Colletes rufipes Smith, 1879

Ferrari, Rafael R. & Silveira, Fernando A., 2015, The species of Colletinae (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) in the Brazilian state of Minas Gerais, Zootaxa 3914 (3), pp. 245-274 : 268-270

Colletes rufipes Smith, 1879

Colletes rufipes Smith, 1879 . Holotype ♀ at BMNH, not examined. Type locality: Brazil, Bahia.

Diagnosis. Colletes rufipes can be confused with C. meridionalis , but can be distinguished from it by the characters listed in the diagnosis for C. meridionalis , above.

♀/♂—Labrum ferruginous, impunctate and without longitudinal sulci; clypeus with mid-longitudinal depression; hypostomal carina ordinary; mid-posterior region of mesoscutum homogeneously and densely punctate, without smooth area; ventral region of mesepisternum, near ventral end of episternal groove, ordinary, lacking a distinctive swollen area delimited by short and dense pilosity; marginal zone of T1 flat.

♀—Malar area 0.9 times as long as interocellar distance; clypeus finely rugose; F1 distinctly longer than its apical width; gena, behind the upper eye margin, concave but not carinate posteriorly; anterolateral angle of pronotum spiniform, at least as long as its basal width; pilosity on mesoscutum ferruginous; pilosity on mesepisternum, ventrally, sparse; fore coxa without spine; inner spur of hind tibia serrate; punctation on T1 inconspicuous.

♂—Malar area 1.45 times as long as interocellar distance; clypeus without rugae; F1 slightly shorter than its apical width; gena, behind the upper eye margin, concave but not carinate posteriorly; anterolateral angle of pronotum spiniform, at least as long as its basal width; pilosity on mesoscutum ferruginous; pilosity on mesepisternum, ventrally, sparse; fore coxa without spine; inner spur of hind tibia serrate; punctation on T1 moderately coarse and homogeneously dense; S7 as illustrated in Figures 6 I, 6J; genitalia as illustrated in Figures 7 I, 7J.

