Redivivoides Michener 1981
Creators: name: Kuhlmann, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2012
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Melittidae
Redivivoides

description: Key to Redivivoides species
Females
1. Metasomal terga extensively and brightly red (Figs 2D, 6D, 12D), rarely only on a narrow stripe of the apical part of the discs of T1 – T3 …………………………………………………… 2
– Metasomal terga black or brown (Figs 5D, 7D, 10D, 15 E-F), sometimes apical tergal margins narrowly translucent dark reddish brown …………………………………………………………… 4
2. Scutum impunctate, shagreened and matt (Fig. 2C) …………………………… R. capensis sp. nov.
– Scutum finely punctate and at least on disc between punctures smooth and shiny (Figs 6C, 12C) … 3
3. Metasomal terga finely shagreened and with a dull shine (Fig. 6D); head distinctly wider than long (Fig. 6B) ………………………………………………………………… R. kamieskroonensis sp. nov.
– Metasomal terga between punctures smooth and shiny (Fig. 12D); head only slightly wider than long (Fig. 12B) ………………………………………………………… R. simulans Michener, 1981
4. Metasomal terga finely shagreened and dull (Fig. 10D); prepygidial and pygidial fimbria yellowish brown (Fig. 10D) ……………………………………………………… R. namaquaensis sp. nov.
– Metasomal terga between punctures smooth and shiny (Figs 5D, 7D, 15 E-F); prepygidial and pygidial fimbria dark brown to black (Figs 5D, 7D, 15 E-F) …………………………………… 5
5. Metasomal terga without white apical tergal hair bands (Fig. 15 E-F); terga with intense oily bluish shine ………………………………………………………………… R. variabilis sp. nov.
– Metasomal terga with white apical tergal hair bands (Figs 5D, 7D); terga without oily bluish shine … 6
6. Disc of T2 sparsely punctate (i = 2-3 d); punctures minute (Fig. 5D); head and clypeus as in Fig. 5B ……………………………………………………………………………… R. eardleyi sp. nov.
– Disc of T1 densely punctate (i = d); punctures larger (Fig. 7D); head and clypeus as in Fig. 7B ………………………………………………………………………………… R. karooensis sp. nov.
Males
The males of R. eardleyi sp. nov. and R. kamieskroonensis sp. nov. are unknown.
1. Metasomal terga extensively and brightly red, rarely only on a narrow stripe of the apical part of the discs of T1 – T3 (Figs 3C, 13C) …………………………………………………………………… 2
– Metasomal terga black or brown, sometimes apical tergal margins narrowly translucent dark reddish brown (Figs 8C, 11C, 16C) ………………………………………………………………………… 3
2. Scutum impunctate, shagreened and matt (Fig. 3B); S6 – S8 and genitalia as in Fig. 3 D-H ………………………………………………………………………………… R. capensis sp. nov.
– Scutum finely punctate and at least on disc between punctures smooth and shiny (Fig. 13B); S6 – S8 and genitalia as in Fig. 13 D-H …………………………………… R. simulans Michener, 1981
3. Metasomal terga finely shagreened and dull (Fig. 11C); prepygidial and pygidial fimbria yellowish brown (Fig. 11C); S6 – S8 and genitalia as in Fig. 11 D-H ………………… R. namaquaensis sp. nov.
– Metasomal terga between punctures smooth and shiny at least on T1 – T2 (Figs 8C, 16C); prepygidial and pygidial fimbria brown to black (Figs 8C, 16C); S6 – S8 and genitalia different ……… 4
4. Metasomal terga with oily bluish shine; S6 – S8 and genitalia as in Fig. 16 D-H ……………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… R. variabilis sp. nov.
– Metasomal terga without oily bluish shine; S6 – S8 and genitalia as in Fig. 8 D-H …………………… ………………………………………………………………………………… R. karooensis sp. nov.
description: Published as part of Kuhlmann, Michael, 2012, Revision of the South African endemic bee genus Redivivoides Michener, 1981 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae), pp. 1-34 in European Journal of Taxonomy 34 on pages 29-30, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2012.34, http://zenodo.org/record/3433816