Andrena (Planiandrena) huma, Wood & Monfared, 2022

Wood, Thomas J. & Monfared, Alireza, 2022, A revision of the Andrena (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) fauna of Iran, with the description of 16 new species, European Journal of Taxonomy 843, pp. 1-136 : 39-43

Andrena (Planiandrena) huma sp. nov.

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Figs 91–102

Diagnosis

Like A. flagrans sp. nov., A. huma sp. nov. can be placed within the subgenus Planiandrena because of its very broad process of the labrum ( Fig. 93 ), narrow foveae that tightly follow the inner margin of the compound eye, broad and finely shagreened propodeal triangle with weakly indicated lateral margins ( Fig. 95 ), hind tibial spur that is slightly broadened submedially, and pygidial plate with slightly raised central area. Females are most similar to those of A. veterana and A. flagrans because of the slightly convex clypeus ( Fig. 92 ). Andrena huma can easily be separated from both A. veterana and A. flagrans as T1 is entirely shagreened (vs T1 entirely shiny, without shagreen), the apical ⅓ of the clypeus is smooth and shining (vs entirely shagreened in A. veterana ), the terga have strong apical hairbands (vs terga without apical hairbands in A. flagrans ), the weak structure of the basal part of the propodeal triangle (vs propodeal triangle basally with strong longitudinal rugae in A. veterana ), and the dark hairs on T5 and flanking the pygidial plate ( Fig. 96 ) (vs hairs here golden in A. flagrans ).

Males have a yellow-marked clypeus ( Figs 98–99 ), putting them close to A. veterana and A. planirostris Morawitz, 1876 , the only two known Planiandrena with a yellow clypeus in the male sex. Andrena huma sp. nov. can easily be separated from A. veterana because the genital capsule is elongate ( Fig. 102 ), simple, the inner margin of the gonostyli lacks an angular extension, and the gonocoxal teeth are produced into acute points (genital capsule comparatively compact, inner margin of gonostyli with angular extension, gonocoxal teeth truncate, not forming clear apically projecting teeth). The genital capsule of A. huma is similar to that of A. planirostris , but the gonocoxal teeth are much more strongly pronounced and the penis valves are strongly broadened at the base before narrowing apically, therefore triangular (gonocoxal teeth only slightly pronounced, penis valves very weakly broadened basally, essentially parallel-sided, see illustrations in Osytshnjuk 1983a).

Etymology

Named after the mythical Huma bird from Iranian legends and fables that was said to never alight upon the ground.

Material examined

Holotype IRAN • ♂; Yazd, Tezerjan, Hossein Abad Seyyed Mahmood ; 31.624° N, 54.214° E; 1993 m a.s.l.; 5–6 Mar. 2020; S. San leg.; OÖLM.

Paratypes GOLAN HEIGHTS • 2 ♂♂; Har Avital ; 15 Mar. 1995; R. Kasher leg.; SMHNTAU .

IRAN • 5 ♂♂; Yazd, Tezerjan, Hossein Abad Seyyed Mahmood ; 31.624° N, 54.214° E; 1993 m a.s.l.; 5–6 Mar. 2020; S. San leg.; OÖLM • 3 ♂♂; same collection data as for preceding; TJWC • 19 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; ICPI • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; Yazd, Banadak-o sadat; 2103 m a.s.l.; 22 Mar. 2021; S. San leg.; OÖLM • 1 ♂, 3 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; TJWC • 3 ♂♂, 14 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; ICPI • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; Yazd, Jade konj-e kooh, dakal; 2019 m a.s.l.; 26 Mar. 2021; S. San leg.; ICPI • 2 ♂♂; Yazd, Khezr abad Ebteday Zorband ; 1817 m a.s.l.; 9 Mar. 2020; S. San leg.; ICPI • 1 ♀; Yazd, Khezr abad Zorband ; 1844 m a.s.l.; 21 Mar. 2021; S. San leg.; ICPI • 6 ♂♂; Yazd, Sakhvid, Mazraeh Khosraw ; 2469 m a.s.l.; 27 Mar. 2019; S. San leg.; ICPI • 1 ♀; Yazd, Sanij khaleghieh; 2060 m a.s.l.; 13 Mar. 2020; S. San leg.; ICPI • 1 ♂, 1 ♀; Yazd, Sanij ; 2337 m a.s.l.; 22 Mar. 2019; S. San leg.; ICPI • 1 ♀; Yazd, Taft, Tezerjan, Hanza ; 1949 m a.s.l.; 24 Mar. 2019; S. San leg.; ICPI • 6 ♀♀; Yazd, Taft, Tezerjan, Hosseinabad ; 2100 m a.s.l.; 22 Mar. 2019; S. San leg.; ICPI • 1 ♀; Yazd, Taft, Tezerjan, Mazra ali, Agha Seyyed ; 2109 m a.s.l.; 24 Mar. 2019; S. San leg.; ICPI • 1 ♀; Yazd, Tang e chenar, Az konj-e kooh; 2237 m a.s.l.; 23 Mar. 2021; S. San leg.; ICPI .

SYRIA • 1 ♀; Burg Baniyas / Mt. Hermon; 1500 m a.s.l.; 14 Apr. 1992; K. Warncke leg.; OÖLM .

Description

Female

MEASUREMENTS. Body length 10–11 mm ( Fig. 91 ).

