Centris (Hemisiella) facialis Mocsary 1899
Creators: name: Vivallo, Felipe
name: Vélez, Danny
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2016
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Centris
Centris facialis

description: Centris (Hemisiella) facialis Mocsáry, 1899
(Figures 5–8, 28)
Centris facialis Mocsáry, 1899: 253.
Centris nitida geminata Cockerell, 1914: 315, 316. (Synonymized by Rasmussen & Vivallo, 2014).
Diagnosis. Both sexes with hind leg dark brown to black with blackish pubescence. Mesosoma covered with intense yellow pubescence, without greenish reflection as in C. tarsata. Male metasoma dark brown to black; dorsal surface of T1 with whitish pilosity, with some brown hairs near the posterior edge. T2–T4 with dark brown pubescence. T5 and T6 mainly with brown pilosity, with some sparse white hairs. Centris facialis is not similar to any species of C. (Hemisiella) occurring in Colombia. By the coloration of the integument and pilosity, this species is similar to C. transversa. Males differ from it by the low-cariniform middline of the clypeus (absent in C. facialis) and by the dark coloration of the lower paraocular area (yellow in C. facialis). Females of both species differ in the coloration of T5 (whitish in C. transversa; brown to black in C. facialis) and the shape of the yellow spots on clypeus (lower margin of clypeal marks parallel to apical margin in C. transversa; oblique to apical margin in C. facialis).
Morphology. Female (Figs. 5, 6). Measurements: Approximate body length: 14.4; head width: 5.2; thorax width: 5.6; forewing length: 12.2; UID: 2.3; LID: 2.4; mandible length: 1.9; basal mandibular width: 0.9; labrum length: 0.7; labrum width: 1.3; F1 length: 1.0; F2 length: 0.2; F3 length: 0.3; scape length: 0.6; diameter of the median ocellus: 0.4; distance between the lateral ocellus and the eye: 0.5. Coloration: Head blackish, mesosoma and metasoma dark brown. Legs brown. Mandible (mainly), labrum, lower paraocular area and base of mid and fore tibiae yellow. Clypeus with two elliptical yellow spots starting in the center of the disc and ending near lateral margins. Anterior surface of flagellum (except F1) light brown. Tegula light brown with yellow posterior edge. Wing membranes yellowish to light brown with veins brown. Sculpture: Clypeus strongly areolate with coarse and dense punctation. Labrum areolate with coarse, very dense punctation. T2 with fine, very dense punctation, coarser and sparser on T3-T6. Pubescence: Head and mesosoma with intense yellow pubescence, darker on upper half of occiput, mesoscutum, mesoscutellum and lateral side of mesepisternum. Vertex with mixture of intense yellow pubescence and brown hairs. Gena, ventral surface of mesepisternum and dorsal surface of T1 with whitish pubescence. Tegula with intense yellow pubescence, with some short brown hairs on the posterior half. Legs with dark brown pubescence, except fore femur and tibia and posterior edge of middle tibiae. Terga with dark brown pubescence, lighter on fimbriae. Discs of S2 and S3 with tuft of yellowish pubescence. Structures: Mandible with three teeth (1st>3rd>2nd) with acute apex. Second tooth almost fused with rutellum. Trimal angle acute, welldeveloped. Acetabular carina reaching base of third tooth. Clypeal disc flat, slightly concave near lower edge (lateral view). Labrum semicircular. Inner orbits of compound eyes diverging above. Vertex slightly above upper ocular tangent. Secondary anterior comb of fore elaiospathe formed by three giant apically curved hairs. Pretarsal claws with small preapical tooth, absent in hind leg.
Male (Figs. 7, 8). Measurements: Approximate body length: 12.0; head width: 4.5; thorax width: 5.4; forewing length: 11.2; UID: 1.7; LID: 1.9; mandible length: 1.5; basal mandibular width: 0.8; labrum length: 0.6; labrum width: 1.2; F1 length: 1.0; F2 length: 0.2; F3 length: 0.3; scape length: 0.5; diameter of the median ocellus: 0.3; distance between the lateral ocellus and the eye: 0.3. Coloration: Head blackish, mesosoma and metasoma dark brown. Legs and tegula brown. Mandible (mainly), labrum, lower paraocular area and base of the mid and fore tibiae yellow. Clypeus yellow with dark brown spots on lower and upper edges. Anterior surface of the antennal flagellum (except F1) light brown. Wing membranes yellowish to light brown with veins brown. Sculpture: Clypeus strongly areolate with coarse and dense punctation. Labrum areolate with coarse and very dense punctation. T2 with fine and very dense punctation, coarser and sparser on T3–T7. Pubescence: Head and mesosoma with intense yellow pubescence, darker on upper half of occiput, mesoscutum and mesoscutellum. Vertex with brown hairs. Gena with whitish pubescence. Tegula with intense yellow pubescence, with brown hairs on posterior half. Fore leg with mainly light yellow pubescence. Middle and hind legs mainly with dark brown hairs. Dorsal surface of T1 with whitish pilosity, with some brown hairs near posterior edge. T2–T4 with dark brown pubescence. T5 and T6 mainly with brown pilosity, with some sparse white hairs. Structures: Mandible with three teeth (1st>3rd>2nd) with acute apex, except slightly truncate third tooth. Trimal angle relatively straight, poorly developed. Acetabular carina reaching base of third tooth. Clypeal disc flat, slightly concave near lower edge (lateral view). Labrum relatively elliptical. Inner orbits of compound eyes sub-parallel. Vertex slightly below upper ocular tangent. Hind femur well-developed. Hind basitarsus with spine-like projection on posterior surface.
