Euaspis edentata Baker, 1995

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Euaspis edentata Baker, 1995

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Euaspis edentata Baker, 1995: 283 .

Apis carbonaria L.: Fabricius, 1798: 275. (misidentification) Stelis carbonaria Smith 1854: 275 . (in part)

Euaspis (Parevaspis) carbonaria Smith, Meyer, 1922: 237 . (in part)

Description. Female. Body length 10.25± 0.97 mm; black; similar to E. carbonaria except as follows: no acutely angular discal tooth but with latero-basal teeth, straight or weakly convex apex, not covered with long white pubescence.

Male. Body length 11.10± 1.01 mm; black; similar to male of E. carbonaria except as follows: S6 apical margin weakly convex in middle third; genitalia with gonostylus bulged abruptly and rounded, with sparse and short hairs; penis valve pointed distally, raised carina between penis valve and gonostylus.

Floral Associations: Mukia maderaspatana (Cucurbitaceae) , T. purpurea (Fabaceae) , Ocimum americanum (Lamiaceae) , Thymus sp. ( Lamiaceae ) and Borreria ocymoides (Rubiaceae) .

Flight period: January, March to October.

Distribution. India and Sri Lanka.

Material examined. INDIA: Karnataka: Bangalore , GKVK, 1♀, 28.vi.1980 ; 1♀, 16.vi.1980, sweep net, collected by BNN; 1♀, 12.viii.1980, sweep net, Veena; 1♀, 9.iv.2009; 1♀, 18.i.2009; 1♀, 9.iv.2009, sweep net, collected by Dhanyavathi; 1♀, 18.iii.2012, sweep net, Arathi; 2♀, 26.vi.2013; 1♀, 9.ix.2014; 4♀, 2.ix.2014; 1♀, 30.x.2014; 3♀, 31.vii.2014; 5♀, 2.vi.2014; 1♂, 20.vi.2013, sweep net, collected by Veereshkumar; Dharwad , 1♀, 20.viii.2003 ; 1♀, 20.viii.2003; 1♂, 1.vii.2002; 1♂, 1.viii.2002; 1♀, 25.viii.2004, sweep net, collected by Girish; 1♀, 25.viii.2004, sweep net, Bharathi; Shimoga , 2♀, 20.v.2008, sweep net, sunil ; 1♀, 29.viii.2014; 1♂, 17.vii.2014, sweep net, collected by Veereshkumar; Mysore, 1♀, 18.i.2009, sweep net, Dhanyavathi; Bidar , 1♀, 26.x.2013, sweep net, Veereshkumar ; Raichur , 4♂, 27.ix.2014, sweep net, Veereshkumar.

Comments. Female Euaspis carbonaria and E. edentata share similar characters but S6 are usually diagnostic ( Baker 1995). S6 with acutely angular discal tooth at base, concave, deflexed apex, covered with long white pubescence in E. carbonaria , whereas, S6 without an acutely angular discal tooth but with latero-basal teeth, straight or weakly convex apex, absence of long white pubescence. Male with S6 apical margin incurved medially with minute median angular projection; gonostylus concave at anterior bulged portion and a sharp carina between penis valve and gonostylus in E. carbonaria , whereas S6 apical margin weakly convex in middle; gonostylus round at anterior bulged portion and carina is not sharp between penis valve and gonostylus in E. edentata .

Figures

FIGURE 13. Female Euaspis edentate Baker A) Face B) Mandible C) Tergal apical segments D) Sternum apical segments E) Dorsal view F) Ventral view.

FIGURE 14. Male Euaspis edentate Baker A) Face B) Sternum apical segments C) Genitalia D) S 8 E) Dorsal view F) Ventral view.