rasmonti

Michez 2007

Taxon referenced in page Melittidae - Melitta
Author(s) : D. Michez
Diagnosis.
Femelle/male. Galea sparsely punctate (i>2d); outer surface smooth. Malar area shorter than A2. Posterior half of scutum smooth between punctures. Central area of metanotum punctate. Central area of propodeal triangle horizontally costulate. Fore wing with first recurrent vein meeting weak Rs+M in middle of second submarginal cell. Metasoma black.
Femelle. L=11.4mm. Clypeus twice as wide as long. Metanotum swollen apically. Tb2 with carina on inner margin. Inner side of F3 with dense, yellow apicoventral fringe one-third as long as F3. T2-T4 with white, apical, hair bands as long as marginal zone. Prepygidial fimbria orange.
Male. L=10.6mm. Entire clypeus densely punctate. Face with erect, whitish hair, and narrow, black lateral fringe. A4-A12 strongly enlarged apically, median area weakly convex ventrally. A3 longer than A4. T2-T4 with whitish, apical, hair bands twice as long as marginal zone. Legs with whitish hair. F1 twice as long as wide. Inner fringe of F3 shorter than width of F3. Apex of T6 with yellowish hair. S6 with emarginate apical margin. Apicolateral process of S7 bowl shaped. S8 nearly hairless, with apical area circular. Gonostylus pointed apically. Digitus rounded apically.

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