Flavomeliturgula Freyamelissa Engel, 2019
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https://dx.doi.org/10.3897/jhr.69.32561 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/6F683DEC-CFBB-4FFA-B998-9D4333967A4B |
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lsid:zoobank.org:act:6F683DEC-CFBB-4FFA-B998-9D4333967A4B |
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Flavomeliturgula Freyamelissa Engel |
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Flavomeliturgula Freyamelissa Engel subgen. n.
Type species.
Flavomeliturgula berangeriae Patiny, 2002.
Diagnosis.
The subgenus can be distinguished by the combination of: mesoscutum entirely black without yellow maculation, surface with scattered setae of 1-1.5 × median ocellar diameter; basal area of propodeum with setae; and hind wing with 6-7 distal hamuli along anterior wing margin.
Etymology.
The new subgeneric name is a combination of Freya, for the famed explorer of Arabia, Persia, and Afghanistan, Freya Madeline Stark (1893-1993), and the Greek, mélissa (μέλισσα), meaning, “bee”. The gender of the name is feminine.
Included species.
The subgenus includes two species: F. (Freyamelissa) berangeriae and F. (F.) schwarziana Patiny, from southwestern Iran (Bushehr) and southern Pakistan (Balochistan).
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