Habralictus chlorobaptus Moure, 1941

Alvarez, Leopoldo Jesús, Ramello, Pablo José, Avalos, Adan Alberto, Almada, Valentín, Aguirre, Marina Soledad, Torretta, Juan Pablo & Lucia, Mariano, 2024, Contributions to the wild bee fauna in Argentina (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 64, pp. 1-13 : 6

Habralictus chlorobaptus Moure, 1941

( Figs. 3 A-C and 5)

Material examined (3♀♀): 1♀, Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, Palmital cruce, 25°41′23.20″S, 54°28′46.97″O, en flores de Euterpe edulis , −/ IX/2013, Col. F. Zamudio. 1♀, Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, 14/II/2009, Col. Zamudio, Colleselli & Gómez de Oliveira // Mixto, Van Somer – Fruta T 2-E1 //. 1♀, Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, 17/XII/2008, Col. Zamudio, Colleselli & Gómez de Oliveira // Palmital, Van-Pesc., T 1-E2 //.

Distribution: Brazil: Goiás ( Moure, 2007). Argentina: Misiones. New record.

Remarks: Females of this species are easily distinguished from other species of the genus by the long face, the small yellow spot on the metasoma and the metallic green reflections on T3 to T5 ( Fig. 3B ) ( Moure, 1941). Individuals of this species were collected using Van Somer traps baited with mature fruit or rotten fish.

Figures

Figure 3. (A-C) Habralictus chlorobaptus Mourefemale.(D, E) Ha. flavopictusMoure female.(F,G) Megalopta guimaraesiSantos & Silveira female.(H-J) Neocorynura euadne (Schrottky) female.A,D,F,H =head in frontal view.B = metasomain dorsal view.C,E,G,J =lateral view.i = scutellum and metanotum.Scale bars:1 mm.