Examined material. 166 specimens (51♀ and 115♂) from the following localities (see Fig. 16 ) —Araxá, 05–10/05/165, C.Elias, 2♀, { DZUP}; 19/09/1965, C.Elias, 2♀, { DZUP}. Belo Horizonte, Parque das Mangabeiras, 17/01/1996, [F.A.Silveira], 1♀, { UFMG}; 13/11/1996, [J.Damasceno], 1♂, { UFMG}; 18/12/1996, [J.Damasceno], 1♂, { UFMG}; 23/01/1997, [J.Damasceno], 1♂, { UFMG}; 31/01/1997, [J.Damasceno], 1♀, { UFMG}; 13/03/1997, [J.Damasceno], 2♂, { UFMG}; 10/04/1997, [J.Damasceno], 1♂, { UFMG}; 02/05/1997, [J.Damasceno], 1♂, { UFMG}. Belo Vale, 25/07/1986, [G.Melo], 1♂, { MEUV}. Brumadinho, Parque Estadual da Serra do Rola-Moça, 10/11/2004, [A.A.Azevedo], 1♂, { UFMG}. Campos Altos, 28/08/1965, [C.Elias], 1♀ and 2♀, { DZUP}. Catas Altas, Serra do Caraça, 08/01/1999, [F.A.Silveira], 1♂, { UFMG}; 28/05/1999, [F.A.Silveira], 3♂, { UFMG}. Conceição do Mato Dentro, 07–09/09/2001, [Rodrigo Loyola], 1♀, { UFMG}. Coronel Fabriciano, ??/09/1955, [Altamiro B. Ferreira], 1♀, { DZUP}. Delfinópolis, ??/04/1963, [C.Elias], 1♀, { DZUP}. Governador Valadares, 16/02/1986, [G.Melo], 1♀, { MEUV}. Itueta, 13/07/1970, [C.Elias], 33♂, { DZUP}. Montes Claros, 05/01/1986, [A.A.Soares], 1♂, { MEUV}. Nova Lima, Parque Estadual da Serra do Rola-Moça, 15/11/2004, [A.A.Azevedo], 1♀, { UFMG}. Nova Resende, ??/07/1961, [C.Elias], 2♀ and 5♂, { DZUP}. Ouro Preto, ??/08/1961, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 22–27/07/1963, [C. Elias], 2♂, { DZUP}. Cachoeira Andorinhas, 06/ 02/1999, [E.A.B.Almeida], 1♀, { UFMG}. Lavras Novas, 05/08/1995, [Faria, Melo, Daniel, & Paiva], 1♀, { MEUV}. Paraopeba, 28/08/1987, [F.A.Silveira], 1♀, { MEUV}; 31/08/1987, [F.A.Silveira], 1♀, { UFMG}. Passos, ??/04/1962, [C.Elias], 1♀, { DZUP}; 01–05/05/1962, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 18–24/07/1962, [C.Elias], 1♀ and 13♂, { DZUP}; 25–31/07/1962, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 01–07/08/1962, [C.Elias], 4♂, { DZUP}; 08–14/ 08/1962, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 22–31/08/1962, [C.Elias], 1♀ and 1♂, { DZUP}; 01–07/09/162, [C.Elias], 1♀, { DZUP}; 27/09/1962, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 24–31/12/1962, [C. Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 05/01/1963, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 01–07/05/1963; [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 08–13/07/1963, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}; 15–20/07/1963, [C.Elias], 2♂, { DZUP}; ??/09/1963, [C.Elias], 1♀, { DZUP}; 09–14/12/1963, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}. Perdizes, ??/07/1965, [C.Elias], 6♂, { DZUP}. Poços de Caldas, 23/11/1962, [C.Elias], 1♂, { DZUP}. Pratinha, 04/09/ 1965, [C.Elias], 1♀, { DZUP}. Sabará, Chácara do Lessa, 16/06/2001, [R.B Martins], 3♂, { UFMG}; Clube Albert Scharlé, 09/01/2000, [F.A.Silveira], 2♂, { UFMG}. Santa Juliana, 04/06/1965, [C.Elias], 1♂ and 1♀, { DZUP}; 29/07/1965, [C.Elias], 6♀ and 3♂, { DZUP}. Santana do Riacho, RPPN Brumas do Espinhaço, 06/02/2005, [A.A.Azevedo], 1♀, { UFMG}. São Gotardo, 11/06/1965, [C.Elias], 6♂, { DZUP}. Tapira, 27/05/1965, [C.Elias], 1♀ and 1♂, { DZUP}. Uberaba, 13/08/1965, [C.Elias], 16♀ and 7♂, { DZUP}. Viçosa, 23/12/1985, [G.Melo], 1♀, { MEUV}.

Geographic distribution. BRAZIL (Bahia, Ceará, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais [see Fig. 16 ], Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul and São Paulo).

Comments. C. rufipes is the species with the largest variation in body size among all species examined here. Variation intervals for body length were 7.4–11.5 mm, for females, and 6.3–9.1 mm, for males.

Figures

FIGURE 6. Sternum 7 (S 7) of Colletes. Dorsal view of S 7 of C. altimontanus Ferrari & Silveira, sp. n. (A), C. argentinus Friese, 1908 (C), C. meridionalis Schrokkty, 1902 (E), C. petropolitanus Dallta Torre, 1896 (G), C. rufipes Smith, 1879 (I), and C. rugicollis Friese, 1900 (K). Ventral view of S 7 of C. altimontanus (B), C. argentinus (D), C. meridionalis (F), C. petropolitanus (H), C. rufipes (J), and C. rugicollis (L).

FIGURE 7. Genitalia of Colletes. Dorsal view of genitalia of C. altimontanus Ferrari & Silveira, sp. n. (A), C. argentinus Friese, 1908 (C), C. meridionalis Schrokkty, 1902 (E), C. petropolitanus Dallta Torre, 1896 (G), C. rufipes Smith, 1879 (I), and C. rugicollis Friese, 1900 (K). Ventral view of genitalia of C. altimontanus (B), C. argentinus (D), C. meridionalis (F), C. petropolitanus (H), C. rufipes (J), and C. rugicollis (L).

FIGURE 16. Geographic records of Colletes rufipes Smith, 1879 in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil.