Haidomelikertes proboscidea (Engel) Engel, Michael S. & Davis, Steven R., 2021

Engel, Michael S. & Davis, Steven R., 2021, New genera of melikertine bees with facial modifications in Baltic amber (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Journal of Melittology 2021 (103), pp. 1-52 : 25

Haidomelikertes proboscidea (Engel) , new combination

( Figs. 23, 25 )

Succinapis proboscidea Engel, 2001a: 121 .

Holotype ⚲, AMNH (visum).

This species is described in full by Engel (2001a) and together with the above generic description and associated images there is sufficient detail to provide for its identification. Accordingly, a thorough description is not repeated here.

Figures

Figures 23–26. X-ray µCT scans of heads of holotype workers of Haidomelikertes proboscidea (Engel), new combination (AMNH B-JH96), and H. uraeus, new genus and species (SMF (Be 14263a), in Baltic amber; yellow highlights disc and modification of clypeus, orange highlights labrum. 23. Facial view of H. proboscidea. 24. Facial view of H. uraeus. 25. Oblique profile of H. proboscidea. 26. Oblique profile of H. uraeus. Note that scan resolution was insufficient to resolve most setae.