Pseudapis oxybeloides ( Smith, 1875 )

Athul, Cherodath Sankar, Vishnu, Azhakath Viswambharan, Prakash, Anju Sara, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan & Shaji, Edappilly Mathew, 2025, A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records, Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics 11 (3), pp. 601-623 : 616

Pseudapis oxybeloides ( Smith, 1875) ( Fig. 3N–O )

Nomia oxybeloides Smith, 1875:42 . Lectotype ♀, Nischiudipore Bangladesh – BMNH.

Material examined. 1♂, India, Kerala, Thrissur, Kalashamala hillock (10°39'39.222"N, 76°5'27.0852"E), 15. xii.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA ; 1♂ Kottat, near Chalakudy river (10°16'52.4208"N, 76°18'39.8592"E), 19.xii.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA ; 1♀, Vilangan Kunnu hillock (10°33'24.3108"N, 76°10'6.7296"E), 1.VIii.2023, Swept, leg.: CSA ; 1♀ 1♂, Chemmanda Kole wetland (10°23'44.6892"N, 76°11'54.1248"E), 16.x.2023, Swept, leg.: AVV .

Brief diagnosis. ♂, Scutellum without any projections, propodeal area limited by a fine carina, hind femur greatly swollen and with long spatulate hairs ventrally, hind tibia compressed and expanded with concave anterior side. ♀, Body length, colour, pubescence, tegulae, tergites as in males.

Distribution in India. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal ( Pauly, 2009; Saini & Rathor, 2012; Pannure & Belavadi, 2017; Manjusha & Jobiraj, 2018; Majumder et al., 2024; Ascher & Pickering, 2025).

General distribution. Oriental - Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka; Palaearctic - Russia ( Ascher & Pickering, 2025).

Floral association. Aegle marmelos ( Rutaceae ), Anacardium occidentale ( Anacardiaceae ), Melaleuca citrina ( Myrtaceae ), Sorghum bicolor ( Poaceae ), Tridax procumbens ( Asteraceae ) ( Pannure & Belavadi, 2017); Alternanthera sessilis ( Amaranthaceae ), Cyanthillium cinereum ( Asteraceae ), Mikania micrantha ( Asteraceae ), Mimosa pudica ( Fabaceae ), Spermacoce alata ( Rubiaceae ), Sphagneticola trilobata ( Asteraceae ) (New records).

Figures

Figure 3. Nomiinae of Kerala, adults dorsal view. A. Hoplonomia westwoodi (Gribodo, 1894) ♂; B. Hoplonomia westwoodi (Gribodo, 1894) ♀, C. Lipotriches exagens (Walker, 1860) ♂; D. Lipotriches exagens (Walker, 1860) ♀; E. Lipotriches fulvinerva (Cameron, 1907) ♂; F. Lipotriches fulvinerva (Cameron, 1907) ♀; G. Lipotriches minutula (Friese, 1909) ♂; H. Lipotriches pulchriventris (Cameron, 1897) ♂; I. Lipotriches pulchriventris (Cameron, 1897) ♀; J. Lipotriches torrida (Smith, 1879) ♂; K. Lipotriches torrida (Smith, 1879) ♀; L. Nomia crassipes (Fabricius, 1798) ♂; M. Nomia crassipes (Fabricius, 1798) ♀; N. Pseudapis oxybeloides (Smith, 1875) ♂; O. Pseudapis oxybeloides (Smith, 1875) ♀. Scale bars = 2 mm.