Icteranthidium croceum ( Morawitz, 1877 )

Niu, Zeqing, Yuan, Feng & Zhu, Chaodong, 2020, Review of the bee genus Icteranthidium Michener, 1948 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini) from China, Zoological Systematics 45 (3), pp. 206-218 : 209

Icteranthidium croceum ( Morawitz, 1877) ( Figs 1–10 )

Anthidium croceum Morawitz, 1877: 59 , ♀. Type locality: Azerbaijan (Chemakhlinskaya).

Anthidium croceum Morawitz, 1878 : Warncke, 1980: 127, ♀ (key), 172, incorrect publication date of species.

Icteranthidium croceum ( Morawitz, 1877) : Malysheva, 1986: 796, ♂ (new description), figs 1, 4, 7, 10, 13.

Icteranthidium crocerum (Morawitz, 1878) : Wu, 2006: 137, ♀ (key), ♂ (key), 141 ♀, ♂, redescription, fig. 70, incorrect spelling of species name and incorrect publication date of species.

Icteranthidium croceum (Morawitz, 1878) : Güler, 2011: 737 , incorrect publication date of species.

Icteranthidium croceum Morawitz, 1877 : Maharramov et al., 2014: 145, incorrect nomenclature.

Diagnosis. The female has the paraocular area ferruginous, with the maculation reaching the top of eye; the posterior margin of T2 with poorly developed median process; ventral scopa golden-yellow; the T1 laterally with sparse punctation, interstices reach several puncture diameters. The male has the metasomal terga ferruginous except maculation; the T1 laterally with sparse punctation, interstices reach several puncture diameters.

Material examined. China, Inner Mongolia: Xilin Gol Meng, Erenhot Shi (43º48′N, 112º00′E), 2♀, VII.1971, 1♀ 1♂, VI.1966, 1♀, VIII.1966, leg. no information on label; Bayannur Meng, Hohhot Shi (40º48′N, 111º42′E), 1♀ 1♂, 6.VIII.1985, leg. no information on label; Ulanqab Meng, Siziwang Qi (41º30′N, 111º42′E), 1♀, 30.VII.1971, leg. no information on label .

Flower association. Malva sylvestris (Malvaceae) , Crataegus meyeri (Rosaceae) ( Maharramov et al., 2014), Medicago sativa (Fabaceae) , Medicago polychroa (Fabaceae) ( Malysheva, 1986).

Distribution. China (Inner Mongolia), Turkey, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan.

Remarks. Wu (2006) incorrectly identified all female specimens as male in her material examined. Ornosa (2001) confirmed the publication date of Morawitz was 1879, but Pesenko & Astafurova (2003) further confirmed the publication date was 1877.

Figures

Figures 1–6. Icteranthidium croceum (Morawitz, 1877). 1–3. Female. 1. Body in lateral view; 2. Head in frontal view; 3. Mesosoma in dorsal view. 4–6. Male. 4. Body in lateral view; 5. Head in frontal view; 6. Mesosoma in dorsal view. Scale bars=1mm.

Figures 7–10. Icteranthidium croceum (Morawitz, 1877). 7–8. Female. 7. Metasoma in dorsal view; 8. Apex of metasoma in dorsal view, showing the T6. 9–10. Male. 9. Metasoma in dorsal view; 10. Apex of metasoma in dorsal view, showing the T6–7. Scale bars =1mm.