sibirica

(Morawitz 1888)

Taxon referenced in page Melittidae - Melitta
Author(s) : D. Michez
Diagnosis.
Femelle/male. Glossa shorter than maxillary palpus. Labial palpus as long as glossa. Outer surface of galea mat and sculptured. Malar area as long as A2, sometimes shorter than A2. Scutum densely punctate (i=d), smooth between punctures. Base of propodeal triangle with vertical carinae. Metasoma black.
Femelle. L=13.2mm. Clypeus with median impunctate line. Dorsal surface of mesosoma with reddish hair. Central area of metanotum smooth, with a few deep punctures. Disc of T2-T4 with appressed, black hair. T2-T4 with narrow, white apical hair bands. Prepygidial fimbria black, sometimes with lateral white hair.
Male. L=12.0mm. Entire clypeus densely punctate. A5-A12 slightly convex ventrally. Face with whitish hair, narrow black lateral fringe. Mesosoma with reddish hair dorsally, white hair ventrally. Bt3 twice as long as mediotarsus 3. Disc of T4-T5 with dark hair. T2-T4 with continuous, apical, hair bands longer than marginal area. S4-S5 with straight apical margin. Disc of S6 with central depression. S7 with apicolateral process blade shaped. Column of S8 with short, brown lateral hairs. Apical area of S8 oval. Gonostylus truncate apically and curved ventrally. Digitus pointed apically.

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