Corresponding author: Daniele Regina Parizotto (
Academic editor: Michael Engel
A new species of
The species of the genus can be recognized by the following combination of characters present in both sexes: presence of a juxtantennal carina; strong hooked hairs on the underside of the labial palpus and throughout the length of the galeal blade; omaulus with short carina dorsally; pronotal lobe with curved lamellae in profile view; and base of propodeum with row of lateral pits. Additionally, males are characterized by the basal tooth of mandibles separated from the middle tooth by a broad concave margin; fifth sternum with lateral spine-like projections and the presence of arolia. The females are distinguished by the mandibles with smooth apical margin between two small apical teeth and the basal angle, and the external surface with slender carinae not reaching basal half of mandible.
The species of this genus were known from southern Brazil and Argentina, with
Collecting record map of species of
The measurements are given in millimeters. T and S are used here for metasomal terga and metasomal sterna, respectively. Total length was measured in lateral view, from head to apex of metasoma; length of forewing was measured at anterior margin, from the costal sclerite to the wing apex. The type material is deposited in the following institutions: Coleção Entomológica Pe. Jesus Santiago Moure, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brazil (DZUP) and Coleção Entomológica do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais, Belo Horizonte (DZMG).
Tegula sparsely punctate; lateral margin of axilla subangulate; posterior margin of scutellum weakly emarginated at middle (
Holotype female. Length 6.22; length of forewing 4.90; width of head 2.50; length of eye 1.67; upper interorbital distance 1.55; lower interorbital distance 1.12. Integument black with the following yellow areas: paraocular maculae almost reaching upper angle of compound eyes, irregularly narrowing above antennal sockets; interalveolar maculae narrow at middle, butterfly-shaped (
Pilosity: color predominantly light yellow, hairs sparse, longer than ocellar diameter, on paraocular area denser and longer; posterior tibiae with dense and plumose hairs; scopa white.
Structure: mandible punctate, punctures smaller and denser on distal half, external surface with slender carinae not extending to basal half. Head and mesosoma densely punctate; posterior margin of scutellum weakly emarginated at middle; terga with punctures sparser than those of head and mesosoma, sparser and shallower on disc than on sides.
Paratype male. As in female except for denser pilosity and the following: Length 6.24; length of forewing 5.09; width of head 2.48; length of eye 1.52; upper interorbital distance 1.55; lower interorbital distance 1.01. Integument predominantly black, with the following yellow areas: mandibles, except teeth and borders; clypeus; inferior paraocular area; translucent interalveolar carinae with yellow narrow spot. Ventral surface of scape almost entirely yellow; pedicel and ventral surface of flagellomeres darkened; dorsal surface brown (
Structure. Distal tergum medially emarginated on distal margin, thus forming two lobes with lateral margins medially convergent (
Genitalia. Gonostylus as long as penis valves, about the same width across length; gonocoxites joined by narrow area with base projected. Penis valves with apodemes shorter than in
Type material. Holotype female. BRAZIL, Sergipe. “Canindé do
The specific epithet is homage to our friend and bee specialist, Dr. Eduardo Andrade Botelho de Almeida, professor at the Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto (FFCLRP).
The paratype male from Bahia State is probably a teneral specimen judging the pale coloration of legs and sterna. The paratype from Sergipe State has the sterna black with light yellow bands and tibiae and femora with black areas. The wings and antennae are partially damaged.
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2(1) | Head and mesosoma without ferruginous areas; sixth tergum with a large translucent apical margin, angulated at middle ( |
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– | Head and mesosoma with ferruginous areas; sixth tergum with straight apical margin ( |
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3(2) | Hind coxa with midapical spine; sixth tergum with small sublateral tooth; seventh tergum without median spine ( |
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– | Hind coxa without midapical spine, with a short row of black, thick short hairs on median margin; sixth tergum without sublateral tooth; seventh tergum with median spine |
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4(1) | Lateral margin of axilla broadly rounded; posterior margin of scutellum subtruncate and laterally expanded in a large translucent area ( |
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– | Lateral margin of axilla subangulate; posterior margin of scutellum weakly emarginated at middle, laterally expanded in a small translucent area near axillae ( |
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5(4) | Head mostly black with limited ferruginous areas ( |
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– | Head almost totally ferruginous ( |
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The curved hairs on the underside of the labial palpi are shared with
We are grateful to Gabriel A. R. Melo for his help and suggestions. Debora Moura and Eduardo A. B. Almeida are acknowledged for donating the material. We also thank Vitor A. Nardino (Rede Paranaense de Coleções Biológicas – Taxon Line Project) for the photographs. We would like to thank Paschoal C. Grossi and Victor H. Gonzalez for the English corrections and comments on an earlier version of the manuscript. Fernando M. S. Dias is thanked for the help with the map here included and two anonymous referees for comments on this article. DRP was supported by a CNPq grant and this is contribution number 1846 of the Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná.