Austrostelis santaterezae Urban, 2006

Parizotto, Daniele R., Urban, Danúncia & Melo, Gabriel A. R., 2017, Revision of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Austrostelis Michener and Griswold (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Megachilinae), Journal of Natural History (J. Nat. Hist.) 52 (1 - 2), pp. 53-71 : 69

Austrostelis santaterezae Urban, 2006

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Austrostelis santaterezae Urban, 2006: 46 . Holotype female, Brazil: Espírito Santo (DZUP, examined).

Comments and diagnosis

This species is known only from the female holotype collected in Santa Teresa , Espírito Santo . It is very similar to the female of A. iheringi and can be differentiated by yellow band ventrally on the scape; scutellum entirely yellow and emarginated medially; T3 – T6 with ferruginous bands and ferruginous pilosity.

Type material examined

Holotype female of Austrostelis santaterezae ‘DZUP 025580’ ‘Santa Tereza, ES/ Brasil 26–30.XII. 1967 /C. Elias col.’ ‘Holotypus’ ‘ Austrostelis santaterezae Urban’.

Figures

Figure 1. Head (female), frontal view: (a) Austrostelis catamarcensis; (b) A. iheringi; (c) A. appendiculata; (d) A. saltensis sp. nov.; (e) A. santaterezae; (f) A. zebrata. Scale = 1.0 mm.