Ancyloscelis, Latreille, 1829

Schaller, A. & Roig-Alsina, A., 2021, A revision of the bee genus Ancyloscelis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina, Zootaxa 4980 (3), pp. 521-540 : 536-537

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.11646/zootaxa.4980.3.4

publication LSID

lsid:zoobank.org:pub:F5B71805-4E78-4B69-9146-797676C1A513

DOI

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5041992

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/039787BC-FFE5-FF86-32B7-FA438F86FE61

treatment provided by

Plazi

scientific name

Ancyloscelis
status

 

Key to Males View in CoL

1. Proboscis at repose surpassing posterior coxa. Clypeus strongly protuberant, clypeocular distance 0.72–0.96 times MOD. Hypostomal carina with strong, anterior spiniform projection ( Fig. 12C View FIGURE 12 )................................. A. halictoides View in CoL

- Proboscis at repose barely surpassing anterior coxa. Clypeus less protuberant, clypeocular distance 0.3 times MOD or less. Hypostomal carina anteriorly at most with rounded elevation ( Fig. 12D View FIGURE 12 )......................................... 2

2. First and second segments of labial palpus with modified, hooked setae.......................................... 3

- First and second segments of labial palpus with simple setae, not hooked. …...................................... 6

3. Scape without yellow mark ( Fig. 3A View FIGURE 3 ). Ventral part of mesopleuron without projection in front of mid coxa. Posterior basitarsus with rounded apex ( Fig. 10A View FIGURE 10 ). Posterior tibia with under surface nearly glabrous and ventral inner margin with tubercule continued apically by carina up to tibial spur. T3–T5 with brownish hairs on discs and distinct white to yellowish apical bands ( Fig. 2A View FIGURE 2 )..................................................................................... A. bonariensis View in CoL

- Scape with yellow mark ( Fig. 3C View FIGURE 3 ). Ventral part of mesopleuron with projection in front of mid coxa. Posterior basitarsus with pointed apex ( Fig. 3B–D View FIGURE 3 ). Posterior tibia with under surface densely pilose and ventral inner margin without tubercule nor carina, or with carina medially, not reaching to tibial spur. Discs of T2–T5 and apical bands with yellow-golden hairs ( Fig. 2C–D View FIGURE 2 )............................................................................................. 4

4. Posterior basitarsus with inner curved tooth between basal third and middle of basitarsus ( Fig. 10D View FIGURE 10 )..... A. mesopotamica View in CoL

- Posterior basitarsus without inner tooth ( Figs. 10C View FIGURE 10 , 5A View FIGURE 5 )...................................................... 5

5. S6 strongly emarginate ( Fig. 4A View FIGURE 4 ). Under surface of basitarsus clothed with hairs to apex. Femur dark, with light brown dorsolateral mark ( Fig. 2C View FIGURE 2 )....................................................................... A. holmbergi

- S6 weakly emarginate ( Fig. 5B View FIGURE 5 ). Under surface of basitarsus clothed with hairs on basal half; apical half bare. Femur light brown without evident light mark................................................................ A. ursinus View in CoL

6. Posterior basitarsus with basal inner tooth ( Fig. 11A–B View FIGURE 11 ). S6 with emarginate apex. Smaller species, length of forewing 4.0–6.0 mm ................................................................................................ 7

- Posterior basitarsus with basal inner rounded projection followed by median tooth ( Fig. 11C–D View FIGURE 11 ). S6 with truncate apex. Larger species, length of forewing 6.1–7.6 mm ................................................................... 8

7. Scape and pedicel black ( Fig. 8B View FIGURE 8 ). Pronotal lobe black. Femora and tibiae black to dark brown ( Fig. 7B View FIGURE 7 ).... A. nigricornis View in CoL

- Scape and pedicel orange to light brown ( Fig. 8A View FIGURE 8 ). Pronotal lobe orange to light brown. Femora and tibiae orange to light brownish ( Fig. 7A View FIGURE 7 )......................................................................... A. apiformis View in CoL

8. Scape and pedicel orange ( Fig. 8C View FIGURE 8 ). Forewing with dark spot apical to marginal cell, remainder of wing margin lighter (as in Fig. 6C View FIGURE 6 ). Posterior basitarsus with rounded apex ( Fig. 11C View FIGURE 11 )........................................... A. romeroi View in CoL

- Scape and pedicel black ( Fig. 8D View FIGURE 8 ). Forewing with entire apical margin darkened (as in Fig. 6D View FIGURE 6 ). Posterior basitarsus with pointed apex ( Fig. 11D View FIGURE 11 )....................................................................... A. saltensis View in CoL

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Hymenoptera

Family

Apidae

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