Leioproctus (Charicolletes) saltus, 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 : 66-68

Leioproctus (Charicolletes) saltus sp.n.

Types

Leioproctus (Charicolletes) saltus — Queensland: holotype ♂, Stradbroke I., 7–8.iv.1967. J.C. Cardale ( QM) ; paratypes, 1♂, same data as holotype ( QM) ; 3♀, 1♂, Dunwich, Stradbroke I., 7–8.v.1966. J.C. Cardale ( QM)

Additional material examined: 5♀, 1♂ Queensland: Stradbroke I.; Brown Lake , Nth Stradbroke I; 15 k NW Dunwich, Nth Stradbroke I .

Months collected: March, April, May.

Floral visitations: Ericaceae : Leucopogon .

Female — Length about 8 mm. Head —Flagellum short, F1, F3 little less long as wide, F2 just over half as long as wide; F4–11 as long as wide or as little longer than wide; apex of supraclypeal area moderately raised, not tuberculate at apex, medially smooth and shiny; clypeus moderately elevated, rounded; labrum short with strong median depression; mandibles broad; ventral glossa with moderately dense, short hairs, smooth and shiny; gena narrower than eye when head viewed laterally. Mesosoma — Hair, dorsally and on upper lateral area sparse, dark generally, white marginally; lower lateral and ventral hair white; metanotum medially with low, sharp tubercle; propodeal triangle with subhorizontal basal area not defined by transverse striae. Wings with membrane clear; first recurrent vein enters second submarginal cell medially. Legs hind basitibial plate large, rounded apically with a few, fine, branched hairs basally; tibial scopa with hair white apically, dark basally; inner hind tibial spur straight with 4–5 long, moderately thick teeth; claws with moderately small inner ramus. Metasoma— Basal T1 with sparse, fine, long, white branched hairs; rest of T1 and T2–4 with fine, short, moderately dense hairs, longer on apical margin; prepygidial fimbria moderately dense, black, coarse, branched; S2–4 with apical fringe narrow, long, pale, simple; S5 with dark, branched fringe. Male As for female except for the following: Length ca 6 mm. Head— Paraocular area next to antennal bases narrow; ventral glossa bare medially; labrum shallowly depressed medially; scape not reaching median ocellus. Mesosoma — First recurrent vein enters second submarginal cell slightly basal to middle; legs all simple, basitarsi slender. Metasoma— T7 medially bare; S3 with short, simple fringe, S4 with elaborate apical fringe. For S7–8 and genitalia see figs 112–114.