Patellapis capillipalpis (Cockerell, 1946)

Timmermann, Kim & Kuhlmann, Michael, 2009, Variable Selection and Inference for Multi-period Forecasting Problems, Zootaxa 2099, pp. 1-188 : 82

P. capillipalpis species-group

The males of this species group differ from other species-groups in having a row of 14–22, small to medium sized, erect bristles on the posterior margin of metasomal sternum S4 ( Fig. 54e ; Fig. 59e ). The females are morphological very similar to species of the P. pulchrinitens species group. The P. capillipalpis species-group comprises five species: P. capillipalpis , P. eardleyi , P. fynbosensis , P.sabinae and P. stoeberia .

Figures

FIGURE 54. Patellapis (Ch.) eardleyi, male: a. Head (scale=0,5mm); b. Scutum (scale=0,5mm); c. Scutellum and propodeum (scale=0,5mm); d. Metasomal terga T1-T3 (scale=1mm); e. Metasomal sterna (scale=1mm); f. Body (scale=1mm); g. Genitalia, dorsal view (scale=100µm); h. Metasomal sterna S7 and S8, ventral view (scale=100µm).

FIGURE 59. Patellapis (Ch.) stoeberia, male: a. Head (scale=0,5mm); b. Scutum (scale=0,5mm); c. Scutellum and propodeum (scale=0,5mm); d. Metasomal terga (scale=1mm); e. Metasomal sterna (scale=1mm); f. Body (scale=1mm); g. Genitalia, dorsal view (scale=100µm); h. Metasomal sterna S7 and S8, ventral view (scale=100µm).