Lophopedia minor Aguiar, 2009, sp.nov.
Creators: name: Aguiar, Antonio J. C.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Lophopedia
Lophopedia minor

description: Lophopedia minor sp.nov.
(Figs. 16, 20, 47−55)
Coments and diagnosis. Lophopedia minor sp.nov. can be distinguished from L. apicalis and L. paraensis sp. nov. by the marginal band of plumose hairs complete on margin of T5–T6. Integument of L.minor is completely black, body size about 6.0 mm in length, omaular area convex, S6 of male with short stout setae on margin of apical portion, clypeus of female usually with two pale yellow spots on lower margin laterally (Fig. 48), mesepisternum of female sparsely punctured, lamella of pronotal collar with lateral portions conspicuously closed laterally, as a closed gutter. L. minor is mainly identified by the males and the geographic distribution.
Distribution: BOLIVIA; BRAZIL: Bahia, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo; PERU; TRINIDAD and TOBAGO (Fig. 20).
Description. Holotype male. Body length: 6.75 mm. Color. Mesosoma dark brown, almost black; terga pale brown; sterna yellow; mandible pale yellow with apices black; labrum pale yellow; clypeus with lower and lateral margins yellow; paraocular area with a thin yellow stripe occupying less than the lower fourth (Fig. 56); lower margin of supraclypeal area yellow; scape yellowish on lower third and reddish brown on upper thirds; pedicel and flagellomeres rediish brown; tarsomeres yellow; tibial spurs dark brown. Wing membrane pale yellow infumated with brown microtrichia dispersed (Fig. 16); veins and pterostigma yellow. Pubescence. Pubescence on mandibles, labrum, clypeus, frons, paraocular area, genal area, mesepisternum, propodeum, margin of T3 and sterna, mostly white; on mesoscutum, margins of T4−T6 and legs mostly brown. Lower half of paraocular area and genal area with dense short plumose white hairs; pedicel with numerous erect setae on inner face, about 1.0x F2 diameter; mesoscutum with sparse very short plumose pale brown hairs; mesoscutum with sparse plumose hairs intermingled with erect simple setae, ca. 0.15 mm in length; postero-lateral portions of scutellum with long plumose white hairs; mesepisternum with simple white hairs, ca. 0.19 mm in length; metapostnotum with numerous sparse plumose fine setae, ca. 0.05 mm in length; T1−T2 without marginal hair bands; T3 with a very small marginal band occupying less than one fourth of margin laterally; T4 with marginal hair band of dark brown plumose hairs occupying less than third of margin laterally; T5−T6 with marginal band of dark brown plumose hairs occupying all margin; S2 with numerous simple setae adjacent to margin converging from mid portion; S3 with simple setae on margin, with a conspicuous interval on mid portion; S4 with a decumbent band of plumose hairs, forming long fringes laterally; S5 with a sparse plumose hairs adjacent to margin; S6 with stout short dark brown simple setae on margin of apical portion. Integument sculpture. Clypeus, supraclypeal area, frons and upper third of paraocular area with dense very coarse punctures, with some few punctures contiguous (<0.5 pd); lower thirds of paraocular area and vertex with dense fine punctures (ca. 1 pd); mesoscutum fine punctured (ca. 1−2 pd), scutellum with coarser punctures than mesoscutum, with two smooth areas on lateral portions of disc; mesepisternum mostly smooth, with very sparse punctures (> 5 pd), some dense coarse and fine punctures intermingled on omaular area (ca. 1 pd); metapostnotum with fine punctures (ca. 2 pd); propodeum with fine sparse punctures (> 3 pd), denser on surface above spiracle. Structure. Maximum head: width, 2.44, length, 1.97; clypeus: length, 0.63, width, 1.00; maximum T2 width: 2.48; lower interocular distance: 1.06; upper interocular distance: 1.41; scape: maximum width, 0.15, length, 0.51; length of F1−F3: 0.15, 0.09, 0.19; F2 diameter: 0.17; fore wing length, including the tegulae: 6.72. Distance of post-ocellar carina to ocular margin less than F2 diameter. Pronotal lamella conspicuously concave anteriorly in dorsal view, almost touching the anterior margin of mesoscutum; pronotal lobe carinate dorsally; scutellum convex.
Paratype female (Brazil, Espírito Santo, Conceição da Barra; DZUP161900). Body length: 0.68 mm. Color. Darker than the male holotype; head and mesosoma black; metasoma and legs reddish brown; scape, pedicel and flagellomeres reddish brown; mandible with a pale yellow spot on base; clypeus with two faint yellow spots on lower margins laterally (Fig. 48); supraclypeal area with a small faint yellow stripe on lower margin. Wing membrane yellow infumated, similar to male, but proximal half of membrane conspicuously darker by brown microtrichiae. Pubescence. Almost identical to holotype; except mesoscutum with dense pubescence, velvet-like; postero-lateral portions of scutellum with numerous long plumose dark brown hairs; metapostnotum with sparse very short hairs, almost inconspicuous; sterna with simple pale white setae on margins. Integument sculpture. Similar to male, but more fine and dense; paraocular area and vertex with dense finely minute punctures (ca. 1 pd); mesoscutum with dense finely minute punctures (1 pd); mesepisternum with coarse sparse punctures (1−2 pd); metapostnotum mostly smooth, with sparse finely minute punctures; propodeum with dense finely minute punctures (1 pd), intermingled with sparse coarser punctures on mid lateral portions and above spiracle. Structure. Head: width, 2.75, length, 2.1; clypeus: length, 0.65, width, 1.10; maximum T2 width: 2.67; lower interocular distance: 1.14; upper interocular distance: 1.55; scape: maximum width, 0.17, length, 0.68; length of F1−F3: 0.19, 0.09, 0.15; F2 diameter: 0.19; fore wing length, including the tegulae: 6.96.
Variation. Most of specimens from Paraná, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Goiás, Acre (BRAZIL), PERU, BOLIVIA and TRINIDAD and TOBAGO have integument and pubescence conspicuously darker than most of specimens from northern portions of the range (Espírito Santo, Bahia, Paraíba). The specimens from Trinidad and Tobago and southern Brazil (São Paulo, Santa Catarina and Paraná) present the integument mostly black; the males present the yellow marks on clypeus only on lateral margins, not extending on lower margin; sterna dark brown; pubescence on mesosoma and legs mostly dark brown, terga dark brown and sterna varying between dark brown to pale yellow. The male specimens from Minas Gerais present an intermediate condition with the yellow marks on clypeus contacting on lower margin. Most of the specimens from Bahia, Epirito Santo and Paraíba present the terga pale brown and sterna almost pale yellow, but also there are specimens with darker integument on these areas. The specimens from Peru and Trinidad and Tobago have dark intergument, with faint pale yellow marks on sterna similar to the specimens from Mato Grosso, São Paulo and Paraná (Brazil).
Etymology. The species name refers to the small body size.
