Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) tuberculatus (Cockerell, 1913), 2013

Maynard, Glynn Vivian, 2013, Revision of Goniocolletes and seven Australian subgenera of Leioproctus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae), and description of new taxa, Zootaxa 3715 (1), pp. 1-114 : 70-72

Leioproctus (Exleycolletes) tuberculatus (Cockerell, 1913) n.comb.

Paracolletes tuberculatus * Cockerell 1913b: 274 ; 1934:37; Rayment 1935: 146,147.

Paracolletes tuberculatus insularis * Cockerell 1913b: 275 ; 1934:37; Rayment 1935: 163, 247. syn.n.

Paracolletes fascialis * Cockerell 1921: 93 ; 1934: 26. syn.n.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) fascialis (Cockerell) . Michener 1965: 50.

Leioproctus (Leioproctus) insularis (Cockerell) Michener 1965: 51 .

Leioproctus (Nodocolletes) tuberculatus (Cockerell) Michener 1965: 63 .

The holotypes of Paracolletes tuberculatus and Paracolletes fascialis are both males and show no significant morphological differences. The holotype of Paracolletes tuberculatus insularis , which is female is the same as those females associated with Paracolletes tuberculatus by morphological similarity and coincident collection data.

Types

Paracolletes tuberculatus Cockerell — Victoria: holotype ♂, Cheltenham, Victoria, French (USNM).

Paracolletes tuberculatus insularis Cockerell — Queensland: holotype ♀, Stradbroke Is., 2.x.1911, H. Hacker (QM T.4082). Paracolletes fascialis Cockerell — Queensland: holotype ♂, Coolangatta, 15.viii.1916 (QM T.2404).

Additional material examined: 108♀, 39♂ Queensland: Cooloola; Noosa; Noosa– Coolum; Bribie I.; Dunwich, North Stradbroke Is; Stradbroke Is; Dunwich; Tara; Brisbane; Burleigh. New South Wales: 10 k S Kingscliffe; Inverell. Victoria: Little Desert; Mt Arapiles; Grampians; Ferntree Gully; Mordialloc; Tidal river . Tasmania: Wedge Bay ; George Town . South Australia: West beach, Adelaide; Meningie .

Months collected: January, February, August, September, October, November, December.

Floral visitations: Myrtaceae : Leptospermum leavigatum .

Female — Length ca 10 mm. Head— Frons flat; supraclypeal area smooth and shiny, not tuberculate at the apex; clypeus with large, close punctures; labrum short with strong median depression; gena narrower than eye when head viewed laterally. Mesosoma — Dark, very short, moderately dense hair dorsally; white, sparse, long hair laterally; metanotum short, with small median tubercle; propodeal triangle with subhorizontal basal area with many fine transverse striae. Legs with inner hind tibial spur with 5–7 long, fine teeth. Metasoma— Metasomal foveae indicated by change in surface texture; prepygidial fimbria black; pygidial plate broad, flat, striate basally. Male — As for female except as follows: Length ca 8 mm. Head— Paraocular area obscured by dense appressed hair; inner eye margins very strongly converging at lower ends; mandibles short and slender. Mesosoma — Scutum and scutellum with long, fine, sparse hair. Metasoma— T7 flat, bare; sterna with sparse hair; S4 with dense, thick white fringe; S5 curved, thick, black fringe, hair shortest medialy. For S7–8 and genitalia see figs 118–120.