Maynardapis Engel, 2022

Engel, Michael S. & Gonzalez, Victor H., 2022, A new bee genus from the pampas of eastern Argentina, with appended notes on the classification of “ paracolletines ” (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), Journal of Melittology 2022 (109), pp. 1-39 : 35

Maynardapis Engel , new genus

ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act:BA9E1A23-17EE-4499-930E-2B1F36626936

TYPE SPECIES: Paracolletes nomadiformis Cockerell, 1921 .

DIAGNOSIS: This genus corresponds to the irroratus species group of Maynard (2013). These are generally wasp-like species in which the metasoma is typically subpetiolate, the basal area of the propodeum is subhorizontal and longer than the metanotum, the integument is minutely roughened with scatered weak punctures, and there are frequently patches of dense, bright yellow tomentum (e.g., on the pronotal lobe, mesoscutum, mesoscutellum, and metanotum).

ETYMOLOGY: The new generic name honors Glynn V. Maynard, one of the leading melitologists of Australia and who has provided considerable insight into the systematics of the former Paracolletinae . The name combines her surname and the Latin noun apis (meaning, “bee”). The gender of the name is feminine.