Species circumscription within the Rediviva neliana group (Hymenoptera: Melittidae), with the description of the new species Rediviva volgeli sp. nov. Melin & Colville Author Melin, Annalie Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Claremont, South Africa; and African Centre for Coastal Palaeoscience, Nelson Mandela University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa Author Manning, John C. Compton Herbarium, South African National Biodiversity Institute, Claremont, South Africa; and Research Centre for Plant Growth and Development, School of Life Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Scottsville, South Africa Author Colville, Jonathan F. Statistics in Ecology, Environment and Conservation, Department of Statistical Sciences, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa text Zootaxa 2024 2024-09-12 5507 2 245 284 http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5507.2.3 journal article 303370 10.11646/zootaxa.5507.2.3 d15e80e9-fe13-4cc8-abc5-7e4bba831df6 1175-5326 13757643 A260DED6-5A89-4E63-9C35-B6B9ACA00E6E
TABLE 2. Summary of phoretic Meloe (Coleoptera, Meloidae) triungulins (first instar larvae) found on the females of three summer-rainfall occurring Rediviva species. The number of triungulins and their attachment sites, the bee specimen’s locality, and the accession number are given. The letter following the accession number indicates the sequential number of the specimen within a series. For the locality information the provinces of South Africa are summarised as: EC=Eastern Cape Province, FS=Free State Province, KZN=KwaZulu-Natal Province.
No. triungulinsLocation on bee bodyBee speciesSAMC Accession No.Locality in South Africa
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6head, thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002863aEC, Elands Heights
2thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002863eEC, Elands Heights
1hindlegR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002863fEC, Elands Heights
6head, thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002863iEC, Elands Heights
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002864aEC, Elands Heights
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002529rEC, Hogsback
2thorax, hindlegR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002524aEC, Hogsback, Mitchell’s Pass
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002524bEC, Hogsback, Mitchell’s Pass
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002525aEC, Hogsback, Mitchell’s Pass
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002532aEC, Katberg, Katberg Pass
1abdomenR. steineriSAM-HYM-B002820cEC, Lady, Grey, Joubert’s Pass
1hindlegR. steineriSAM-HYM-B002947bEC, Rossouw
5thoraxR. nelianaSAM-HYM-B002860bFS, Golden Gate Highlands National Park
2thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002920aFS, Sentinel
1hindlegR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002890KZN, Garden Castle Forest
1headR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002888bKZN, Qachas Nek
1headR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002757dKZN, Royal Natal National Park, The Pudding
1abdomenR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002758eKZN, Royal Natal National Park, The Pudding
2thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002758jKZN, Royal Natal National Park, The Pudding
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002758lKZN, Royal Natal National Park, The Pudding
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002760dKZN, Royal Natal National Park, The Pudding
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002760fKZN, Royal Natal National Park, The Pudding
1thoraxR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002760gKZN, Royal Natal National Park, The Pudding
2thorax, headR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002751tKZN, Royal Natal National Park, The Pudding
1hindlegR. politissimaSAM-HYM-B002716aKZN, Sani Pass