HEAD. 1.2 times as wide as long. Clypeus dark, weakly domed, with large shallow punctures separated by 2–3 puncture diameters, becoming sparser apically, separated by 3–4 puncture diameters. Clypeus surface laterally and in basal half shagreened with network of fine slightly raised reticulation, weakly shining; in apical ⅓ smooth and shining, strongly contrasting with basal half ( Fig. 92 ). Process of labrum short, three times as wide as long, surface with fine longitudinal wrinkles ( Fig. 93 ). Face, gena, vertex, and scape with long white hairs, longest not exceeding length of scape; vertex and frons with some intermixed black hairs. Gena exceeding width of compound eye; ocelloccipital distance small, slightly less than diameter of lateral ocellus. Foveae narrow dorsally, occupying at most ⅓ of space between compound eye and lateral ocellus, narrowed below at level of antennal insertions; filled with dark brown hairs. Antennae dark, A3 slightly exceeding A4+5+6.

MESOSOMA. Scutum and scutellum uniformly strongly shagreened to microreticulate, dull, surface with obscure shallow punctures, punctures separated by 0.5–2 puncture diameters ( Fig. 94 ). Pronotum with hint of humeral angle, inconspicuous. Mesepisternum with fine network of raised reticulation, punctures with slightly raised ‘crater-like’ rims, underlying surface weakly shining. Lateral faces of propodeum shagreened, weakly shining. Propodeal triangle broad, very subtly defined laterally with fine carinae, basally with short raised longitudinal rugae, extending slightly to central part of propodeal triangle; internal surface with granular shagreen, weakly shining ( Fig. 95 ). Dorsolateral faces of propodeum with sparse raised reticulation, propodeal triangle therefore defined by change in surface sculpture. Mesosoma with long whitish hairs, sparser dorsally, longest not exceeding length of scape; propodeal corbicula with weakly plumose hairs dorsally, inner surface with long simple whitish hairs. Legs dark, pubescence light brownish to whitish. Tibial scopae white with numerous brownish hairs dorsally at base, femoral scopae and flocculus white. Hind tarsal claws with inner tooth. Hind tibial spur slightly broadened submedially. Wings hyaline, stigma dark orange with dark brown margins, venation dark brown, nervulus interstitial; first recurrent vein enters second submarginal cell beyond its middle.

METASOMA. Terga dark, marginal areas of T1–4 slightly depressed, T1–4 apically very narrowly lightened light brown-hyaline ( Fig. 96 ). Terga shagreened, most strongly on T1, becoming progressively weaker apically, weakly shining. Tergal discs and margins with scattered punctures, punctures separated by 1–5 puncture diameters. Tergal discs with scattered white hairs, longest on T1, T1–4 with dense apical fringes of white hairs that form hairbands , broadly interrupted on T1–2, complete on T3–4. Fringe of T5 and hairs flanking pygidial plate dark brown; pygidial plate rounded triangular with slightly raised area centrally.

Male

MEASUREMENTS. Body length 9–10.5 mm ( Fig. 97 ).

HEAD. 1.2 times as wide as long ( Fig. 98 ). Clypeus centrally with large triangular yellow mark, occupying majority of surface area, not extending completely to margins, centro-laterally with two black marks ( Fig. 99 ). Clypeus weakly flattened, with weak and even punctures, punctures separated by 1 puncture diameter, slightly sparser centrally; underlying surface shagreened, weakly shining. Process of labrum broadly trapezoidal, three times as wide as long, fore margin widely and shallowly emarginate. Face centrally, clypeus, and scape with white hairs, forming strong and long fringe on apical margin of clypeus; face laterally with strongly contrasting black hairs along inner margin of compound eye. Gena with long white hairs ventrally, extending to vertex, black hairs intermixed dorsolaterally. Gena equalling width of compound eye; ocelloccipital distance slightly less than diameter of lateral ocellus. Antennae dark, A3 exceeding A4, slightly shorter than A4+5.

MESOSOMA. Mesosoma structurally as in female, though scutum duller, punctures more obscure ( Fig. 100 ). Pubescence as in female, though lateral faces of propodeum with many intermixed black hairs.

METASOMA. Terga dark, similar to female but with stronger shagreenation, additionally with slightly raised microreticulation on basal parts of terga, forming weak latitudinal wrinkles; terga therefore duller. Terga discs with stronger, more consistent, and more pronounced punctation, separated by 2 puncture diameters. Terga discs more extensively haired, with moderately long whitish hair, not obscuring underlying surface ( Fig. 101 ). T1–4 with apical white hairbands, slightly interrupted medially. S8 weakly triangular, slightly narrowed medially, apical half parallel-sided, apically truncate. Genital capsule long, gonocoxa with strongly pronounced elongate teeth, gonostyli apically broadened. Penis valves broadened basally, laterally exceeding apices of gonocoxal teeth, narrowed apically ( Fig. 102 ).

Remarks

In Iran, collected from flowers of Prunus (Amygdalus) spp. in March. It may also be associated with flowering trees.

Distribution

Central Iran (Yazd) and the Anti-Lebanon mountain chain (southern Syria, Golan Heights).

Figures

Figs 91–96. Andrena huma sp. nov., ♀ (OÖLM). 91. Profile. 92. Face. 93. Process of labrum. 94. Dorsum. 95. Propodeum. 96. Terga.

Figs 97–102. Andrena huma sp. nov., ♂ (OÖLM). 97. Profile. 98. Face. 99. Face, detail. 100. Dorsum. 101. Terga. 102. Genitalia.