Floral records. Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn. (Polygonaceae), Dianthus sp. (Caryophyllaceae), Gossypium sp. (Malvaceae). In Colombia C. fascialis visits flowers of the families Anacardiaceae, Orchidaceae, Polygonaceae and Verbenaceae. All these records are new for this species.
Type material. Lectotype female (Hungarian Natural History Museum, HNHM, examined).
Type locality. BOLIVIA, Potosí, San Antonio.
Distribution (Fig. 28). COLOMBIA: AMAZONAS: Mirití-Paraná. ANTIOQUIA: Copacabana, Envigado, Girardota, Itaguí, Medellín, Santafé de Antioquia. BOLÍVAR: Cartagena (Isla de Barú). BOYACÁ: Miraflores, Santuario de Flora y Fauna de Iguaque. CUNDINAMARCA: Apulo, Arbeláez, Fusagasugá, Paime, San Antonio del Tequendama, Útica, Villeta. MAGDALENA: Santa Martha (Bahía Gairaca). META: Villavicencio. NARIÑO: Taminango (corregimiento El Remolino). SANTANDER: Barichara. SUCRE: Colosó. TOLIMA: Armero. Cunday, Melgar, San Sebastián de Mariquita.
Material examined. COLOMBIA: AMAZONAS: 1 male: Amazonas: Mirití P. Rastrojo 78 Col: Fernando F. 31-VII-84 \ 2587\ LABUN 007182 (LABUN). ANTIOQUIA: 1 female: Copacabana (Ant) en Antygonum leptopus Abril 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris ruae Det. A. Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Copacabana (Ant) en Antygonum leptopus Abril 1982 C.I. Arango \ Centris ruae Det. A. Molina \ 749 (MEFLG). 1 male: Envigado (Ant) en maleza Jul. 1971 A. Muñoz (MEFLG). 2 males: Envigado (Ant.) en Verbenaceae Sep. 1975 A. Vásquez \ Centris ruae ♂ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Girardota (Ant) en Dianthus sp Abr. 1982 C. I. Arango \ Centris ruae Det. A. Molina \ 546 (MEFLG). 1 male: Itagui (Ant) en Jardin Ene. 19 J. Cano \ Centris ruae ♂ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 female: Itagüí (Ant) en Jardin Ene. 1975 J. Cano \ Centris ruae ♀ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Itagüí (Ant) en Antygonum leptopus Abril 1982 J. Cardona \ Centris ruae ♂ Det: Molina \ 1224 (MEFLG). 1 male: Itaqui (Ant.) en Antygonum laptopus Jul. 1982 J. Cardona \ Centris ruae Det A. Molina \ 1208 (MEFLG). 1 female: Itagüí (Ant.) en Antygonum leptopus Jul. 1982 J. Cardona \ Centris ruae Det A. Molina \ 1209 (MEFLG). 1 male: Jericó (Ant.) En: bosque Jul. 1992 G. Morales (MEFLG). 1 female: V. Medellín en Flores May. 1955 Gallego (MEFLG). 3 female: Medellin (Ant.) en Anacardiaceae Abr. 1975 J. Cano \ Centris ruae ♀ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Medellin en vuelo May. 1975 M. Zuluaga. (MEFLG). 1 female: M/llin (ANT) en Orquidea May. 1975 J. Cano\ Centris ruae ♀ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Medellin en Orquidea Jun. 1975 J. Castañeda \ Centris ruae ♂ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Medellin en Polygonaceae Jul. 1975 A. Correa \ Centris ruae ♂ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Medellin en Polygonaceae Jul. 1975 A. Correa (MEFLG). 1 female: Medellin en Polygonaceae Jul. 1975 A. Correa \ Centris ruae ♀ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Medellin en Polygonaceae Jul. 1975 A. Correa \ Centris ruae ♂ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 female: Medellín en Vuelo Sep. 1975 M. Zuluaga \ Centris ruae ♀ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 female: Medellín (ANT.) en ventana Nov. 1978 A. Molina P.