Two continents and two names for a Neotropical colletid bee species (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Neopasiphaeinae): Hoplocolletes ventralis (Friese, 1924)

Autor(es)

Almeida, Eduardo A. B. ^[1] ; Quinteiro, Fabio B. ^[1]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Dept Biol, FFCLRP, BR-14049 Ribeirao Preto, SP - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: PeerJ; v. 3, OCT 20 2015.
• Citações Web of Science: 1

Resumo

Neopasiphaeine bees (Apoidea: Colletidae) are known for their Amphinotic distribution in the Australian and Neotropical regions. Affinities between colletid taxa in Australia and South America have been speculated for decades, and have been confirmed by recent phylogenetic hypotheses that indicate a biogeographic scenario compatible with a trans-Antarctic biotic connection during the Paleogene. No neopasiphaeine species occurs on both sides of the Pacific Ocean, but the Neotropical species Hoplocolletes ventralis (Friese, 1924) was described as an Australian taxon due to an error in the specimen labels. This mistake was recognized by CD Michener 50 years ago. We herein report that the same labeling problem also happened with Dasycolletes chalceus Friese, 1924, which remained as a tentatively placed species in the Australian genus Leioproctus until now. Moreover, Dasycolletes chalceus is interpreted as a synonym of Hoplocolletes ventralis. We also provide a revised diagnosis for Hoplocolletes, describe the male of H. ventralis in detail for the first time, including a comparative study of its genitalia and associated sterna. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 11/09477-9 - Taxonomia, filogenia, biogeografia e evolução de abelhas Neopasiphaeinae (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) utilizando dados moleculares e morfológicos
• Beneficiário: Eduardo Andrade Botelho de Almeida
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores