Homalictus, Cockerell, 1919

Dorey, James B., Schwarz, Michael P. & Stevens, Mark I., 2019, Review of the bee genus Homalictus Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) from Fiji with description of nine new species, Zootaxa 4674 (1), pp. 1-46 : 4

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Key to Fijian Homalictus View in CoL females

1. Habitus mostly blue or black ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 , 8 View FIGURE 8 ).................................................................... 2

- Habitus mostly green ( Fig. 11 View FIGURE 11 )........................................................................... 3

2. Habitus mostly blue and propodeum moderately strigate-rugose ( Fig. 8g View FIGURE 8 )............................... H. hadrander

- Habitus mostly black and propodeum has strong striae dorsally ( Fig. 4 View FIGURE 4 )................................. H. achrostus

3. Supraclypeal area mostly finely colliculate ( Fig. 1 View FIGURE 1 f–g)........................................................ 4

- Supraclypeal area mostly moderately colliculate ( Fig 1e View FIGURE 1 )...................................................... 8

4. Pygidial plate has few minute sparse punctures or open to dense fine punctures medially ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ), Scutum and scutellum golden, green or reddish....................................................................................... 5

- Pygidial plate has close fine punctures ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 , 21i View FIGURE 21 ), Scutum and scutellum mostly purple, with some orange and green ( Fig. 21f View FIGURE 21 ),............................................................................. H. ostridorsum sp. nov.

5. Posterior margin of scutum about straight, propodeum coarsely strigate-rugose dorsally ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 )...................... 6

- Posterior margin of scutum concave, propodeum moderately strigate-rugose dorsally ( Fig. 1b View FIGURE 1 )........ H. concavus sp. nov.

6. Pygidial plate smooth ( Fig. 11j View FIGURE 11 ), frons striate immediately above antennal sockets.................................. 7

- Dense line of medial hairs on pygidial plate ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 , 27j View FIGURE 27 ), frons colliculate immediately above antennal sockets................................................................................................................................................................................................... H. tuiwawae sp. nov.

7. Striae on dorsal, posterior margin of propodeum do not form a triangular pattern ( Fig. 11f View FIGURE 11 )........... H. atritergus sp. nov.

- Striae on dorsal, posterior margin of propodeum forms triangular pattern ( Fig. 17f View FIGURE 17 )................... H. kaicolo sp. nov.

8. Scape extends above head.............................................................................. 9

- Scape does not extend beyond posterior margin of medial ocellus.............................................. 10

9. Sculpturing on anterior of scutum colliculate but not lineolate, if there are punctures on the pygidial plate they are found in a medial line.......................................................................... H. terminalis sp. nov.

- Sculpturing on anterior of scutum is colliculate and lineolate, minute punctures on pygidial plate ( Figs 2 View FIGURE 2 , 19j View FIGURE 19 )............................................................................................... H. nadarivatu sp. nov.

10. Propodeum coarsely strigate-rugose ( Fig. 1a View FIGURE 1 ), posterior margin of scutum straight and posterior surface of propodeum has transverse striae ventrally and proximally................................................................. 11

- Propodeum moderately strigate-rugose dorsally ( Fig. 1b View FIGURE 1 ), posterior margin of scutum concave and posterior surface of propodeum has diagonal striae originating ventrally and proximally.................................... H. groomi sp. nov.

11. Propodeum has a strong anterior medial groove dorsally ( Fig. 6f View FIGURE 6 )....................................... H. fijiensis

- Propodeum does not have a medial anterior groove dorsally ( Fig. 23f View FIGURE 23 )............................. H. taveuni sp. nov.