Leioproctus (Colletellus) albipilosus Leijs

Leijs, Remko, Dorey, James & Hogendoorn, Katja, 2018, Twenty six new species of Leioproctus (Colletellus): Australian Neopasiphaeinae, all but one with two submarginal cells (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Leioproctus), ZooKeys 811, pp. 109-168 : 121

Leioproctus (Colletellus) albipilosus Leijs sp. n. Figure 7 A–F

Specimens examined.

(1♀): Holotype female, 8 km S of Cape Bertholet (17.3167S; 122.1667E), WA, 21 Apr. 1977, Colless, D.H., ANIC 32-111660.

Diagnosis.

Short white pubescence on thorax and head, integument abdomen red, metapostnotum smooth and shiny.

Male unknown.

Description.

Female holotype: body length: 5 mm; head width: 1.7 mm. Relative head measurements: HW 50, ASD 3.2, AOD 7.9, HL 39, IAD 10.2, LFW 29, OAD 16, OOD 8.5, OW 19, UFW 33, HW/HL 1.3, LFW/UFW 0.9. Relative wing measurements: MSR 1.09, FSR 0.95, SFR 0.86.

Structure: terga anteriorly not depressed; BTP pointed, short; BTP/tibial length ratio 0.2; inner hind tibial spur pectinate with 7 strong teeth.

Sculpture: scutum smooth, closely punctate; metapostnotum smooth, shiny, almost wholly vertical; T1 lineo-reticulate, T2-3 transverse lineo-reticulate; clypeus smooth, closely punctate, ventral margin width 1/3 of ocellar diameter; supraclypeal area smooth, closely punctate; labrum dull, orange; ocellocular area smooth, openly to sparsely punctate; frons smooth closely punctate.

Coloration: terga anteriorly orange, posterior margins transparent orange; scopa white; mandibles orange with brown tip; scape brown with orange base; flagellum orange.

Pubescence: scutum: short, dense, white; scutellum: short, dense, white; S1-4 with fringes of long, branched hairs; scape, open, pubescence of white branched hairs.

Flower records.

No data.

Distribution.

Figure 7F.

Etymology.

The specific epithet refers to short white pubescence on the scutum.