\ Centris ruae ♀ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: El Poblado (Ant.) en Compositae Agt. 1980 A. M. Corral\ Centris ruae ♂ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: Colombia, Antioquia, Santafé de Antioquia. Alt. 570m. 6˚33’34”N 75˚49’52”W 1975-1980. Col: José Ricón \ 3.113 (MEFLG). 1 male: Colombia, Antioquia, Santafé de Antioquia. Alt. 570m. 6˚33’34”N 75˚49’52”W 1975- 1980. Col: José Ricón \ 3366\ Siempreviva XII- 77 (MEFLG). 1 female: Colombia: Antioquia: Santafé de Antioquia: Finca Cotové. 550 msnm. Mañana Abril 12 de 2008. Col: Vélez-Ruiz, R \ Apidae Apinae Centridini Centris sp Det: R. I. Veléz-Ruiz Abril 19 de 2008 (MEFLG). BOLÍVAR: 1 male: Isla de Barú (Cartagena) Colec. Camila Camacho Ene-Dic 82-83\ 0331\ ♂ (ICN). BOCAYÁ: 1 female: Colombia, Boyacá, Iguaque Capturado en Reposo Jama-Alcohol A. Días (UNAB). 1 female: Col Boyacá Miraflores Finca Los Bancos L. Calderon 4/27/ 2012 27A CP 0 0 292 (LABUN). CUNDINAMARCA: 1 female: Cundinamarca apulo Valle San Antonio Col. F. Nuñez VI-6-68 \ 0318\ ♀ (ICN). 1 female: Buenos Aires Utica, Villeta Cundinamarca Col: L. de Arévalo 24-X-77 (ICN). 1 female: Cund. Vía Boquerón: Arbelaez Pi: 9 900m Col: Lios 25 XI 83 \ 2666\ LABUN 007204 (LABUN). 2 males: El Triunfo (Cund) Alto de La Virgen 18 de abril\93 Col: William C. (UNAB). 1 female: Fusagasugá 15 X 87 M.F. Quintero \ Vegetación de cafetal (UNAB). 1 female: Colombia Cundinamarca Fusagasugá Vereda San José de Piamonte col. A. Rodriguez 16-XI-2003 \ 16519\ LABUN007470 (LABUN). 1 female: Paime (Cund) col: Netes IV.2/77 \ 2663\ LABUN007202 (LABUN). 1 female: Lugar: San Antonio de Tequendama Cun 1550m msnm Fecha: 11 Abril/02 Colector: Grupo Electiva Isem /02\ Orden: Hymenoptera Flia: Anthophoridae SubFlia: Anthophorinae Genero: Centris sp.\ LABUN 008047 (LABUN). 1 female: San Antonio de Tequendama Cun 1550m msnm Fecha: 11 Abril/02 Colector: Grupo Electiva Isem /02\ Orden: Hymenoptera Flia: Anthophoridae SubFlia: Anthophorinae Genero: Centris sp.\ LABUN 008048 (LABUN). MAGDALENA: 1 female: Gairaca playa 5 Oct.76 \ Centris sp (MEFLG). META: 1 female: Villavicencio Alt. -500-m (MEFLG). NARIÑO: 1 female: Colombia - Nariño. El Remolino 6. May /1998 col: Hugo Mantilla \ LABUN 007074 (LABUN). SANTANDER: 1 female: Barichara S /Der Marzo 30/1999. J. Afanador J. Sánchez (UNAB). SUCRE: 1 female: Col. Sucre. Coloso. Ser. Bajo. 04-03-10 Col: Morelo & Vargas \ 21982 (LABUN). 1 female: Col. Sucre. Coloso. Ser. Alto 05-05-10 Col: Morelo & Vargas \ 21947 (LABUN). TOLIMA: 1 female: Armero -T- en algodón Agt. 1988 Gallego \ Centris ♀ \ 154 (MEFLG). 1 female: Colombia, Tolima, Municipio Cunday, Vereda “ La Camella ” Finca “ San Isidro ” N 0 4 00 ’33.7” WO 74 44’21.5” 470m. 20/Mar/2005 Col: B. Mantilla \ ICN 014739 (ICN). 1 female: Tolima, Mariquita Col: Carlos Rocha \ 2687\ LABUN 007223 (LABUN). 1 female: Colombia, Tolima, Melgar, Centro recreativo Cafam, 325 m. s.n.m En rastrojo bajo 13 junio 2002 D. Moreno (UNAB). WIHOUT INFORMATION: 1 female: La Quiebra en Mar. 1975 A. Molina \ Centris ruae ♀ Det: Molina (MEFLG). 1 male: (MEFLG). 1 male: Centris ♂ (MEFLG). 1 female: Martinez Nov - 96 L. Fajardo. Leg (UNAB). 1 female: Nilo Planta 31-III-69 B. Vásquez (UNAB). 1 female: San Joaquín Ver. La Vega 4.V.99 Leg: C. Moreno y J. Gereda (UNAB).
description: Published as part of Vivallo, Felipe & Vélez, Danny, 2016, A synopsis of the subgenus Centris (Hemisiella) Moure, 1945 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) in Colombia, with description of a new species, pp. 107-133 in Zootaxa 4162 (1) on pages 111-113, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4162.1.5, http://zenodo.org/record/258683