Patellapis (Chaetalictus) andrenoides ( Friese 1909 )

Timmermann, Kim & Kuhlmann, Michael, 2009, Variable Selection and Inference for Multi-period Forecasting Problems, Zootaxa 2099, pp. 1-188 : 95-96

Patellapis (Chaetalictus) andrenoides ( Friese 1909)

Halictus andrenoides Friese, 1909: 123 .

( Figs. 62a–g )

Diagnosis. The male is unknown. The female is similar to those of P. pastinella , P. pondoensis and P. pastiniformis . P. pastinella differs from P. andrenoides in the shorter body length. The female of P. pondoensis differs markedly from P. andrenoides in the coarsely punctation of the clypeus and supraclypeal area.

Description

Female. Bl = 6,8mm. General habitus ( Fig. 62e ). Head. L = 1,7mm; W = 2,0mm. Head wider than long ( Fig. 62a ). Integument black except mandibles faintly reddish apically and clypeus partly brownish. Face predominantely shiny and with some loose, long, yellowish, erect hairs. Mandibles bidentate. Clypeus and supraclypeal area convex in profile; clypeus densely and strongly punctate; punctures of clypeus large and of drop-like size, considerably bigger than those of supraclypeal area; upper part of clypeus with a small, transverse band of fine punctures and reticulation of similar structure of supraclypeal area. Clypeoantennal distance 0,3mm. Supraclypeal area finely and sparsely punctate; surface strongly reticulate. Antennae brownish to blackish. Mesosoma. L = 1,4mm; W (ITS) = 1,6mm. Integument black. Scutum shiny; disc sparsely punctate (i = 2,5–3,0d) and finely reticulate ( Fig. 62b ). Scutellum as illustrated in Fig. 62c . Scutum, scutellum, metanotum mesepisternum and propodeum with greyish to yellowish, erect hairs. Basal area of propodeum as illustrated in Fig. 62c . Marginal region of posterior truncation reticulate. Wings. Hyaline; slightly fuscouse apically. Legs. Integument mostly brownish. Vestiture greyish to yellowish. Ts coarsely serrate, with about 5 strong, oblique projections ( Fig. 62f ); Bp as illustrated ( Fig. 62g ). Metasoma. L = 4,2mm; W = 2,3mm. Integument brownish to blackish; T without apical hair bands. Prepygidial fimbria brownish. Discs and marginal zones of T1–T3 as illustrated ( Fig. 62d ).

Male. Unknown.

Type material ( 1 specimen). Lectotype, female; Kilimandjaro Sjöstedt 1905 (white label), Kibonoto 1300–1900m (white label), 9. Mai (white label), Halictus andrenoides ♀ 1908 Friese det.(handwritten white label), coll. Friese (white label), NHMB.

Distribution ( Fig. 115 ). Only known from the Kilimandjaro.

Floral visitation. Unknown.

Seasonal activity (first–last observations). v.

Figures

FIGURE 62. Patellapis (Ch.) andrenoides, female: a. Head (scale=0,5mm); b. Scutum (scale=0,5mm); c. Scutellum and propodeum (scale=0,5mm); d. Metasomal terga T1-T3 (scale=1mm); e. Body (scale=1mm); f. Inner hind tibial spur (scale=100µm); g. Basitibial plate (scale=100µm).

FIGURE 115. Distributions of P. andrenoides, P. corallina and P. virungae.