Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) antonita Michener, 1954

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Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) antonita Michener, 1954

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Augochlora antonita Michener, 1954 . Holotype female (AMNH) from Panamá, Coclé, El Valle de Anton.

Diagnosis

Females of this species have the basal elevation of labrum orbicular and in both sexes the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove is mostly covered with coarse rugae and the gena and post-gena are striate ( A. morrae subgroup). Augochlora antonita have the mesoscutum disc with punctures of two size classes and is more similar to Augochlora erubescens , from which it can be separated by the anterior portion of mesoscutum rugulose and the preoccipital carina produced, and to Augochlora thalia , from which it can be separated by head and mesosoma without abundant long yellowish setae. Males have the hind tibia yellow to light brown.

Comments

Michener (1954) described the species and provided a key differentiating it from other Panamanian species. The female from Valle, Colombia, is relatively large compared to a paratype female deposited at DZUP, from Panamá, suggesting that females of the species may exhibit size polymorphism.

Distribution

Colombia (Meta, Valle), Panamá (Coclé, Canal Zone, Panamá).

Examined material

Supplemental material.

Figures

Figure 14. Map of distribution records for Oxystoglossella of the A. morrae and A. iphigenia species groups: (A) A. antonita, A. morrae, A. obidensis sp. nov. and A. thalia; (B) A. brevipilosa sp. nov., A. cymatoides, A. erubescens and A. laevinota sp. nov.; (C) A. iphigenia, A. matucanensis and A. phoenicis.