Eupetersia, Bluthgen, 1928

Pauly, Alain, 2012, Three new species of Eupetersia Blüthgen, 1928 (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from the Oriental Region, European Journal of Taxonomy 14, pp. 1-12 : 10

Key to the Oriental species of Eupetersia :

1. Pronotum and scutum orange ( Figs 4A , 5A ); clypeus bigibbous...… Eupetersia yanegai sp. nov.

− Pronotum and scutum brown or black............................................................................................…2

2. Larger species (6 mm long) with punctuation deaper ( Fig. 3C )……… Eupetersia nathani Baker, 1974

− Smaller species (4.5 - 5 mm long) with punctuation fine and superficial ( Figs 1C , 2C )……………3

3. Legs darker ( Fig. 1A ); head larger (length/width = 0.84) ( Fig. 1C )… Eupetersia singaporensis sp. nov.

− Legs yellowish ( Fig. 2A ); head larger (length/width = 0.81) ( Fig. 2C )… Eupetersia sabahensis sp. nov.

Figures

Fig. 4. Eupetersia yanegai sp. nov., ♂ holotype. A. Dorsal view of habitus. B. Lateral habitus. C. Head, facial view. D. Mesosoma and head. E. Propodeaum. F. Metasoma.

Fig. 5. Eupetersia yanegai sp. nov, ♀ paratype. A. Lateral view of head and mesosoma. B. Head, facial view. C. Head and mesosoma, dorsal view. D. Propodeum. E. Metasoma. F. Geographic distribution.

Fig. 3. Eupetersia nathani Baker, 1974, ♀ holotype. A. Lateral habitus. B. Dorsal view of habitus. C. Facial view. D. Geographic distribution.

Fig. 1. Eupetersia singaporensis sp. nov., ♂ holotype. A. Lateral habitus. B. Dorsal view of head and mesosoma. C. Facial view. D, Propodeum. E. Metasoma. F. Geographic distribution.

Fig. 2. Eupetersia sabahensis sp. nov., ♂ holotype. A. Lateral habitus. B. Dorsal view of head and mesosoma. C. Facial view. D. Propodeum. E. Metasoma. F. Geographic distribution.