Revision of the South African endemic bee genus Redivivoides Michener, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae) Author Kuhlmann, Michael text European Journal of Taxonomy 2012 2012-12-19 34 1 34 journal article 25529 10.5852/ejt.2012.34 72f57e78-d531-481f-935e-8ab604837d7d 3433816 B4F3BFEB-60AE-4F15-BB1D-41B3E7BEC299 Redivivoides eardleyi sp. nov. Figs 5 , 9 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 543F31E2-5A26-4D78-A07A-674CA7997F19 Diagnosis Females of R. eardleyi sp. nov. can be separated from other Redivivoides species by a combination of the following characters: metasomal terga black to brown, T2 sparsely punctate with minute punctures and surface between punctures smooth and shiny, white apical tergal hair bands present ( Fig. 5D ), prepygidial and pygidial fimbria dark brown to black ( Fig. 5D ). The male is unknown. Etymology Named after Connal D. Eardley, Pretoria, who collected this species and to honour his outstanding contribution to African bee taxonomy. Type material ( 3 specimens ) Holotype , 13 Sep. 2011 , C. Eardley ( SANC ). SOUTH AFRICA : N. Cape , 6 km E Pofadder , 29°06’26” S , 19°27’13” E . Fig. 5. Redivivoides eardleyi sp. nov. , ♀. A . Lateral view. B . Head. C . Scutum and scutellum. D . Metasoma (dorsal view). Scale bar: 1 mm. Paratypes SOUTH AFRICA : 1 ♀ , same date as holotype ( RCMK ) ; 1 ♀ , N. Cape , 21.6 km E Springbok [ 29°34’ S , 18°04’ E ], 1006 m , 13 Sep. 2011 , L. Packer ( LPCT ) . Description Female BODY LENGTH. 11.0 mm. HEAD. Head wider than long. Integument black. Face sparsely covered with long, whitish-grey, erect hairs, along the inner eye margins and on vertex intermixed with black hairs ( Fig. 5B ). Clypeus convex in profile, apically impunctate; medially covered with fine punctures that become gradually smaller and denser towards the clypeal margins; surface between punctures smooth and shiny ( Fig. 5B ). Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna black. MESOSOMA. Integument black. Mesoscutal disc between punctures smooth and shiny; disc densely (i = 0.5-1.0 d) and finely punctate ( Fig. 5C ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum covered with long yellowish-white erect hairs, on the disc of mesoscutum intermixed with black hairs. WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation reddish brown. LEGS. Integument black. Vestiture whitish to brown, scopae yellowish to dark brown. METASOMA. Integument black, apical margins of T2 – T4 narrowly reddish-brown ( Fig. 5D ). T1 with a few long erect whitish hairs; discs of T2 – T4 sparsely covered with very short erect white to dark brown hairs; apical tergal hair bands on T1 – T4 broad and white; prepygidial and pygidial fimbriae black ( Fig. 5A, D ). T1 almost impunctate, polished and shiny, T2 – T4 shiny, with very fine, superficial and sparse punctation that becomes progressively denser on apical tergae ( Fig. 5D ). Male Unknown. Distribution There is only a single record of this species from the Karoo in the summer rainfall area ( Fig. 9 ). Floral hosts Unknown. Seasonal activity September.