Revision of Goniocolletes and seven Australian subgenera of Leioproctus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae), and description of new taxa
Author
Maynard, Glynn Vivian
text
Zootaxa
2013
2013-09-19
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http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.3715.1.1
journal article
10.11646/zootaxa.3715.1.1
1175-5326
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Leioproctus
(
Exleycolletes
)
pusillus
(Cockerell, 1929)
n.comb.
Paracolletes pusillus
*
Cockerell 1929c: 208
;
1934: 33
.
Leioproctus
(
Microcolletes
)
pusillus
(Cockerell)
.
Michener 1965:55
.
Type
Paracolletes pusillus
—
Western Australia
:
holotype
♂
,
Geraldton
,
4.ix.1926
, Nicholson (
AM
)
.
Additional material examined:
36♂
Western Australia
: Watheroo Dist; Bolgart;
126 miles
(201.6 k) N. Geraldton; between Coorow and Marchangee; N. New Noricia;
83 miles
(132.8 k) S Newman,
29.viii.1971
.
Months collected:
August, September, November
Floral visitations:
Myrtaceae
:
Baeckea pentagonantha
;
Proteaceae
:
Hakea erinacea
Female
—Unknown.
Male
—
Length ca
7mm
.
Head—
Hair white, fine, sparse, except on lower paraocular area where it is dense and appressed; flagella with F1–3 length less than width; F4–11 length greater than width.
Mesosoma
—
Hair sparse, fine, white; metanotum with minute tubercle; propodeal triangle without distinct transverse carina delimiting basal area, many fine transverse carinae on both basal and vertical areas. Legs with anterior fore femora and tibiae yellow. Metasoma—Hair fine, white, erect; T7 without median bare area; S4 with dense, white, apical fringe; S5 with weak apical fringe; S6 almost bare, with sparse, short, white hair. For details of S7–8 and genitalia see figs 136–138.