Type material. Holotype male, “ DZUP \ 161889” “ CONC. DA BARRA-ES\ BRASIL- 17/9/1969 \ C.T. & C. Elias leg”. Paratypes: BOLIVIA, 2 females (SEMC), “BOLIVIA-Beni, Rur-\ renabaque, 175 mts.\ 5 October 1956 \ (L. Penã)”, 1 female (SEMC), “BOLIVIA-Dpto. La Paz\ Alta Narani, N of\ Rurrenabaque, 10 Nov \ 1956 (L. Peña)”; 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161875” “COLEÇÃO\ CARLOS SEABRA” “S. Francisco\ Chapare-Bolivia\ Abril 1956 \ A. Frosen”; 7 females (SEMC), “ BOLIVIA Santa\ Cruz Santiago\ November 1959 ”; 5 females (SEMC), “ BOLIVIA Santa\ Cruz Roboré\ October 1959 ”; BRAZIL, Acre, 1 female (INPA), “ Brasil, Acre\ Rio Branco\ 09º58’S S 67º48’W \ 25/IV/2002 ” “Em lanterneira\ (Lophantera \ lactesscens)\ Oliveira et al. leg.”; Bahia, 1 female, “ DZUP \ 162082” “JEQUIE-BA\ Brasil VIII 64 \ C. Elias – LEG”; Espírito Santo, 1 female, “ DZUP \ 162145” “ BAIXO GUANDU-ES\ BRASIL- 4/11/1970 \ Claudionor Elias”; 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161901” “COLATINA –ES\ BRASIL- 15/4/1966 \ CLAUDIONOR ELIAS ”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161885” “CONCEIÇÃO DA BARRA \ ES-BR 20/ 2-5/3/68 \ C.& C.T. Elias leg.”; 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161888” “ CONC. DA BARRA-ES\ BRASIL 23/11/969\ C.T. & C.Elias”, 4 females (DZUP), idem except “027068” “12/61969”, “161906” “ 5/5/1969 ”, “161928” “ 19/5/1969 ”, “161900” “ 4/2/1970 ”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ ITAPINA – E. SANTO \ BRASIL 18-23/XII/67 \ C.T.Elias leg.”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161884” “LINHARES – E. SANTO \ BRASIL 24-31/7/72 \ C.Elias leg.”; 1 male (AMNH), “ BRAZIL: Espírito Santo\ Linhares Sept. 1972 \ M. Alvarenga”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161943” “ SANTA TERESA-ES\ BRASIL 26/8/1966 \ C.T. & C. Elias”, 5 females (DZUP), idem except “161904” “ 4/12/1966 ”, “161905” “ 4/12/1966 ”, “161898” “ 8/11/1967 ”, “162143” “21/11/966”, “161899” “ 5/1/1967 ”; 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161949” “Sta. TERESA-ES\ Brasil 23-I-64 \ C. ELIAS leg”, 1 male (DZUP), idem except “161902” “ 28-III-64 ”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161953” “ SANTA LEOPOLDINA\ ES-BRASIL- 9/9/66 \ C.T. Elias”, 1 female, “ DZUP \ 162144” “ SÃO ROQUE-ES \ BRASIL-5/5/966\ C.Elias leg.”; Goiás, 1 female (MNRJ), “ JATAÍ \ GOYAS, BRASIL ” “F.M. Oliveira\ XI- 72 ”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161940” “ Brasil, Goiás, 11 km SE de\ Campos Belos, 13º07’32”S \ 46º44’29”W, 650 m, 04.iv.2003,\ Melo, Aguiar, Marchi e\ Gonçalves, em cerradão sobre\ massapé, em Hyptis ”, 1 male and 1 female (DZUP), idem except “161936” and “161907”; Maranhão, 1 female (LEA), “Turu, S. Luis Ma, BR\ 23/XI/02 \ARAGÃO – LEG” “ Paratetrapedia \ sp 3\ 9:00 – 10:00\0750”, 3 females (LEA), idem except “ 21/VI/03 ” “ Paratetrapedia \ tarsalis (F)\ 9:00 – 10:00\1296”, “ 