kastiliensis

Warncke 1973

Taxon referenced in page Melittidae - Melitta
Author(s) : D. Michez
Diagnosis. Female/male. Labial palpus shorter than glossa. Glossa shorter than maxillary palpus. Galea pointed apically, outer surface smooth. Malar area shorter than A2. Scutum densely punctate (iFemale. L=15.5mm. Clypeus smooth between punctures, apical area impunctate. Face with whitish hair. Vertex with brown hair. Dorsal part of scutum with reddish hair, intermixed with black hair, ventral part of scutum with white hair. Legs 1-3 (including scopae) with yellow hair. Disc of T1-T2 with appressed, short, whitish hair. T1-T4 with dense, white, apical hair bands. Apical hair band on T1 interrupted medially. Apical hair bands on T2-T4 continuous. Prepygidial fimbria black, with a few white hairs laterally. Pp with lateral grooves.
Male. L=12.1mm. A3 shorter than A4. A4-A12 cylindrical, sometimes slightly convex ventrally. Face with white to yellowish hair, with narrow, black, lateral fringe. Bt3 as wide as basitarsus 3. Terga with apical hair bands. T5-T6 with black hair, but yellowish laterally. S2-S5 with straight apical margins. Apex of S6 with long hair medially and laterally. S7 with apicolateral process blade shaped. S8 nearly hairless, apical area circular. Gonostylus with one apical lobe and one inner lateral lobe. Digitus pointed apically.

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