Trichocerapis mirabilis (Smith, 1865)

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 : 4

Trichocerapis mirabilis (Smith, 1865) ( Figs. 2A, B and 5 )

Material examined (1♀): 1♀, Argentina, Misiones,Parque Nacional Iguazú, 18/XI/2008, Col. Zamudio, Colleselli & Gómez de Oliveira // Limite, Red Mañana, T 3-M1 //.

Distribution: Brazil: Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo. Paraguay ( Urban, 1989b). Argentina: Misiones. New record.

Remarks: This is the first record of genus and species from Argentina. The female of T. mirabilis can be recognized by the yellow-fulvous pubescence of the mesoscutum and scutellum, and the hind basitarsus without a tuft of white setae ( Fig. 2B ) ( Urban, 1989b).

Figures

Figure 2. (A, B) Trichocerapis mirabilis (Smith) female. (C, D) Hylaeus bertonii (Schrottky) female.(E, F) Hy. paradoxus (Schrottky) female.(G, H) Hy.polybiaeformis (Schrottky) female.A,G = head in frontal view.B, D,F,H = lateral view.C,E = mesoscutum in dorsal view.Scale bars:1 mm.

Figure 5. Georeferenced new records of bee species for Argentina.The Ecoregions corresponding to each record are presented. Symbols represent localities with more than one new record:Star = Parque Nacional Iguazú;Plus = M.Belgrano;Diamond = Loreto;Triangle = PuebloLiebig.