21/VI/03 ” “ Paratetrapedia \ tarsalis (F)\ 7:00 – 8:00\1280”, “ 28/IX/02 ” “ Paratetrapedia sp 3 (F)\ 8:00 – 9:00\0478”; 1 female (LEA), “São Luís MA, Brasil \ 10-VII-2000 \Cruz & Sodré leg.” “Pl. nº 46\Hr: 8-9” “ Paratetrapedia sp.6\ 861”, 1 male (LEA), idem except “Pl. nº 34\Hr: 8-9” “ Paratetrapedia sp.4\ 887”; 1 male (LEA), “São Luís MA, Brasil \ 25-VI-2000 \Cruz & Sodré leg.” “Pl. nº 34\Hr: 13-14” “ Paratetrapedia sp.4\ 311”; 1 male (LEA), idem except “Pl. nº 13\Hr: 14- 15” “373”; 1 female (LEA) “São Luís, MA, Br\ 24/VI/2000 \Cruz & Sodré leg” “Saco\Hr: 7-8”, 2 females (LEA), idem except “Pl. 36\Hr: 7-8” “ Paratetrapedia sp.6\ 418”, “Pl. no 34\ Hr. 13-14” “ Paratetrapedia sp.6\ 1028”; 1 female (LEA), “Hr. 8:00-9:00” “ SÃO LUÍS MA \ Brasil 4-7-III-1984 \ Albuquerque leg.”; 1 female (LEA), “Hr. 6:00-7:00” “ SÃO LUÍS MA \ Brasil 19-III-1984 \ Albuquerque leg.”; 1 female (LEA), “ Ilha de Curupu, MA \Br. 11 IX/1999 \Souza & Martins leg” “Pt. Nº 006\Hr. 14-15”; 1 female (LEA), idem except “ 06 VII/2000 \ 683” “Hr. 08-09”, 1 female (FCVZ), idem except “ 07/II/2000 \ 687” “Hr. 08-09”; 1 female (RPSP), “ RPSP \ 07.0632” “ Hr. 8:00-9:00” “ SAO LUIS MA \ Brasil 15 IX 1984 \ Albuquerque leg.” “ Paratetrapedia \ (Lophopedia)\ tarsalis \ Vachal, 1909 ”, 3 females (RPSP), idem except “07.0635” “Hr.11:00-12:00” “ 19-VIII- 1984 ”, “ RPSP \ 0 7.0 634” “ 2.ix.1984 ” “ Paratetrapedia sp.4”, “ RPSP \ 0 7.0 633” “ 19.VIII-1984 ” “ Paratetrapedia sp.”; Mato Grosso, 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161931” “Cáceres, MT\ 5.XII.1984 \ C. Elias leg.” “POLONOROESTE”, 4 females (DZUP), idem except “161941” “ 27/III/1985 ”, “027055”, “027056” and “161886”; 1 female (RPSP), “ RPSP \ 000127” “Faz. Buriti, Nova Mutum\ MT, BRASIL 07.I.2000 \ H.F. Mendes leg.”; 5 females (SEMC), “ BRASIL: Guaporé\ Pimenta Bueno\ November 1980 \ (M. Alvarenga)”; Mato Grosso do Sul, 1 female, “ DZUP \ Brasil, Mato Grosso do Sul\ rodovia MS384, 18 km NW\ de Bela Vista\ 22º02’S 56º40’W, 190m \ 25.ii.2004, Melo & Aguiar”; Minas Gerais, 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161903” “BARBACENA – MG\ Brasília 14-15-II-62 \ M. Alvarenga”; 1 female (UFMG) “Abelhas da Zona\ Metalúrgica MG\ Est. Ecológica\ 932-2375” “Belo Horizonte MG\ BRASIL 27/01/1997 \E. A. B. Almeida”; 1 female (UFMG), “Abelhas da Zona\ Metalúrgica MG\ Est. Ecológica\ 932-2374” “Belo Horizonte MG\ BRASIL 27/01/1997 \E. A. B. Almeida”; 1 female (UFMG), “Plano de Manejo\Pq. E. S. Rola- Moça\APE-Barreiro\ 11441- 34034” “Belo Horizonte MG\ BRASIL 19/11/2004 \N. G. Fonseca”; 1 female (UFMG), “Abelhas da Zona\ Metalúrgica MG\ Mus. Hist. Natural\ 1338-3416” “Belo Horizonte MG\ BRASIL 15/05/1997 \ R. M. Carmo”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161938” “ Brasil, Minas Gerais,\ Marilac, 29.XII.1994,\ Gabriel A. R. Melo” “Cabeceira do Bugre\ (42º10W, 18º30’S)\Área de mata, 500 m ”; 1 