Scrapter fynbosensis Kuhlmann

Kuhlmann, Michael & Friehs, Thyra, 2020, Nine new species and new records of euryglossiform Scrapter Lepeletier & Serville (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from South Africa, European Journal of Taxonomy 647, pp. 1-33 : 7-9

Scrapter fynbosensis Kuhlmann sp. nov.

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Diagnosis

The female of S. fynbosensis Kuhlmann sp. nov. can be separated from all other species of this group by the combination of the following characters: supraclypeal area and clypeus superficially sculptured but shiny ( Fig. 3B ); scutum between punctures reticulate and matt ( Fig. 3C ); foretibia dominantly blackish; stigma brown; apical margins of metasomal terga broadly translucent yellowish-brown; terga between punctures superficially sculptured and slightly matt ( Fig. 3E ). The male is unknown.

Etymology

Named after the Fynbos biome where this species was discovered.

Material examined (1 specimen)

Holotype

SOUTH AFRICA • ♀; N Cape, 15 km NW of Nieuwoudtville, Farm Engelsepunt , Fynbos , Pf E1; 31°14′31″ S, 18°59′08″ E; alt. 830 m a.s.l.; 23 Jul. 2003; KT leg; RCMK.

Description

Female

BODY LENGTH. 5.2 mm.

HEAD. Head slightly wider than long. Integument black, except part of mandibles dark reddish-brown. Face sparsely covered with long, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 3B ). Clypeus almost flat with relatively dense (i = 1–2 d) and shallow punctation; surface between punctures only partly sculptured and shiny ( Fig. 3B ). Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna dorsally blackish-brown, ventrally yellowishbrown.

MESOSOMA. Integument black, tegula dark reddish-brown. Mesoscutal disc between punctures reticulate and matt; disc relatively densely (i = 1–2 d) and coarsely punctate ( Fig. 3C ). Metanotum about as long as basal area of propodeum, apically with broad carinate depression ( Fig. 3D ). Propodeum basally relatively finely carinate ( Fig. 3D ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum sparsely covered with short, greyish, erect hair ( Fig. 3A ).

WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation and stigma brown.

LEGS. Integument black; fore tibia anteriorly on basal half with small yellowish spot. Vestiture greyishwhite; scopa greyish-white, dorsally brownish.

METASOMA. Integument black to dark reddish-brown, apical margins of terga broadly translucent yellowish to reddish-brown ( Fig. 3E ). Disc of T1 without hair; following terga with very short but increasingly more and longer hair; apical tergal hair bands missing on all terga ( Fig. 3E ). Prepygidial and pygidial fimbriae yellowish-brown. Terga finely and densely (i = d) punctate, T1–T3 between punctures superficially sculptured and slightly matt; T4 matt; T2–T4 with polished to superficially sculptured, but shiny apical tergal depression ( Fig. 3E ).

Male

Unknown.

Distribution

Only known from the type locality north of Nieuwoudtville.

Floral hosts

Unknown.

Seasonal activity

July.

Figures

Fig. 3. Scrapter fynbosensis Kuhlmann sp. nov., ♀, holotype (RCMK). A. Lateral view. B. Head. C. Scutum and scutellum (dorsal view). D. Metanotum and propodeum (dorsal view). E. Metasoma (dorsal view).