Ancyloscelis saltensis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina, 2004

Schaller, A. & Roig-Alsina, A., 2021, A revision of the bee genus Ancyloscelis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina, Zootaxa 4980 (3), pp. 521-540 : 534

Ancyloscelis saltensis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina

( Figs. 6D , 7D , 8D , 11D , 13H )

Ancyloscelis saltensis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina, 2004: 359-360 , figs. 4, 8, 12, 14, 20, 22, 25 and 27(Holotype male, Argentina, Salta, Sumalao , II-1994, M. Fritz, MACN, examined)

Diagnosis. This species is similar to A. romeroi in size (length of forewing 5.9–7.3 mm). It is distinguished by the color of the forewing, which has the entire apical margin darkened, and by the shorter pubescence. The hairs on the mesopleuron are 1.7–2.7x MOD (male) and 1.8–1.9x MOD (female). Males are characterized by the black scape and pedicel (8D). The shape of the hind basitarsus is similar to that of A. romeroi , with a basal inner rounded projection followed by a median tooth, but the apex is pointed (11D). The hidden sterna and genital capsule have been drawn by Rodríguez and Roig-Alsina (2004).

Distribution. Argentina: province of Salta.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Females, A. apiformis species group, lateral view. A, A. apiformis (Fabricius). B, A. nigricornis Rodríguez & Roig- Alsina. C, A. romeroi (Holmberg). D, A. saltensis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina. Scale lines = 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 7. Males, A. apiformis species group, lateral view. A, A. apiformis (Fabricius). B, A. nigricornis Rodríguez & Roig- Alsina. C, A. romeroi (Holmberg). D, A. saltensis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina. Scale lines = 0.1 mm.

FIGURE 8. Males, A. apiformis species group, head, frontal view. A, A. apiformis (Fabricius). B, A. nigricornis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina. C, A. romeroi (Holmberg). D, A. saltensis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina.

FIGURE 11. Males, A. apiformis species group, posterior basitarsus, ventral view.A, A. apiformis (Fabricius). B, A. nigricornis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina. C, A. romeroi (Holmberg). D, A. saltensis Rodríguez & Roig-Alsina. Scale lines = 0.2 mm.

FIGURE 13. A–H, distribution map of Ancyloscelis species in Argentina.A, A. bonariensis. B, A. halictoides. C, A. holmbergi. D, A. mesopotamica. E, A. apiformis. F, A. nigricornis. G, A. romeroi. H, A. saltensis. Black dots, records from literature; red dots, new records.