male (UFMG), “Água Fria\ 7212-21425” “Divinópolis MG\ BRASIL 26/12/1999 \ e. F. Morato”; 1 male (UFMG), “Plano de Manejo\Pq. E. S. Rola-Moça\APE-Barreiro\ 11435- 34002” “Ibirité MG\ BRASIL 19/11/2004 \ A. A. Azevedo”; 3 females (MEUV), “Local Janaúba MG\ Data 11/01/86 \ Col. G.A.R. Melo”; 1 female (UFMG), “Abelhas Espinhaço\ Pq. E. do Rio Preto\10131-29724” “São Gonçalo do Rio Preto MG\ BRASIL 19/10/2004 \ R. B. Martinez”; 1 female (UFMG), “Abelhas Espinhaço\ Pq. E. do Rio Preto\10131-29720” “São Gonçalo do Rio Preto MG\ BRASIL 19/10/2004 \ A. A. Azevedo”; 1 female (UFMG), “Abelhas- Cerrado\ Mannesmann\ Fazenda Itapoã\ 2633-7838” “Paraopeba MG\ BRASIL 23/09/1998 \ V. Silva” “ Paratetrapedia \ (Lophopedia) sp.16\ F.A. Silveira, det. 2000”; 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161874” “Paraopeba, MG, Brasil \ Data 04/11/1986 \ F.A. Silveira” “67/201”; 1 female (MEUV), “87/237” “ Paraopeba, MG, Brasil \ Data 05/11/1986 \ F.A. Silveira”; 1 male (UFMG), “Est. Ecol. Panga\ 3942-11279” “Uberlândia nº 01\ Estaç. Ecológica do Panga\ Col. Simone C.S. Silva\ P. carthagensis 20/11/97 ”; 1 male, “ DZUP \161939” “ Brasil, Minas Gerais,\ Viçosa, Campus da\UFV, Apiário, 20.iii. \ 1987, G. A. R. Melo,\ em flor de alfavacão”, 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161937” “ Brasil, Minas Gerais,\Viçosa, Campus da\UFV, Apiário, 20.iii. \1987, G. A. R. Melo,\ em flor de alfavacão”; 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161908” “1363/1/78” “ Brasil, Minas Gerais,\ Viçosa, Mata do\ Paraíso, 29.iii.1987,\ G. Melo & A. Soares”; 1 female (MEUV), “Local Viçosa-MG\ Data. 15/03/86 \ Col. G. Melo”; 1 male (MEUV), “VIÇOSA MG\ Brasil 27/3/87 \ G.A.R.Melo” “11.45. I.67 ”; 1 female (MEUV), “Viçosa MG\ Brasil 11/02/89 \ Brasil 11/02/89 \ G.S. Bastos Fo.” “UFV Fenologia\ Zona 2 Hora 12\ Ex Pta 62A”; Paraíba, 1 female, “ DZUP \161955” “ Brasil, Paraíba,\ Areia, X-1999 \A.J.C. Aguiar”, 1 male (DSEC), “ Brasil, Paraíba,\ Areia, X – 1999 \A.J.C. Aguiar”; 1 female (DSEC), “2466” “ Brasil; PB; Mamanguape;\ Res. Biol. Guaribas\ 6º41’S / 35º07’W \ 16/II/2000 \ AJCAguiar leg”, 10 females (DSEC); idem except “2425”, “2443”, “2726”, “2478”, “2876” “ 16/III/2000 ”, “2922” “ 16/III/2000 ”, “2553” “ 18/II/2000 ”, “2576” “ 18/II/2000 ”, “2525” “ 17/ II/2000 ”, “ 08 I 2002 \ M.F.C. de Lima leg.” “sp 2 5375\ P.35\ 14:30”; 1 female (UFPE), “MAMANGUAPE PB\ Res. Biol. Guaribas\ Brasil 11.1.2000 \ C. Schlindwein leg.” “2005 UFPE ” “P806 L93\ 17oo\ Byrsonima sericea ”; 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161951” “ Brasil, PB, Rio Tinto,\ Barra de Mamanguape,\ Mata Miriri, 02/II/ 2002 \ M.C.M. Silva col.”; Paraná, 1 female (AMNH), “ BRAZIL, Paraná,\ Curitiba\ 14. Dec. 1955 \(Michener & Lange)”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 161942” “GUARAQUEÇABA-PR\ BRASIL 8-10/12\ 1970 – V. Becker”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 162091” “ Brasil, Paraná, Palmeira,\ RPPN Papagaios Velhos,\ borda da mata, 24.ii.2007,\ 1062 m, 25º26’11”S e\ 49º47’99”W, A. Aguiar, A.