Maoricolletes Engel, 2022

Engel, Michael S. & Gonzalez, Victor H., 2022, A new bee genus from the pampas of eastern Argentina, with appended notes on the classification of “ paracolletines ” (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), Journal of Melittology 2022 (109), pp. 1-39 : 38-39

Maoricolletes Engel , new subgenus

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TYPE SPECIES: Leioproctus (Nesocolletes) nunui Donovan, 2007 .

DIAGNOSIS: This endemic New Zealand subgenus is characterized by the following combination of traits: malar space linear, less than half of clypeus below lower tangent of compound eyes, basal area of the propodeum wholly declivitous and not delimited posteriorly by a carina, inner metatibial spur finely ciliate, metasoma black, metatrochanteral floccus composed of setae with minute branches giving spiculate appearance, male sternum VIII with broad, almost trapeziform disc and broad medially emarginate spiculum, and gonotstyli tapering to broadly rounded apex.

ETYMOLOGY: The new subgeneric name is a combination of Māori, for the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, and kollitís (κολλητής, meaning, "gluer" or "one who glues"). The gender of the name is masculine.