Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) cristatus (Smith, 1853) Maynard, 2013

Maynard, Glynn Vivian, 2013, Revision of Goniocolletes and seven Australian subgenera of Leioproctus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae), and description of new taxa, Zootaxa 3715 (1), pp. 1-114 : 72-73

Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) cristatus (Smith, 1853) n.comb.

Lamprocolletes cristatus *Smith 1853: 11 ; Dalla Torre 1896: 47.

Paracolletes cristatus (Smith) . Cockerell 1925:495; 1934: 240.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) cristatus (Smith) Michener 1965: 50 .

Type

Lamprocolletes cristatus — ♀, New Holland, no date ( OU)

Additional material examined: 24♀, 9♂ Queensland: Stradbroke Island; 3 miles (4.8 k) N. Perigian Beach; Bribie I; Margate Parade, Margate. Victoria: Buchan; Tarrawarra; Phillip Island .

Months collected: January, September, October.

Floral visitations: Myrtaceae : Leptospermum , Melaleuca .

Female — Length ca 10 mm. Head— Paraocular area densely covered in whitish hair below the level of the median ocellus; labrum convex with apical area not flat. Mesosoma — Spiracle cover lobe and anterolateral area of mesosoma covered in sparse, black hair; scutellum and metanotum with dense, erect, dark orange hair; metanotum with a broad low, median tubercle; propodeal triangle with a distinct carina defining sculptured basal area. Legs with fore tibial spur with several fine teeth on apical malus; basitibial plate about 0.2 x length of tibia, covered with sparse, short, thick spines; inner hind tibial spur with about 8, long, fine teeth; basitarsus with long, plumose hair on posterior margin. Metasoma— Gradulus weak; pregradular area with small, shallow, dense punctures with minutely roughened interspaces; postgradular area with sparse, punctures with smooth interspaces; T2 with depressed metasomal fovea with the anterior margin, in particular, most strongly depressed; prepygidial fimbria dense, black; pygidial plate flat, apex truncate with weak longitudinal carina basally. Male — As for female except as follows: Length ca 9 mm. Head— Hair white, appressed on lower paraocular area; eye width about 2 x paraocular width at the level of antennal sockets; flagellum with F1–2 length less than width; F3 length about equal to width, F4–11 length greater than width; scape just reaching antennal sockets. Mesosoma — Hair of scutum and scutellum pale yellow to white; propodeal triangle with a few fine, transverse carinae below on vertical area. Legs with sparse, simple hair. Metasoma— T1–7 with translucent brown apical margins; metasomal foveae small, weakly impressed; T7 without bare median area; S4 with long, thick protruding apical fringe; S5 with weak apical fringe; S6 covered with medium length branched hair with curled apices. For S7–8 and genitalia see figs 124–126.