Bathanthidium (Manthidium) atriceps ( Morawitz, 1890 )

Niu, Ze-Qing, Ascher, John S., Griswold, Terry & Zhu, Chao-Dong, 2019, Revision of the bee genus Bathanthidium Mavromoustakis (Hymenoptera: Apoidea Megachilidae: Anthidiini) with description of a new species from China, Zootaxa 4657 (1), pp. 97-116 : 102-103

Bathanthidium (Manthidium) atriceps ( Morawitz, 1890)

( Fig. 3 , a–e, female; Fig. 4 , a–e, male)

Anthidium atriceps Morawitz, 1890: 373 , ♀. Type locality: Kau-ssu, Upin ( China, Gansu, Upin), not examined; Dalla Torre, 1896: 456. Dianthidium (Bathanthidium) atripes ( Morawitz, 1890) : Mavromoustakis, 1953: 838, ♂ (new description). Bathanthidium (s. str.) atriceps ( Morawitz, 1890) : Wu, 2006: 128, ♀, ♂ (key), 131, ♀, ♂ (redescription); Niu, et al., 2012: 61, ♀, ♂ (key).

Material examined: China, Shaanxi: Ningshan Xian, Huoditang (33º26′N, 108º27′E), 1 ♀, 1580 m, 29.VII.1998, 1 ♀, 1500–2000 m, 18.VIII.1998, leg. De-Cheng YUANG ; Foping (23º30′N, 107º54′E), 1 ♀, 9.VIII.1973, leg. Xue-Zhong ZHANG ; Zhejiang: Tianmu Shan (25º30′N, 109º54′E), 1 ♂, 12.V.1937, leg. O. Piel ; Fujian: Jiangle Xian, Longqishan (26º43′N, 117º24′E), 1 ♀, 20.V.1991, leg. Chun-Mei HUNG ; Xizang: Chayu Country, Cawarong Township, Long Village (28º33′N, 98º14′E), 2 ♀, 2906 m, 8.IX.2014, Qing-Tao WU .

Floral association: no record.

General distribution: China (Shaanxi *, Zhejiang *, Fujian, Gansu, Xizang *) .

Remarks: Bathanthidium atriceps has been put into the subgenus Bathanthidium s. str. in past ( Wu, 2006, Niu, et al., 2012, Ascher & Pickering, 2017), but the fovea behind propodeal spiracle elongate, weakly delimited, without strong carina ( Fig. 3d ), and basal zone of propodeum not distinct ( Fig. 3e ), and T6 of male with elevated median section and concave lateral section ( Fig. 3i ), all these characters indicate it should be transferred to the subgenus Manthidium .

Figures

FIGURE 3. Bathanthidium (Manthidium) atriceps (Morawitz, 1890). Female. a: Body in lateral view; b: Head in frontal view; c: Mesosoma in dorsal view; d: Metasoma in dorsal view; e: Fovea behind the spiracle in dorsolateral view; f: Propodeum in dorsolateral view. Scale bars: 1mm.

FIGURE 4. Bathanthidium (Manthidium) atriceps (Morawitz, 1890). Male. a: Body in lateral view; b: Head in frontal view; c: Mesosoma in dorsal view; d: Metasoma in dorsal view; e: T5-T7 in dorsal view; f: Claws in frontal view, showing the arolia. Scale bars: 1mm.