Bathanthidium Mavromovstakis, 1953

Nalinrachatakan, Pakorn, Ascher, John S., Kasparek, Max, Traiyasut, Prapun, Thanoosing, Chawatat & Warrit, Natapot, 2023, A review of the anthidiine bees (Apoidea, Megachilidae) in Thailand, ZooKeys 1186, pp. 235-284 : 235

Bathanthidium Mavromovstakis, 1953

Bathanthidium Mavromoustakis, 1953: 837. Type species: Dianthidium bifoveolatum Alfken, 1937, by original designation.

Note.

Bathanthidium is an Asiatic genus consisting of small to medium-sized species that are mostly found in China. They come with almost black body and distinct yellow maculation (see Fig. 5 ); face without juxta-antennal carina (Fig. 5E ), preoccipital ridge and omaulus not carinate; if omaular carina present, then it does not continue to the venter; presence of propodeal fovea behind propodeal spiracle. The genus was revised by Niu et al. (2019).

Figures

Figure 5. Type specimen of Stelis siamensis Friese, 1904, male, from Nan province, Thailand, which was recently synonymized with Bathanthidium (Manthidium) binghami (Friese, 1901) A lateral view B dorsal view C posterior angle of metasoma D original label E face F dorsal of metasoma. Scale bars: 1 mm.