Eremaphanta (Popovapis) dispar (Morawitz)

Michez, Denis & Patiny, Sébastien, 2006, Review of the bee genus Eremaphanta Popov 1940 (Hymenoptera: Melittidae), with the description of a new species, Zootaxa 1148 (1), pp. 47-68 : 60-61

Eremaphanta (Popovapis) dispar (Morawitz)

Rophites dispar Morawitz 1892: 139–141 , ♀ / ♂ .

Type material (designated here). ♂ lectotype, 1♂ and 2♀ paralectotypes, Turkmenistan, Dort­Kuyu [37°38’N 61°18’E], 05.V.1888, leg. Semenov, ZISP. Original designation of the locus typicus: " Dort­kuju " .

Lectotype ♂ ( ZISP), labels: 1 st, handwritten with black ink on white paper " Dort­kuju 5. V.88 Semenow " (in Cyrillic); 2 nd printed on white paper " K.. F. Morawitz " (in Cyrillic); 3 rd handwritten with black ink on white paper " Rophites dispar ♂ F.Mor. "; 4 th handwritten with black ink on red paper " Lectotype Rophites dispar Mor. Design Michez D. 2005 " . Paralectotypes ♂ ( ZISP), labels: 1 st, handwritten with black ink on white paper " Dort­kuju 5. V.88 Semenow " (in Cyrillic); 2 nd printed on white paper " K. F. Morawitz " (in russian Cyrillic); 3 rd handwritten with black ink on white paper " Rophites dispar ♂ F. Mor. "; 4 th handwritten with black ink on red paper " Paralectotype Rophites dispar Mor. Design Michez D. 2005 " . 2 ♀ ( ZISP); labels: 1 st, handwritten with black ink on white paper " Dortkuju 5. V.88 Semenow " (in Cyrillic); 2 nd print on white paper " K. F. Morawitz " (in Cyrillic); 3 rd handwritten with black ink on white paper " Rophites dispar ♀ F.Mor. "; 4 th handwritten with black ink on red paper " Paralectotype Rophites dispar Mor. Design Michez D. 2005 " .

Additional material. 6♀ / 2♂, Kazakhstan, Aksuek [44°45’N 74°21’E], 29. VI.1979, on Cousinia shestopter (Asteraceae) , leg. Pesenko, ZISP; 6♂, idem, 27. VI.1979, on Cousinia shestopter (Asteraceae) , leg. Pesenko, ZISP; 1♀, Pakistan, Pishin [30°35’N 67°00’E], 23. V.1984, leg. Rozen, AMNH; 1♀, idem, 27. V.1984, leg. Rozen, AMNH; 1♀, idem, 27. V.1984, leg. Rozen, SEMK; 106♂, Turkmenistan, Badkhyz [35°34’N 62°00’E], 05. VI.1976, on Cousinia shestopter (Asteraceae) , leg. Pesenko, ZISP; 3♀ / 1♂, Turkmenistan, Imambaba [36°45’N 62°28’E], 1932, ZISP; 2♂, idem, 08. V.1912, ZISP; 2♀, Turkmenistan, Mary [37°38’N 61°50’E], 28. V.1976, on Statice sp. (Plumbaginaceae) , leg. Pesenko, ZISP; 9♂, Turkmenistan, Orta­Kuyu [40°42’N 57°30’E], 29. V.1953, ZISP; 3♂, Turkmenistan, Tash­Kepri [36°03’N 62°43’E], 14. V.1954, ZISP; 1♀, idem, 14. V.1954, SEMK; 12♂, idem, 28. V.1954, ZISP; 1♀ / 4♂, idem, 28. V.1954, SEMK; 4♀ / 3♂, idem, 01. VI.1954, ZISP; 2♂ / 4♀, idem, 01. VI.1954, SEMK; 1♂, idem, 01. VI.1954, AMNH; 10♂, idem, 04. VI.1954, ZISP; 1♀, idem, 04. VI.1954, SEMK; 1♀ / 1♂, idem, 08. VI.1954, ZISP; 1♂ / 6♀, Uzbekistan, Mubarek [39°16’N 65°09’E], 15. V.1978, on Convolvulus sp. (Convolvulaceae) , leg. Pesenko, ZISP.

Differential diagnosis. ♀ and ♂. Close to E. zhelochovtsevi . Body mainly black. Head twice as long as wide. Terga with apical hair bands. Labrum twice as wide as long.

Diagnosis ( Figs. 7–8 ). ♀ and ♂. Length = 5mm. Head black, twice as long as broad; few white erect hairs on vertex and around antennal sockets. Labial palpus elongated, longer than glossa, twice as long as maxillary palpus ( Figs. 8a–b ). Galea shiny, semicircular, tapering narrowly rounded ( Figs. 8a–b ). Labrum long, smooth and shiny ( Fig. 8a ). Clypeus with yellow apical margin. Genal area black, covered with white short appressed hairs. Mesosoma black, with white short appressed hairs. T 1­ T 5 with apical hair bands. Disc of T 1­ T 5 glabrous. ♀. Flagellum twice as long as scape. Flagellum dorsally brown, ventrally reddish. F1 yellow, black at the base. Legs 2–3 yellow. Metasoma brownish. S1­S4 with premarginal line weakly emarginate. ♂. Flagellum three times as long as scape. Flagellum dorsally brown, ventrally reddish. F1­F3 black. Tb1­Tb3 black with yellow apex. Tarsi 1–3 yellow. Metasoma black. T 2­ T 4 with lateral patches of short appressed hairs. S6­S8 see Figs. 7c–g . Genitalia as figured in Popov (1940).

Distribution ( Fig. 11a ). Kazakhstan, Pakistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Floral choices. Asteraceae , Cousinia shestopter (6♀, 114♂); Convolvulaceae , Convolvulus sp. (1♀, 6♂); Plumbaginaceae , Statice sp. (2♀). Moreover, tricolporate pollen (very similar to the Convolvulus one) are observed on the pictures of scopae ( Figs. 7a–b ) of the females collected on Asteraceae .

First ­ last observations. 08. V –29. VI

Figures

FIGURE 7. Eremaphanta dispar female; a. Tibia 3, inner surface with keirotrichia (left arrow), outer surface with scopa and tricolporate pollen (right arrow) (scale=100µm); b. Tibia 3, facial view of keirotrichia (left arrow), spur finely serrated (right arrow) (scale=100µm); c. Propodeum in profile view, half horizontal and half vertical (arrow) (scale=300µm).

FIGURE 8. Eremaphanta dispar, male; a. Labrum (left arrow), external view of tongue, maxillary stipes with large concavity in posterior margin (right arrow) (scale=200µm); b. Inner view of galea with a fring (arrow) (scale=100µm); c. Sternum 6 (scale=100µm); d. Sternum 7 (scale=100µm); e. Dorsal view of sternum 8 (scale=100µm); f. Lateral view of sternum 8 (scale=100µm); g. Apical view of sternum 8 (scale=100µm).

FIGURE 11. Specific distribution; a. Distribution of Eremaphanta dispar and E. zhelochovtsevi; b. Distribution of E. fasciata, E. iranica and E. vitellina; c. Distribution of E. convolvuli, E. minuta and E. popovi.