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Tetraloniella lippiae (Cockerell),
new combination Extracted from Wallace E. LaBerge. 2001. Revision of the Bees of the Genus Tetraloniella in the New World (Hymenoptera: pidae). Illinois Natural History Survey Bulletin 36(3);67-162
Synhalonia crenulaticornis subsp. lippiae
Cockerell, 1904, Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist.,
ser. 7, 14:25.
Synhalonia lippiae Cockerell, l905, Ann.
Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7, 16:224.
Tetralonia lippiae Cockerell, 1906, Tr.
American Ent. Soc., 32:84, 97 (new
combination).
Xenoglossodes lippiae Cockerell, l906, Tr.
American Ent. Soc., 32:310; 1910,
Univ. Colorado Studies, 7:195.
Synhalonia lippiae semilippiae Cockerell,
1905, Pr. Biol. Soc., Washington,
18:179; Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist., ser. 7,
16:224 (new synonymy).
Tetralonia lippiae Cockerell, 1906, Tr.
American Ent. Soc., 32:86 (new combination).
This is a moderate-sized, brightly banded
species from the Southwest. The female of
lippiae can be easily separated from that of
spissa by the subapical pale bands of terga 2
and 3 (apical in spissa). Terga 2 and 3 of the
female of lippiae have distinct white pubescent
bands basally, whereas terga 4 and 5 do
not. Tergum 5 has patches of white hair laterally.
The apical pale band of tergum 2 is
broadly interrupted medially in both sexes of
lippiae. The male has long black antennae,
the flagella of which are distinctly flattened
from side to side and crenulate especially in
the apical half. Both sexes of lippiae have 5-
segmented maxillary palpi and the female has
highly plumose scopal hairs as in spissa.
FEMALE. Measurements and Ratios.-
N = 20; length, 12–15 mm; width, 4–5 mm;
wing length, M = 3.33±0.146 mm; hooks in
hamulus, M = 10.70±0.154; flagellar segment
1/2, M = 1.78±0.025.
FEMALE. Measurements and Ratios.-
N = 20; length, 12–15 mm; width, 4–5 mm;
wing length, M = 3.33±0.146 mm; hooks in
hamulus, M = 10.70±0.154; flagellar segment
1/2, M = 1.78±0.025.
Structure.- Clypeus moderately bowed;
oculoclypeal minimal distance slightly more
than half narrowest width first flagellar segment,
with punctures coarse, regular, separated
by half a puncture width or less, surface dull,
coarsely shagreened. Supraclypeal area with
scattered small punctures, surface tessellate.
Face above antennal fossae densely punctate,
surface shiny especially near ocelli. Genal area
densely punctate, surface shiny, with sparse
minute punctures bearing short erect hairs;
maxillary palpal segments 5, ratio of about
0.8:1.0:0.8:0.4:0.6. Flagellar segment 2
slightly longer than broad, about as long as
segment 3, all segments longer than broad.
Mesoscutum with punctures deep, separated
by half a puncture width or less anteriorly and
peripherally, sparser posteriorly, surface shiny,
not at all or weakly shagreened. Propodeum
with dorsal surface densely punctate, posterior
surface largely impunctate, shiny to dull,
usually finely shagreened. Mesepisternum
sculptured as mesoscutum but punctures
slightly shallower. Metasomal tergum 1 with
basal area punctures small, crowded laterally,
separated by one puncture width in median
third; apical area impunctate except at extreme
sides and in a small median area where basal
area punctures extend into apical area, surface
dulled by fine shagreening. Tergum 2 with
basal area punctures small, separated by half
to one puncture width, sparser medially; apical
area, except narrow apical margin with
small dense punctures. Terga 3 and 4 with
sculpturing not usually visible because of
dense vestiture but generally similar to tergum
2. Pygidial plate broadly V-shaped, almost
as broad at extreme base as median length
(about as 4:5), apex rounded.
Vestiture.- White except as follows: vertex
and dorsum of thorax usually pale
ochraceous, occasionally darker and rarely
mesoscutum and scutellum with reddish
brown hairs medially. Metasomal tergum 1
with basal hair pale, apical area with minute,
closely appressed, dark brown hairs in punctate
areas. Tergum 2 with basal white pubescent
band, apical area with white band broadly
interrupted medially by one-third or more
width of tergum, interband zone and area apical
to distal interrupted band with short erect
to appressed black or dark brown hairs. Tergum
3 similar but basal and apical bands almost
fused, and apical band completely or only
narrowly interrupted medially. Tergum 4 with
dark brown hairs basally, apical white pubes cent band broad, complete, separated from
apical margin by narrow zone of short dark
hairs at least medially. Terga 5 and 6 with
dark brown to black hairs except white patches
laterally on tergum 5. Sternal hairs normal,
white to yellow. Tarsi with inner surface hairs
yellow. Scopal hairs highly plumose.
MALE. Measurements and Ratios.- N
= 20; length, 9–12 mm; width, 3–4 mm; wing
length, M = 3.21±0.111 mm; hooks in hamulus,
M = 10.55±0.153; flagellar segments 2/1,
M = 8.49±0.185.
Integumental Color.- Head black except
as follows: mandible often red apically;
clypeus yellow except posteriorly, yellow
macula often triangular in outline; labrum
white with black margin; antennae entirely
black. Integument of mesosoma and
metasomal as in female.
Structure.- Head with sculpturing as in
female; maxillary palpal segments 5, rarely 6,
ratio about as 0.8:1.0:0.9:0.3:0.6; antennae
long, reaching middle of tergum 1 in repose;
first flagellar segment extremely short, minimum
length equals one-eighth to one-ninth of
maximum length of second segment, segments
distinctly flattened from side to side and
strongly crenulate in last several segments.
Sculpturing of thorax similar to that of female
but mesepisternum often opaque, dulled by
shagreening. Metasomal terga sculptured as
in female except as follows: tergum 1 with
apical area punctate except in narrow apical
rim; terga 2–5 with punctures small, dense except
in impunctate narrow apical rims. Pygidial
plate longer than broad, narrower at
apex, without subapical lateral notches. Tergum
7 with lateral arm of postgradulus weak,
not toothed. Terminalia (Figs. 15–19) similar
to those of T. spissa (Figs. 10–14). Sternum 6
(last exposed sternum, Fig. 15) with apical
margin on either side of apex undulant, forming
a subapical (if attachment point is considered
apical) depression; apical margin and subapical
carinae similar to those of T. spissa.
Sternum 8 similar to that of spissa but median
knob weak and almost apical and apical margin
strongly indented medially. Genital capsule
and gonocoxite as in Figs. 18 and 19.
Vestiture.- White except as follows: dorsum
of thorax often pale ochraceous; inner
surfaces tarsi yellow to red; terga with dark
brown hairs and white banding. Terga 1–3
as in female terga but tergum 1 with short,
appressed brown hairs across entire apical
area except impunctate apical rim; tergum 2
with apical distal white pubescent band interrupted
medially by one-fourth to threefifths
width of tergum or slightly more. Terga
4–7 as in terga 4–6 of female but tergum 5
similar to 4 and tergum 6 often entirely dark
brown (occasionally with small lateral white
patches).
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