\ Martins, J. Gillung”; 1 female, “ DZUP \161935” “ Brasil, PR, Piraquara,\Mananciais da Serra,\ 25.iii.2003, AJCAguiar”; 1 female, “ DZUP \161893” “ Brasil, PR, Piraquara,\Mananciais da Serra,\ 25.iii.2003, AJCAguiar”, 1 male (DZUP), idem except “162086”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 162094” “ Brasil, Paraná,\ Piraquara, Mananciais\ da Serra, 16.iv.2005 \ Melo, Aguiar&Grossi”, 1 male (DZUP), idem except “162124”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 162122” “Guaratuba, PR\ Pontal do Itararé\ 04.III.2006 \ 1400m; P.Grossi”, 1 female and 2 males (DZUP), idem except “162126”, “162125”, “162142”; Pernambuco, 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161948” “CARUARU (800 m)- PE\ BRASIL V/72 \ J.M. Lima leg.”; Rio de Janeiro, 1 female, “162147” “SILVESTRE\ Guanabara Brasil \ 4-IV-1960 \ M. Alvarenga leg.”; Rondônia, 1 female, “ DZUP \ 161945” “Vilhena, RO\ 29/X/1986 \ C. Elias, leg.\ POLONOROESTE”, 1 female (DZUP), idem except “027064”; Santa Catarina, 1 male, “ DZUP \ 162093” “ Brasilien \ Nova Teotonia\ 27º11’B – 52º23’L\ Fritz Plaumann\ 300-500m \ III-1951 ”; São Paulo, 1 male, “ DZUP \162104” “ BRASIL, São Paulo,\ Barra do Turvo,\ 7.i.2006, Aguiar,\ Melo & Farias”; 1 female (UNESP), “ UNESP Bauru SP\ Brasil 18.07.1996 \ Col.: F. Noll P4\ 14:30”, 1 female (UNESP), “ UNESP Bauru SP\ Brasil 19.7.1993 \Col.: F. Noll 4\ 9:55 CU”, 1 female (UNESP), “ UNESP Bauru SP\ Brasil 11.11.1997 \ Col.: F. Noll P74\ 9:20 CU”, 1 female (UNESP), “ UNESP Bauru SP\ Brasil 18.07.1996 \ Col.: F. Noll P4\ 14:50 CU”; 1 male (DZUP) “ DZUP \162092” “ Brasil, São Paulo,\Luís Antonio, Est. \ Ecol. de Jataí, 22.iv. \ 1999, G. A. R. Melo”; 1 female (SM), “Cerrado-Est. Ecol. Jatai-SP\ BR 22 X 1991 no.0222\ h: 10-12 Mateus, S. Leg.” “sp.5”; 1 female (DZUP) “ DZUP \161947” “ Brasil, São Paulo,\Ribeirão Preto,\Campus da USP,\ 12 III 2000, Melo”; 1 female (DZUP) “ DZUP \161950” “ Brasil, São Paulo,\Ribeirão Preto,\Campus da USP,\ 12 III 2000, Melo”; 1 male, “ DZUP \ 162146” “S. Paulo\ S. Amaro\ J. Lane col.\ x-60 ”; 1 female (AMNH), “ BRAZIL, Sao\ Paulo, Sao Paulo\ I-28-1964 \ V.N. Alin”; PERU, 1 female (SEMC), “ PERU, Ucayali:\ Pucalpa\ 10-XI-1992 \ Luis Peña”; 1 female (CLAUS), “ PERU, MD, Tambopata\ Jungle Lodge 225 m a.s.l.\ S 12 49,456W 69 24,163\ 15-19ix01, C. Rasmussen leg”; Trinidad and Tobago, 2 males (AMNH), “ TRINIDAD, W.I.\ 4 Mi.E. Valencia\ II-16- 1964 \ J.G. Rozen”.
description: Published as part of Aguiar, Antonio J. C., 2009, Taxonomic revision of the bee genus Lophopedia Michener and Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini), pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 2193 on pages 22-24, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189415