Patellapis (Chaetalictus) virungae Timmermann & Kuhlmann 2009
Creators: name: Timmermann, Kim
name: Kuhlmann, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Halictidae
Patellapis
Patellapis virungae

description: Patellapis (Chaetalictus) virungae sp n. Timmermann   
(Figs. 90a–g; 91a–f)  
 Diagnosis. The male is similar to that of P. africana. Both have 14 erect bristles on the posterior margin of S4 and hairy dorso-lateral projections on the gonostylus, but those hairs are much longer in P. virungae than in P. africana. The female of P. virungae is characterised by the scutum and supraclypeal area completely reticulate, a strongly serrate inner hind tibial spur (3–5 oblique projections) and weak whitish apical hair bands on T2–T4 (only present laterally).   
 Description   
 Female. Bl = 4,9–5,1mm. General habitus (Fig. 90e). Head. L = 1,5–1,6mm; W = 1,6–1,7mm. Head about as wide as long (Fig. 90a). Integument black except mandibles and malar area partly reddish-brown. Face predominantly shiny and with loose, greyish, erect hairs. Mandibles bidentate. Clypeus and supraclypeal area (slightly) convex in profile. Clypeus coarsely and densely punctate; upper part usually extensively reticulate; sometimes with a median longitudinal depression; surface shiny. Clypeoantennal distance 0,3mm. Supraclypeal area with punctures well separated; surface strongly and completely reticulate. Paraocular area strongly and densely punctate; surface extensively and coarsely sculptured. Antennae brownish-black. Mesosoma. L = 1,0– 1,1mm; W (ITS) = 1,2–1,3mm. Integument black. Scutum slightly shiny; surface completely reticulate; disc densely punctate (i = 1,0–1,5d) (Fig. 90b). Scutellum as illustrated in Fig. 90c. Scutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum with mostly greyish, erect hairs. Basal area of propodeum as illustrated in Fig. 90c; propodeum and marginal region of posterior truncation slightly shiny; surface completely reticulate. Wings. Hyaline. Legs. Integument brownish-black. Vestiture mostly greyish. Ts strongly serrate, with 3–5 broad, long, oblique projections (Fig. 90f). Bp as illustrated in Fig. 90g. Metasoma. L = 2,6–2,8mm; W = 1,7–1,8mm. Integument brownish-black; margins pallid brownish to pale; slightly translucent. Metasomal terga without apical hair bands (sometimes weakly present laterally on T1–T2). Prepygidial fimbria yellowish to pallid brownish. Metasomal terga as illustrated in Fig. 90d.   
 Male. Bl = 4,8–4,9mm. General habitus (Fig. 91d). Head. L = 1,4–1,5mm; W = 1,5–1,6mm. Head about as wide as long. Integument black except mandibles and malar area partly reddish-brown. Clypeus, supraclypeal area, paraocular area and vertex covered with erect, greyish hairs. Mandibles simple. Antennae brownish-black. Flagellomeres of normal structure (not knotty). A4 as long as A3. Mesosoma. L = 1,0mm; W (ITS) = 1,1mm. Integument black. Scutum shiny; densely punctate (i = d); surface completely and finely reticulate (Fig. 91a). Scutellum as illustrated in Fig. 91b. Scutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum with whitish to greyish, erect hairs. Basal area of propodeum as illustrated in Fig. 91b; propodeum shiny; surface completely reticulate and sparsely punctate. Marginal region of posterior truncation shiny and extensively reticulate. Wings. Hyaline. Legs. Integument brownish to pallid brownish. Vestiture mostly greyish. Metasoma. L = 2,4–2,5mm; W = 1,4–1,5mm. Integument brownish-black; margins pallid brownish to pale; slightly translucent. Metasomal terga without apical hair bands. Apical plate broad; rounded apically. Posterior margin of S4 with a row of about 16 strong, long, curled, erect bristles; lateral ones enlarged. Metasomal sterna S5–S6 without dense hair patches (Fig. 91c). S7 and S8 as illustrated in Fig. 91f. Genitalia. Genitalia as illustrated in Fig. 91e; gonocoxa extensively dull; gonostylus with dorso-lateral, hyaline projection; projection with long, curled hairs.   
 Type material (23 specimens). Holotype, male, Congo, 1♂, P.N.A. (= Virunga National Park), Nyarusambo, 02.vii.1934, leg. G.F. de Witte, RMCA.   
Paratypes: 20♀, 4♂. Kenya: 1♀, Laikipia Distr., Ewaso Ngiro, near Mpala Reserach Centre, 04.i.2000, leg. F. Lomojo, LACM; 4♀, idem., 27.i.2000, leg. R. R. Snelling, LACM; 1♀, Kakamega Distr., Isecheno, Isecheno Gorest Reserve, 21.–30.vi.2001, leg. W. Okeka, LACM; 2♀, idem., 01.–10.viii.2001, LACM; 1♀, idem., 11.–20.viii.2001, LACM; 1♀, idem., 01.–10.x.2001, LACM; Tanzania: 1♀, Nangwa SE, side Mt Hanang, 25.i.1970, leg. M.E. Irwin and E.S. Ross, CAS; 1♀, Tanganyika Terr., Kilimanjaro, Marangu, Versant SE, 20.–27.vii.1957, leg. P. Basilewsky and N. Leleup, RMCA; 1♀, Tanganyika Terr., Bunduki Uluguru Mts., moy. Mgeta, 30.iv.–11.v.1957, leg. P. Basilewsky and N. Leleup, RMCA; R. D. Congo: 1♀, Lwiro Riv 47km N of Bukavu, 01.iv.1958, leg. E.S. Ross and R. E. Leech, CAS; 1♀, Kivu, Rutshuru, 11.vii.1935, leg. G.F. de Witte, RMCA; 1♂, idem., 12.vii.1935, RMCA; 1♀, Virunga National Park, Mt Sesero (next Bitashimwa), 02.–03.viii.1934, leg. G.F. de Witte, RMCA; 1♀, Rwindi, Virunga National Park, 20.–24.xi.1934, leg. G.F. de Witte, RMCA; 1♀, idem., 08.ii.1936, leg. L. Lippens, RMCA; 1♀, Virunga National Park, Lukulu (Kivu), 15.viii.1935, leg. H. Damas, RMCA; 1♀, Virunga National Park, Mugunga, Lac Kivu, 11.–29.vii.1957, leg. C. Donis, RMCA; 1♂, Virunga National Park, Mulikirehe, Rumangabo, 24.iv.–15.v.1957, leg. C. Donis, RMCA; 1♂, Virunga National Park, Kivu Kalondo (lac Ndaraga, Mokoto), 22.–27.iii.1934, leg. G.F. de Witte, RMCA.  
 Etymology. Named after the Virunga National Park.   
 Distribution (Fig. 115). Records exist from Kenya, Tanzania and the Democratic Rebublic of Congo.   
 Floral visitation. Unknown.   
 Seasonal activity (first–last observations). i–xi.
description: Published as part of Timmermann, Kim & Kuhlmann, Michael, 2009, Variable Selection and Inference for Multi-period Forecasting Problems, pp. 1-188 in Zootaxa 2099 on pages 129-132, DOI: 10.17863/cam.5647, http://zenodo.org/record/5311462