-10 Arm. Malaise DZUP, REVIS A. Pereira- \ Rocha Brazil 7 62 -26.557 Palmas 74 -51.542 6 61 DZUP\568626, DZUP\568627, DZUP\568628, DZUP\568629, DZUP\568630 5 5 Parana paratype 3770353481 DZUP Brazil 7 62 DZUP\568631, DZUP\568632 2 2 Parana paratype 3770353359 2012-12-20 Arm. Malaise DZUP, REVIS A. Pereira- \ Rocha Brazil -26.557 Palmas 74 -51.542 7 62 DZUP 568633 1 1 Parana paratype 3770353485 1965-09 DZUP F. M. Oliveira Brazil MARACAS 7 62 DZUP 568551 1 1 Bahia 3770353381 1965-09 DZUP F. M. Oliveira Brazil MARACAS 7 62 DZUP 568522 1 1 Minas Gerais 3770353444 DZUP C. ELIAS Brazil ARAXA ARAXA 7 62 DZUP 568549 1 1 Minas Gerais 3770353321 [302,1299,577,604] 1972-10-21 DZUP, CARACA, MG Pe. J. S. Moure Brazil CARACA CARACA 7 62 DZUP 568550 1 1 MG 3770353416 2011-10-26 DZUP, MG G. Melo Brazil 1850 -22.373 Itatiaia 75 -44.749 Pq. Nac. 7 62 DZUP\568634, DZUP\568635 2 2 MG 3770353472 1999-04-02 DZUP GAR Melo Brazil Catas Altas 1200 Serra do \ Caraca Serra 7 62 DZUP 568553 1 1 Minas Gerais 3770353365 1962-12-07 DZUP, MG, BR Claudionor Elias BR MG 7 62 DZUP 568554 1 1 MG 3770353460 [379,1140,753,780] 1962-12-07 DZUP Claudionor Elias Brazil MG 7 62 DZUP 568555 1 1 Minas Gerais 3770353442 1962-12-07 DZUP Claudionor Elias Brazil MG 7 62 DZUP 568556 1 1 Minas Gerais 3770353322 1962-12-07 DZUP Claudionor Elias Brazil MG 7 62 DZUP 568557 1 1 Minas Gerais 3770353467 [309,1113,823,850] 1962-12-07 DZUP Claudionor Elias Brazil MG 7 62 DZUP 568558 1 1 Minas Gerais 3770353371 1962-12-07 DZUP Claudionor Elias Brazil MG 7 62 DZUP 568559 1 1 Minas Gerais 3770353360 DZUP, MG Claudionor Elias Brazil PASSOS PASSOS 7 62 DZUP 568560 1 1 MG 3770353364 DZUP, MG Claudionor Elias Brazil PASSOS 7 62 DZUP 568561 1 1 MG 3770353302 1962-09-03 1962-09-17 1962-09-03 DZUP, MG Claudionor Elias Brazil PASSOS 7 62 DZUP 568562 1 1 MG 3770353404 2012-11-03 2012-11-17 2012-11-03 DZUP, MG Claudionor Elias Brazil PASSOS 7 62 DZUP 568563 1 1 MG 3770353502 [304,1398,999,1026] 1962-10-04 1962-10-10 1962-10-04 DZUP, MG Claudionor Elias Brazil PASSOS 7 62 DZUP 568564 1 1 MG 3770353471 [208,1398,1034,1061] 1961-11 DZUP, POCOS, MG Claudionor Elias Brazil POCOS DE CALDAS POCOS DE CALDAS 7 62 DZUP 568565 1 1 MG 3770353499 [208,1398,1069,1096] 1961-11 DZUP, POCOS, MG Claudionor Elias Brazil POCOS DE CALDAS POCOS DE CALDAS 7 62 DZUP 568566 1 1 MG 3770353397 [207,1398,1105,1133] 1965-07-22 DZUP, ARAXA, MG, T C. & T. Elias Brazil ARAXA ARAXA 7 62 DZUP 568567 1 1 MG 3770353496 [210,1312,1140,1167] 1962-10-15 DZUP, MG Claudionor Elias Brazil IBIRACI 7 62 DZUP 568568 1 1 MG 3770353421 1974-01-19 RPSP M. Mazucato & Velthuis \ J. M. F. Camargo Brazil RITAPOLIS 7 62 1 1 MG 3770353477 1978-09-21 RPSP M. Mazucato & J. M. F. Camargo Brazil Ribeirao Preto 7 62 1 1 Sao Paulo