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

description: Patellapis (Chaetalictus) abnormis sp. n. Timmermann   
(Figs. 94a–g; 95a–h)  
 Diagnosis. This species resembles P. renosterveldi, P. sakagamii and P. spinulosa in having the scutum polished and sparsely punctate. Both sexes of P. abnormis are characterised by a coarsely and completely wrinkled basal area of propodeum, which is unusual within this species group.   
 Description   
 Female. Bl = 4,7mm. General habitus (Fig. 94e). Head. L = 1,3–1,4mm; W = 1,5–1,6mm. Head wider than long (Fig. 94a). Integument black except mandibles, malar area, clypeus and paraocular area partly reddish-brown. Face shiny and with loose, greyish, erect hairs. Mandibles bidentate. Clypeus and supraclypeal area convex in profile. Clypeus sparsely punctate; surface shiny. Clypeoantennal distance 0,3mm. Supraclypeal area with small punctures; punctures well separated; surface shiny; finely chagreened marginally. Paraocular area moderately densely punctate; surface partly sculptured; shiny. Antennae reddishbrown. Mesosoma. L = 1,0mm; W (ITS) = 1,2mm. Integument black. Scutum polished; surface partly chagreened anteriorly; disc sparsely punctate (i = 2,0–3,0d) (Fig. 94b). Scutellum as illustrated in Fig. 94c. Scutum, scutellum, metanotum; mesepisternum and propodeum with greyish, erect hairs. Basal area of propodeum coarsely wrinkled (Fig. 94c); propodeum dull; surface coarsely sculptured and sparsely punctate. Marginal region of posterior truncation dull; surface coarsely sculptured and partly wrinkled. Wings. Hyaline.   
 Legs. Integument brownish. Vestiture mostly greyish. Ts finely serrate (Fig. 94f). Bp as illustrated (Fig. 94g).   
 Metasoma. L = 2,8mm; W = 1,5mm. Integument brownish-black; margins of T pallid brownish to pale; broadly translucent. No apical hair bands on metasomal terga. Prepygidial fimbria mostly yellowish-brown. Metasomal terga as illustrated in Fig. 94d.   
 Male. Bl = 4,4–4,6mm. General habitus (Fig. 95f). Head. L = 1,2–1,3mm; W = 1,5–1,6mm. Head wider than long (Fig. 95a). Integument black except mandibles and malar area partly reddish-brown. Clypeus, supraclypeal area, paraocular area and vertex covered with erect, whitish and greyish, erect hairs. Mandibles simple. Antennae reddish-brown. Flagellomeres of normal structure (not knotty). A4 as long as A3.   
 Mesosoma. L = 0,8–0,9mm; W (ITS) = 1,0– 1,1mm. Integument black. Scutum polished; sparsely punctate (i = 3,0–4,0d) (Fig. 95b). Scutellum as illustrated in Fig. 95c. Scutum, scutellum, metanotum, mesepisternum and propodeum with whitish to greyish, erect hairs. Basal area of propodeum as illustrated in Fig. 95c; propodeum shiny; surface sculptured and sparsely punctate. Marginal region of posterior truncation polished; surface hardly sculptured. Wings. Hyaline. Legs. Integument brownish. Vestiture whitish. Metasoma. L = 2,1–2,3mm; W = 1,5–1,6mm. Integument brownish-black except discs and margins of metasomal terga pallid brownish to pale; broadly translucent (Fig. 95d). Apical plate rounded apically. Posterior margin of S4 without erect bristles. Metasomal sterna S5–S6 without dense hair patches (Fig. 95e). S7 and S8 as illustrated in Fig. 95h. Genitalia. Genitalia as illustrated in Fig. 95g; gonocoxa extensively shiny; gonostylus with dorso-lateral, short, slender, hyaline projection; projection with long curled hairs.   
 Type material (10 specimens). Holotype, female, Namibia, Aus, i.1930, leg. R. E. Turner, Brit. Mus. 1930–117, BMNH.   
Paratypes: 6♀, 3♂. South Africa. Western Cape: 1♀, Stellenbosch, 17.ix.1925, leg. R. I. Nel, BMNH; Northern Cape: 1♀, Soebatsfontein, 04.–11.xii.2001, leg. U. Schmiedel, KTPC; Namibia. 2♀, Aus, xii.1929, leg. R. E. Turner, BMNH; 1♀, idem., i.1930, BMNH; 1♀, 3♂, Uguchab River near Aurusberg, 22.iv.1988, leg. C.D. Eardley, SANC.  
 Etymology. Named after the unusual coarsely wrinkled basal area of propodeum.   
 Distribution (Fig. 100). This species is widespreaded in the winter rainfall area. Few records exist from the south-western area of Namibia to Stellenbosch (Western Cape).   
 Floral visitation. Unknown.   
 Seasonal activity (first–last observations). xii–i.
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 134-135, DOI: 10.17863/cam.5647, http://zenodo.org/record/5311462