Agapostemon (Agapostemon) viequesensis Cockerell

Genaro, Julio A. & Franz, Nico M., 2008, The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), Insecta Mundi 2008 (40), pp. 1-24 : 4

Agapostemon (Agapostemon) viequesensis Cockerell ( Fig. 2 )

Agapostemon viequesensis Cockerell, 1918: 419 . Holotype female in USNM.

= Agapostemon radiatus portoricensis Cockerell, 1919: 209 . Holotype male in USNM.

= Agapostemon krugii Wolcott, 1936: 569 . Syntypes male and female in MEBT-MC. New synonymy.

GD: Bahamas (New Providence and Cat Island), and Puerto Rico (including Mona and Vieques Islands) ( Roberts 1972; Janjic and Packer 2003).

Wolcott (1923, 1936, 1948) stated that A. krugii was a manuscript name proposed by Cresson. Cresson never published such a name. Wolcott’s (1936) description of A. krugii , however brief, is sufficient to validate the name and so it must be attributed to Wolcott (1936) . The A. krugii specimens examined by Wolcott were likely never labeled as primary types; no specialist has succeeded in locating such labeled types, including Juan A. Torres (personal communication, ca. 1997). For that reason all specimens available to Wolcott (1936) have the status of syntypes.

To maintain nomenclatural stability, we here designate a lectotype from the syntypes for A. krugii , located at MEBT-MC, with the following label data: “Pt. [Punta] Cangrejos, P.R., June 10, 1920 / G.N. Wolcott , collector”. To this specimen a red label was added reading: “ Agapostemon krugii Wolcott, 1936 , Lectotype, male, Genaro & Franz, 2008”. We furthermore designate the following paralectotypes: (1) “1-28/ Pt. Cangrejos, P.R., June 28, 1920 / G.N. Wolcott , Collector/ Agapostemon viequesensis Ckll. , det. Snelling ‘98”; and (2) “ Isabela, P.R., May 22-31, Acc # 146-31/ col: Wolcott ”. To each of these two specimens a yellow label was added reading: “ Agapostemon krugii Wolcott, 1936 , Paralectotype, male, Genaro & Franz, 2008”.

Figures

Figure 2-6. Halictidae. 2) Agapostemon viequesensis Cockerell. 3) Augochlora buscki Cockerell. 4) Lasioglossum rufopanticis (Engel). 5) L. rufopanticis, face of female. 6) Nesosphecodes anthracinus Engel. Scale (4 mm) for all figures except close-ups.