Leioproctus (Colletellus) longivultu 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 : 140

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scientific name	Leioproctus (Colletellus) longivultu Leijs
status	sp. n.

Treatment

Leioproctus (Colletellus) longivultu Leijs sp. n. Figure 20 A–F

Specimens examined.

(4♀): Holotype female, 7 km E of Boologooro (24.2733S; 114.0308E), 27 Aug. 1980, Howard, C.A. & Houston, T.F., on Calandrinia polyandra , WAM 19841;

Paratypes 3 females, 10 km NNW of Meedo (25.6991S; 114.7175E), 23 Aug. 1980, Howard, C.A. & Houston, T.F., on Calandrinia polyandra , WAM 12373-4, 19838.

Diagnosis.

Ocellocular area smooth, sparse to openly punctate, metapostnotum dull, pit-reticulate, face longer that wide.

Male unknown.

Description.

Female: body length: 6.3 mm; head width: 2 mm. Relative head measurements: HW 50, ASD 3.1, AOD 8.5, HL 45, IAD 8.7, LFW 31, OAD 16, OOD 9.7, OW 17, UFW 34, HW/HL 1.1, LFW/UFW 0.9. Relative wing measurements: MSR 1.49, FSR 0.88, SFR 1.04.

Structure: terga anteriorly not depressed; BTP pointed; BTP/tibial length ratio 0.34; inner hind tibial spur pectinate with 3 large teeth; Clypeus ventral margin narrow, 1/4 of ocellar diameter.

Sculpture: scutum smooth, closely punctate; metapostnotum triangular shaped, dull, pit-reticulate; T1 lineo-reticulate, T2-3 transverse lineo-reticulate; clypeus smooth, closely punctate, supraclypeal area smooth, closely punctate; ocellocular area smooth openly punctate; frons smooth closely punctate; scape somewhat shiny.

Coloration: terga anteriorly brown-orange, posterior margins transparent orange; scopa light brown; labrum dark brown; mandibles orange with brown tip; brown; flagellum F4-10 orange brown.

Pubescence: scutum: very short, close, light brown; scutellum: very short, close, light brown; sterna 1-4 with fringes of long branched hairs, S5 with dense fringe of hairs.

Flower records.

Calandrinia polyandra ( Montiaceae ).

Distribution.

Figure 20F.

Etymology.

The specific epithet refers to the elongated face of this species.