Chlerogella Michener 1954
Creators: name: Engel, Michael
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2009
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Halictidae
Chlerogella

description: Key to Central American species of <i>Chlerogella</i> Males remain unknown for <i>C</i>. <i>clidemiae</i> and females for <i>C</i>. <i>fortunaensis</i>, <i>C</i>. <i>anthonoma</i>, and <i>C</i>. <i>pinocchio</i>. 1. Females...................................................................................................... <b>2</b> – Males......................................................................................................... <b>5</b> 2(1). Metasoma with at least TI–II amber-yellow (Figs 1, 7, 27); ventral portion of preëpisternal sulcus as wide as scrobal sulcus and upper portion of preëpisternal sulcus................................................................................................... <b>3</b> – Metasoma with all terga dark brown (Fig. 10); ventral portion of preëpisternal sulcus distinctly broad dorsally at junction of scrobal sulcus and upper portion of preëpisternal sulcus (Panamá)........................... <b> <i>C</i>. <i>prolixa</i> <i>,</i> sp. n.</b> 3(2). Pleura and legs amber-yellow (Figs 1, 7); clypeus largely light reddish brown or extensively marked with amber-yellow (Figs 3, 9).................................. <b>4</b> – Pleura and legs largely brown with strong metallic copper highlights (Fig. 27); clypeus dark brown with strong metallic copper highlights, exceedingly narrow transverse band of lighter integument at extreme apex (Fig. 29) (Costa Rica)............................................................................. <b> <i>C</i>. <i>kellieae</i> <i>,</i> sp. n.</b> 4(3). Malar space 25% of compound eye length, length about twice basal mandibular width (Figs 2, 3); clypeus at lower tangent of compound eyes; mesoscutum dark brown with strong metallic green-copper highlights; inner metatibial spur with three branches, excluding apical portion of rachis; mesoscutum with punctures separated by a puncture width or frequently less; upper pronotal surface expanded, about two ocellar diameters in medial length (Panamá)............................................................. <b> <i>C</i>. <i>elongaticeps</i> Michener</b> – Malar space 68% of compound eye length, length more than five times basal mandibular width (Figs 8, 9); clypeus below lower tangent of compound eyes; mesoscutum light reddish brown with faint copper highlights; inner metatibial spur with five branches, excluding apical portion of rachis; mesoscutum with punctures separated by 1–2 times a puncture width; pronotal postero-dorsal surface not expanded, at most a single ocellar diameter in medial length (Panamá)...................................................... <b> <i>C</i>. <i>clidemiae</i> Engel</b> 5(1). Metasoma entirely dark brown, without amber coloration (Figs 13, 17, 33)..... <b>6</b> – Metasoma marked with amber-yellow or entirely amber (Figs 4, 24, 30).... <b>8</b> 6(5). Metasomal SIV unmodified, apical margin straight, medial furrow and setal pads absent; integument of head and mesosoma dark metallic blue or green............. <b>7</b> – Metasomal SIV medioapically produced and emarginate, with medial longitudinal furrow bordered by inward-directed setal pads (Fig. 16); integument of head (Fig. 14) and mesosoma blue-black (Panamá)....... <b> <i>C</i>. <i>prolixa</i> <i>,</i> sp. n.</b> 7(6). Integument of head and mesosoma metallic green (Figs 33, 34); scape and pedicel entirely yellow; clypeal apex pale yellow (Fig. 34); legs brown to dark brown (except protibia and tarsi, excluding large portion of metabasitarsus, yellow) with light brown to yellowish brown areas around podite articulations (Costa Rica).......................................................... <b> <i>C</i>. <i>pinocchio</i> <i>,</i> sp. n.</b> – Integument of head and mesosoma dark metallic blue with purple highlights (Figs 17, 18); scape and pedicel brown except extreme proximal end of scape a little yellow; clypeal apex brown (Fig. 18); legs entirely brown to dark brown (Panamá).................................................................. <b> <i>C</i>. <i>fortunaensis</i> <i>,</i> sp. n.</b> 8(5). Malar space more than 50% of compound eye length (Figs 25, 26, 31, 32)...... <b>9</b> – Malar space less than 25% of compound eye length (Figs 5, 6) (Panamá)................................................................................ <b> <i>C</i>. <i>elongaticeps</i> Michener</b> 9(8). Metasoma entirely amber (Fig. 30); pleura largely amber; setae on inner surface of metabasitarsus golden; second submarginal cell very narrow, anterior border along Rs less than one-third length of anterior border of third submarginal cell along Rs (Costa Rica).................................. <b> <i>C</i>. <i>anthonoma</i> <i>,</i> sp. n.</b> – Metasomal terga largely brown, marked with yellow on TI and laterally-basally on terga, sterna almost entirely yellow (Fig. 24); pleura metallic coppergreen; setae on inner surface of metabasitarsus dark fuscous; second submarginal cell normally rectangular, anterior border along Rs approximately equal in length to anterior border of third submarginal cell along Rs (Costa Rica)......................................................................................... <b> <i>C</i>. <i>kellieae</i> <i>,</i> sp. n.</b>
description: Published as part of <i>Engel, Michael, 2009, Revision of the bee genus Chlerogella (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), Part I: Central American species, pp. 47-75 in ZooKeys 23 (23)</i> on pages 72-73, DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.23.248, http://zenodo.org/record/576547