arrogans

Smith 1879

Taxon referenced in page Melittidae - Melitta
Author(s) : D. Michez
Diagnosis.
Female/male. Glossa shorter than labial and maxillary palpi. Outer surface of galea mat and sculptured; pointed apically. Malar area as long as A3. Propodeal triangle finely rugose and mat, margin carinate.
Female. L=11.5mm. Clypeus smooth, with some deep, basal punctures. Face with vertex about level with upper extreme of eye. Propodeal triangle narrower than metanotum. Tb3 and Bt3 reddish. Bt3 with white hairs. T1 orange (fig. 169). T2-T3 mostly orange (fig. 169). T2-T3 with yellow, apical hair bands that are twice as long as marginal zone. T4 with white, apical hair band that is twice as long as marginal zone. Prepygidial fimbria black, with a few lateral, white hairs. Pp flat.

Male. L=10.2mm. Posterior clypeus smooth, anterior clypeus densely punctate (iDistribution (fig. 189). Namibia and South Africa.

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