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 capensis sp. nov. Figs 1 E–F, 2, 3, 4 urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 60C46E16-6E85-43BE-AA18-A7977B6CF097 Diagnosis Males and females of R. capensis sp. nov. can be separated from other Redivivoides species by their extensively and brightly red metasomal terga ( Figs 2D , 3C ) in combination with an impunctate and densely shagreened scutum ( Figs 2C , 3B ). Fig. 1. — A-B . Macropis europaea Warncke, 1973 , ♀. A. Hind leg, dorsal view. B. Hind basitarsus, dorsal view. — C-D . Rediviva intermixta (Cockerell, 1934) , ♀. C. Hind leg, dorsal view. D. Hind basitarsus, dorsal view. — E-F . Redivivoides capensis sp. nov. , ♀. E. Hind tibia, dorsal view. F. Hind basitarsus, dorsal view. — G-H . Melitta arrogans (Smith, 1879) , ♀. G. Hind tibia, dorsal view. H. Hind basitarsus, dorsal view. Scale bar: 1 mm. Etymology Named after the Cape of Good Hope (“the Cape ”). Type material ( 18 specimens ) Holotype , M. Kuhlmann leg. 15 Aug. 2010 / Redivivoides spec. 2, M. Kuhlmann det. 2011 ( SAMC ). SOUTH AFRICA : Farm Papkuilsfontein , 20 km S Nieuwoudtville , Fynbos , 31°33’16” S , 19°08’31” E , 680 m . Paratypes SOUTH AFRICA : 4 ♀♀ same date as Holotype ( RCMK ) ; 1 ♀ , N. Cape , Fynbos , 2 km W Nieuwoudtville , near Grasberg [ 31°21’05” S , 19°05’49” E ], 742 m , 23 Aug. 2003 , K. Timmermann ( RCMK ) ; 1 ♀ , N. Cape , Nieuwoudtville , Flower Reserve East [ 31°21’56” S , 19°08’52” E ], 735 m , 11 Sep. 2003 , M. Kuhlmann ( RCMK ) ; 1 ♀ , 2 ♂♂ , N. Cape , Nieuwoudtville , Glen Lyon , Renosterveld [ 31°24’03” S , 19°08’34” E ], 700 m , 7 Aug. 2004 , M. Kuhlmann ( RCMK ) ; 2 ♂♂ , N. Cape , Nieuwoudtville , Glen Lyon , Renosterveld [ 31°24’03” S , 19°08’34” E ], 700 m , 11 Aug. 2004 , M. Kuhlmann ( RCMK ) ; 4 ♀♀ , 20 km S Nieuwoudtville , Farm Papkuilsfontein , Fynbos [ 31°33’16” S , 19°08’31” E ], 680 m , 27 Aug. 2010 , M. Kuhlmann ( SANC , RCMK ) ; 1 ♀ , van Rhynsdorp , Cape [ 31°36’ S , 18°44’ E ], 1929 , Dr. Brauns ( SAMC ) ; 1 ♀ , Clanwilliam , Ramskop [ 32°10’ S , 18°53’ E ], 24 Jul. 1985 , V.B. Whitehead ( SAMC ) . Fig. 2. Redivivoides capensis sp. nov. , ♀. A . Lateral view. B . Head. C . Scutum and scutellum. D . Metasoma (dorsal view). Scale bar: 1 mm. Fig. 3. Redivivoides capensis sp. nov. , ♂. A . Lateral view. B . Scutum and scutellum. C . Metasoma (dorsal view). D . S6 (ventral view). E . S7 (dorsal view). F . S8, apical end (backscattered electron image). G . Genitalia (dorsal view). H . Genitalia (lateral view). Scale bar: 1 mm. Description Female BODY LENGTH. 9.0- 10.5 mm . HEAD. Head slightly wider than long. Integument black except tips of mandible partly dark reddishbrown. Face sparsely covered with long, whitish-grey to brown, erect hairs intermixed with black hairs especially along the inner eye margins and on vertex ( Fig. 2B ). Clypeus mostly flat, apically almost impunctate; medially covered with medium-sized punctures that become gradually smaller and denser towards the lateral and upper margins; surface between punctures shiny ( Fig. 2B ). Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna black, ventrally orange to reddish-brown. MESOSOMA. Integument black. Mesoscutum impunctate, finely shagreened and matt ( Fig. 2C ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum covered with long yellowishbrown erect hairs, on the disc of mesoscutum some black hairs intermixed. WINGS. Yellowish-brown; wing venation dark brown. LEGS. Integument black to dark reddish-brown. Vestiture of femora whitish-yellow, on tibiae and tarsi dark brown to black, scopae dark brown, ventrally hairs white to greyish-yellow. METASOMA. Integument black, except T1 to a variable extent apically red, T2 red with a black spot anterior-medially, T3 apically with a red margin ( Fig. 2D ). T1 completely and T2 on disc sparsely covered with a few long erect yellowish-white hairs; T3 – T4 covered with short yellow to black hairs; apical tergal hair band missing on T1, on T2 – T4 broadly white ( Fig. 2A, D ). Prepygidial fimbria dorsally black, laterally partly white, pygidial fimbria black. Terga impunctate, finely shagreened with a silky shine ( Fig. 2D ). Male BODY LENGTH. 8.5-10.0 mm. HEAD. Head slightly wider than long. Integument black except tip of mandible partly dark reddishbrown. Face sparsely covered with long, whitish-grey to brown, erect hairs intermixed with black hairs especially along the inner eye margins and on vertex. Clypeus mostly flat, apically almost impunctate; medially covered with medium-sized punctures that become gradually smaller and denser towards the lateral and upper margins; surface between punctures shiny. Malar area medially narrow, almost linear. Antenna black, ventrally reddish-brown. MESOSOMA. Integument black. Mesoscutum impunctate, finely shagreened and matt ( Fig. 3B ). Mesoscutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum covered with long white to yellowish-grey erect hairs, on the scutellum black hairs intermixed ( Fig. 3A ). WINGS. Slightly yellowish-brown; wing venation brown. LEGS. Integument black, tibiae and tarsi partly dark red-brown. Vestiture whitish. METASOMA. Integument black, except T1 to a variable extend apically red, T2 red with a black spot anterior-medially, T3 either like T2 or in some specimens only apically with a red margin, T 4 in some males with red basal and apical margins ( Fig. 3C ). T1 completely and T2 – T3 on disc sparsely covered with a few long erect yellowish-white hairs; T4 – T6 covered with short black hairs; apical tergal hair band missing on T1, on T2 – T5 narrow and sparsely white ( Fig. 3C ). Terga impunctate, finely shagreened with a silky shine ( Fig. 3C ). TERMINALIA. Genitalia ( Fig. 3 G-H), S6 ( Fig. 3D ), S7 ( Fig. 3E ) and terminal plate of S8 ( Fig. 3F ) as illustrated. Distribution This species is only known from a few localities from Clanwilliam to the Nieuwoudtville area ( Fig. 4 ). Floral hosts All specimens collected on the farms Papkuilsfontein and Glen Lyon were collected on Polygalaceae : Nylandtia scoparia . Seasonal activity July – September.