Anthidium (Anthidium) kashmirense Mavromoustakis, 1937

Niu, Ze-Qing, Yuan, Feng, Ascher, John S., Kasparek, Max, Orr, Michael C., Griswold, Terry & Zhu, Chao-Dong, 2020, Bees of the genus Anthidium Fabricius, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini) from China, Zootaxa 4867 (1), pp. 1-67 : 26-29

Anthidium (Anthidium) kashmirense Mavromoustakis, 1937

( Fig. 15 a–f, female; Fig. 16 a–h, male; Fig. 17 a–f, ♂, A. (Anthidium) nigroventralis Wu, 1982 , holotype.)

Anthidium kashmirense Mavromoustakis, 1937: 151 , ♂

Anthidium nigroventralis Wu, 1982: 410 , ♂. Syn. nov.

Anthidium (Anthidium) nigroventralis Wu, 1982 : Wu, 2006: 161, ♂ (redescription), Fig. 83.

Diagnosis: The males of this species can be easily identified by the completely black metasomal terga, without yellow maculations and posterior terga with long and dense fox-reddish hair ( Fig. 16h ); while the females may be identified by mostly black pubescence on T1–T3 contrasting with the fox-red pubescence on T4–T6 ( Fig. 15a ) and lower part of face with long black pubescence ( Fig. 15b ). There is some variability in the extent of reddish pubescence in males ( Figs 16f , 17e ).

Description: Female. BL = 7.8 mm ( Fig. 15a ); head broader than long, HW: HL = 60: 54 ( Fig. 15b ); gena slightly broader than eye, GW: EW = 17: 14. Clypeus broader than long, apical margin of clypeus straight and smooth, with two distinctly lateral tubercles ( Fig. 15c ); mandible with six sharp teeth separated by acute notches, the apical one longest ( Fig. 15c ); omaular carina absent; pronotal lobe rounded anteriorly; scutellum rounded posterolaterally, without tooth, not greatly overhanging metanotum and propodeum ( Fig. 15d ); propodeum without fovea behind spiracle; fore wing with two submarginal cells, the cells nearly equal in length, second recurrent vein meets distal to second submarginal crossvein ( Fig. 15a ); arolia absent ( Fig. 15a ); metasomal terga without maculations ( Fig. 15e ). Integument black, except one small yellow marking on vertex near apex of eye ( Fig. 15b , Fig. 15d ), reddish-brown on tarsi ( Fig. 15a ). Fore wing hyaline, slightly brownish, veins and stigma dark blackish-brown ( Fig. 15a ). Pubescence on T1–T3 black ( Fig. 15e ), T5–T6 with fox-reddish pubescence ( Fig. 15f ); lower part of face with long black pubescence ( Fig. 15b ); vertex, scutum and scutellum covered with long yellowish-white pubescence ( Fig. 15a , Fig. 15d ); gena, mesepisternum covered long black pubescence; tarsi covered with reddish-brown hair, femora, tibiae covered with long black hair; scopa fox-reddish.

Material examined: China, Xizang: Burang County (30º18′N, 81º06′E), 5400 m, 1 ♂ (holotype), 21.VII.1976, leg. Fu-Sheng HUANG ; Xigazê District, Yadong County, Pali Town , S204 Road- 264km (27º24′N, 89º05′E), 4331 m, 2 ♀, 1 ♂, 23. VI .2016, leg. Qing-Tao WU; Xigazê District, Yadong County, Pali Tow (27º24′N, 89º03′E), 4332 m, 2 ♂, 8.VII.2018, leg. Qing-Tao WU ; Gamba County, Z715 Road- 80km (28º07′N, 88º28′E), 4757 m, 1 ♀, 10.VII.2018, leg. Qing-Tao WU .

Type localities. India: Jammu and Kashmir: Gulmarg , China: Xizang: Burang County .

Distribution: China (Xizang), India (Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim).

Floral association: unknown.

Remarks: Anthidium nigroventrale Wu is synonymized here with A. kashmirense Mavromoustakis based on study of the holotype male of the latter (NHMUK). The female is described for the first time. The holotype of A. nigroventralis Wu, 1982 (IZCAS) was dissected, but S7–S8, T7, and the genitalia are lost.

Figures

FIGURE 15. Anthidium (Anthidium) kashmirense Mavromoustakis, 1937. Female. a: Body in lateral view; b: Head in frontal view; c: Clypeus in frontal view; d: Mesosoma in dorsal view; e: Metasoma in dorsal view; f: T4–T6 in dorsal view. Scale bars: 1 mm.

FIGURE 16. Anthidium (Anthidium) kashmirense Mavromoustakis, 1937. Male. a: Body in lateral view; b: Head in frontal view; c: Clypeus in frontal view; d: Mesosoma in dorsal view; e: Fore wing; f: Metasoma in dorsal view; g: Propodeum in dorsolateral view; h: T5–T7 in dorsal view. Sclae bars: 1 mm.

FIGURE 17. Anthidium (Anthidium) nigroventrale Wu, 1982. Male (Holotype). a: Body in lateral view; b: Head in frontal view; c: Clypeus in frontal view; d: Mesosoma in dorsal view; e: Metasoma in dorsal view, showing T1–T4; f: Type label information. Scale bars: 1 mm.