Caupolicana (Zikanapis) wileyi Michener &amp; Engel 2009, sp. n.
Creators: name: Michener, Charles
name: Engel, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Colletidae
Caupolicana
Caupolicana wileyi

description: <i>Caupolicana</i> (<i>Zikanapis</i>) <i>wileyi</i> Michener &amp; Engel, sp. n. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 37C65F37-FFBC-4A19-B744-4D15B4CC9EB1 (Figs. 3-13) <b>Type material.</b> Holotype male and three male paratypes, Guatemala: Baja Verapáz Province: Quetzal Res., “ Los Ranchitos ”, 1680-1750 m, 10-15 June, 2007 (J.B. Heppner) [KSEM, one paratype at FSCA]. <b>Additional material.</b> Two females, same data as holotype [KSEM]. Two females, same but “Los Rancheros”, 1650 m, 21-23 September, 2006 [KSEM, FSCA]. One female, Guatemala: Escuíntla Province: La Gomera, V-13-2001 (A. Gomalez) [UVGC]. <b>Diagnosis.</b> Among similar species of the subgenus <i>Zikanapis</i>, such as <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i> and <i>C</i>. <i>rozenorum</i>, the male of <i>C</i>. <i>wileyi</i> differs by the dense suberect black setae of T2 and T3 and to some degree of T4, while the female differs from the others by the black or in some areas blackish pile of the mesosomal dorsum and T1. Metatibia of male about 4.8 times as long as greatest breadth, distal half parallel sided. S8 of male with midapical process nearly parallel sided, not slender basally as in <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i>. <b>Description.</b> Male: Length 18 mm (17 mm in some paratypes); forewing length (including tegula) 15 mm. Upper interorbital distance 2.17 OD; lower interorbital distance 4.3 OD; interocellar distance 0.5 OD; ocellocular distance 0.15 OD; ocelloccipital distance 1.5 OD (Fig. 5); length of scape 2.2 OD. Otherwise agreeing with description of <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i> (Michener et al., 2003) except as follows: First flagellar segment markedly longer than scape (Fig. 7); second flagellar segment broader than long; metatibia in lateral (broadest) view about 4.8 times as long as greatest breadth (Fig. 8), distal half parallel sided, lower margin gently convex medially but distal half straight, upper margin nearly straight but proximal and distal parts feebly convex; genitalia and S7 (Figs. 9, 11, 12) essentially as in <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i> (Michener et al., 2003: figs. 13, 15, 16); S8 with midapical process nearly parallel sided (Fig. 10), not so slender basally as in <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i> (Michener et al., 2003: fig. 14). Punctation as in <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i>, lower midapical part of shiny area of clypeus with a few, scattered, large punctures (true also for some <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i>, contrary to description). Base of labrum with minor irregularities, not punctures. T5 and T6, except for smooth apical marginal zones, coarsely and rather closely punctate in contrast to preceding terga. Integument black, under surface of flagellum dark brownish, particularly distally; small segments of tarsi brownish; pro- and mesofemora partly brown (note that the metabasitarsus is black, not yellowish as in <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i>); posterior marginal zones of T5 and T6 translucent brown; ventrolateral dull areas of T2 to T5, and all sterna, largely brown. Facial setae mixed ochraceous and black, mostly ochraceous on clypeus and lower supraclypeal area, which support long dense setae (Fig. 6); setae of vertex black, some black setae extending down along posterior orbit to middle or lower part of compound eye. Dense pile on mesosomal dorsum, uppermost mesepisternum, and T1 fulvous, often with irregular darker areas on posterior part of mesoscutum, apices of setae not blackish; setae of genal areas, ventral parts of head, sides (except above) and venter of mesosoma pale ochraceous, sometimes dusky in lower lateral and posterior parts of mesepisternum and blackish on anterior lateral parts of propodeum; pale ochraceous whitish on lower lateral and posterior parts of propodeum; setae of coxae to femora ochraceous and partly dusky; setae of meso- and metatibiae and tarsi dusky, partly ochraceous on under surface of midleg; setae of protibia and protarsus dusky to ochraceous. Setae of T1 whitish below laterally, but on dorsal surface fulvous as on mesosomal dorsum; setae of T2, T3, and intermixed on T4 black, dense, suberect (most nearly erect on T2), black or blackish setae continuing onto ventrolateral parts of terga and blackish on lateral extremities of sterna; otherwise sternal setae ochraceous; T4 with long setae mixed ochraceous and dusky; T5 to T7 with setae long, especially long on T5, ochraceous, slightly dusky especially laterally. Female: Length 19 mm; forewing length (including tegula) 15 mm. Upper interorbital distance 3.2 OD; lower interorbital distance 4.9 OD; interocellar distance 0.7 OD; ocellocular distance 0.5 OD; ocelloccipital distance 0.5 OD; length of scape 2.2 OD. Structure otherwise as described for female <i>C</i>. <i>inbio</i> (Michener et al., 2003). Densely punctate, dull part of clypeus occupying nearly upper third of clypeus except usually divided medially by extension of smooth surface upward from lower part of clypeus (Fig. 3); lower two thirds of clypeus except laterally smooth, shining, with few scattered large punctures. Integument black, under side of flagellum brownish, especially distally, last flagellar segment brown beneath; tegula translucent infuscated testaceous; small segments of tarsi, especially distitarsi, brown; under surfaces of pro- and mesofemora and tibiae and sometimes metatibia and metabasitarsus partly brownish. Setae of face dusky to blackish, areas of short dense pallid setae on frons and lower paraocular areas, longer setae of paraocular areas and setae of vertex black, black to dusky setae extending from vertex down along outer orbit to half or entire compound eye length, otherwise setae of gena and venter of head whitish. Pile of mesosomal dorsum, uppermost mesespiternum, and upper lateral surface of propodeum black or blackish, bases of setae often dusky; setae of mesepisternum laterally dusky, grading to pale dusky ventrally and on pro- and mesocoxae to femora, white or whitish on lower lateral surface and posterior surface of propodeum and on metacoxa to femur and under surface of metatibia; setae on outer surfaces of tibiae and basitarsi black, glistening pallid in some lightings; T1 with long setae whitish basally and laterally, dusky on posterior part of dorsal surface; dorsal surfaces of T2 and T3 with setae short, decumbent, dusky but glistening pallid in oblique light; T4 with similar setae but also scattered, long, erect whitish setae; T5 and T6 with abundant long pallid to coppery setae, a few of them dusky; lateral parts of terga with dusky to blackish setae, grading to yellowish white on ventrolateral extremities; sterna with setae yellowish white, whiter laterally. <b>Etymology.</b> <i>Caupolicana wileyi</i> is so named in recognition of Dr. James R. Wiley of the Florida State Collection of Arthropods, who made possible this study by providing many of the specimens used.
description: Published as part of <i>Michener, Charles &amp; Engel, Michael, 2009, Caupolicana in Central America (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Diphaglossinae), pp. 53-64 in ZooKeys 5 (5)</i> on pages 58-63, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.5.76, http://zenodo.org/record/576430
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