Megachile (Callomegachile) lerma Cameron
| Main Authors: | Kumari, Priyanka, Kumar, Neelima R. |
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| Format: | info publication-taxonomictreatment Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/5667980 |
Daftar Isi:
- Megachile (Callomegachile) lerma (Cameron) FEMALE (Figs. 18–22). Diagnosis. Pubescence of paraocular area, tergum 6 is black; rest of face with dark greyish; dorsal surface of legs and scopal bristles white; basal tergum and fasceae of terga 2 and 3 fulvous red. Head: Clypeus strongly convex at base, apical margin notched medially, uniformly and closely punctate; supraclypeal area strongly convex and densely punctate; paraocular area sloping laterally below level of antennae, carina distinct, densely sculptured; subocellar area feebly convex; mandibles short apically broad, dentate margin equal to inner margin, 4 -dentate. Mesosoma: Scutum evenly convex, striate which become transverse medially and oblique laterally, median and parapsidal lines distinct and linear; pronotal lobe incarinate, transverse ridges low and obscure triangular, apex rounded, strongly convex in profile; first recurrent vein slightly far from base than second which is close to apex of second submarginal cell, wing reddish brown basally, fuscous apically, veins brown; tegulae closely and minutely punctate. Megachile lerma differs from Megachile umbripennis Smith, besides other minor differences, markedly by the color of the wings which is much more strongly infuscated in M. umbripennis, the light whitish part restricted to the area of the basal cells, the apical part being dark grey with a very strong violet lustre (S. Risch, pers. comm.). Metasoma: Basal terga concavity margin subcarinate, narrowly shining along upper margin; graduli of terga 2–5 linear and complete; basal width of tergum 6 slightly greater than median length, slightly concave in profile; basal sternum slightly elevated; sternum 6 slightly transversely convex, closely punctate and well covered with scopal bristles. MALE (Figs. 23–28). Clypeus convex, bare medially, apical margin, punctures coarse and close becoming fine and very close apically; mandibles tridentate, lower margin without any processes; fore coxae with distinct short spine; 7 th tergum much wider than median length; sterna 3 & 4 with subcarinate and complete graduli slightly thickened subapically and gently sloping to the hyaline rim, surface with coarse and close punctures, depressed rim fasciate. Floral associations: Fabaceae (Cajanus cajan (L.), Tephrosia hamiltonii J. ), Lythraceae (Lagerstroemia indica L.) Recorded from Panchkula, Chandigarh. Specimens examined: 1 ♂, Chandigarh, 11 Jul., 2012, 2 ♂, Panchkula, 13 Aug. 2012, 2♀, Chandigarh, 2 Aug. 2013, 3♀, Chandigarh, 17 Aug. 2013.
- Published as part of Kumari, Priyanka & Kumar, Neelima R., 2014, Studies on Megachile Latreille subgenus Callomegachile Michener (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from Chandigarh and Haryana plains, India, pp. 591-599 in Zootaxa 3814 (4) on pages 594-595, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3814.4.10, http://zenodo.org/record/226067