identifier	taxonID	type	CVterm	format	language	title	description	additionalInformationURL	UsageTerms	rights	Owner	contributor	creator	bibliographicCitation
C6559E64FFE9FF86FEDBFE5BF5159781.text	C6559E64FFE9FF86FEDBFE5BF5159781.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Meliturgula Friese 1903	<div><p>Key to the Ethiopian species of Meliturgula</p> <p>Females</p> <p>1. Large species (&gt; 7mm). Cuticle generally strongly sculptured. Facial foveae well developed, irregular in shape. First submarginal cell right. Second submarginal cell wide and subtrapezoidal.......................................... Subgenus Meliturgula FRIESE — 2</p> <p>­ Smaller species (&lt;6,5mm). Cuticle sculpture weaker. Facial foveae lesser depressed, regularly elliptic. First submarginal cell lightly curved. Second submarginal cell strongly narrowed anteriorly, subtrapezoidal to subtriangular.....................................................................................................................Subgenus Poecilomelitta FRIESE — 6</p> <p>2 Notably large species (&gt; 9,4mm). Face ventral half yellow. Mesonotum and scutellum punctuation fine and variably dense. Terga with large sparse punctures. Metasoma superficially sculptured, partly reddish..................................... Southern Africa 3</p> <p>­ Smaller species (&lt;9mm). Only the clypeus with yellow marks. Mesonotum and scutellum punctures wide and deep. Metasoma punctuation fine and very dense; cuticle generally dark (one species with T1­2(3) reddish). Southern Africa, one species endemic in Madagascar, one species distributed all along Eastern Africa................... 4</p> <p>3. Large species (ca. 10mm). Mesonotum and scutellum densely punctured and micropunctured. Scutellum entirely dark. Terga entirely dark, finely sculptured and generally weakly shiny. South­African species.......................... Meliturgula braunsi FRIESE</p> <p>­ Smaller species (&lt;10mm). Mesonotum and scutellum finer and weaker punctured. T1­2(3) partly reddish (more extended in some specimens). Terga finely sculptured, strongly shiny. South­African species.................... Meliturgula wilmattae COCKERELL</p> <p>4. Clypeus yellow, generally with 2 medio­lateral and longitudinal dark marks. A3 short nearly as long as pedicellus. T1­2(3) at least partly reddish. Tergal apical fringes nearly complete constituted of white hairs. South­African and Namibian species................................................................................... Meliturgula haematospila COCKERELL</p> <p>­ Clypeus without (or smaller) dark marks. A3 longer. Terga entirely dark. Terga apical fringes generally yellowish...................................................................................... 5</p> <p>5. Clypeus entirely yellow; punctuation rather sparse. Tergal cuticle unpunctured, entirely matte. Antennal apex orangish. Glossa rather long. Pilosity rare. Species endemic in Madagascar.................................................. Meliturgula insularis BENOIST</p> <p>­ Clypeus yellow, the medio­apical part dark; punctuation dense. Terga densely punctured; cuticle strongly shiny between punctures. Ventral face of the antennae flagellum orangish. Glossa distinctly shorter. Terga with dense apical hair fringes. Species distributed along Eastern Africa, from South­Africa to Egypt and Saudi­Arabia........................................................................................... Meliturgula scriptifrons (WALKER)</p> <p>6. Cuticle entirely yellow with black marks (wasp­like). Mesonotum finely and very densely punctured, with 4 typical longitudinal yellow marks. Pilosity rare, whitish. Namibian species, also found in Transvaal....................... Meliturgula flavida (FRIESE)</p> <p>­ Cuticle not wasp­like. Mesonotum black, more weakly punctured. Pilosity whitish, generally more abundant............................................................................................... 7</p> <p>7. Facial cuticle sparsely punctured; the ventral half reddish. Clypeus median part with a short yellow mark. Postscutellum and anterior part of scutellum yellow. Metasoma reddish. Namibian species................................................ Meliturgula rozeni EARDLEY</p> <p>­ Face rather sparsely and weakly punctured, the cuticle black or brownish black. Clypeus without yellow marks. Thorax entirely black or brownish­black (like face). Metasoma dark, like previously black or brownish­black............................................ 8</p> <p>8. Cuticle entirely black. Clypeus protruding. Clypeus and face lateral parts weakly but distinctly punctured. Facial foveae long and regularly elliptic. Mesonotum and scutellum sparsely punctured and micropunctured. T2­4 with nearly continuous white hair fringes. South­African and Namibian species.... Melitturgula eardleyana PATINY</p> <p>­ Cuticle reddish. Clypeus not protruding. Clypeus and face lateral parts regularly punctured; clypeus median part smoother. Facial foveae drop­shaped. Mesonotum and scutellum abundantly punctured and micropunctured. T2­4 apex with few pilosity, not organized into hair fringes. Namibian species.. Meliturgula fuliginosa FRIESE</p> <p>Males</p> <p>1. Small species (&lt;5mm). Eyes normal or slightly enlarged. Ocelli small and usually positioned. A3 shorter than pedicellus or A4. One species with a long strong tooth on gena. Second submarginal cell strongly narrowed anteriorly. S8 short, not carinate; the apical margin straight or convex, not emarginate (medially).................................................................................................................. Subgenus Poecilomelitta FRIESE – 2</p> <p>­ Large species (&gt; 5mm). Eyes large. Ocelli large and grouped facially (close to the antennae sockets). A3 longer than pedicellus or A4. Genae not modified. Second submarginal cell wide anteriorly. S8 apical margin straight; medially emarginatein some species.............................................................. Subgenus Meliturgula FRIESE – 5</p> <p>2. Larger species. Face with numerous yellow marks. Gena with a strong tooth directed backward, inserted on the mandibular articulation. Cuticle mainly black with some yellow marks; sculpture reduced. Legs yellow beyondfemoral apex. S8 cradle­like; apex short and angular; face ventrally convex with a small median carina. Gonostyli rather long. Namibian species, also present in Transvaal Meliturgula flavida (FRIESE)</p> <p>­ Smaller species. Yellow marks restricted to clypeus. Gena without tooth. Cuticle generally dark, often lightly discoloured, then reddish. Legs not so coloured. S8 apex different; ventral face not depressed or carinate. Gonostyli variably extended........... 3</p> <p>3. Eyes not enlarged. Clypeus flat to lightly depressed medially; medio­proximal part with a small pale yellow mark. Antennae dark. Meso­ and metasoma brownish­black S8 apex rounded. Gonostyli rather long. Namibian species.............................................................................................................................. Meliturgula fuliginosa (FRIESE)</p> <p>­ Eyes enlarged. Clypeus usually convex; entirely or only partly yellow. Antennae variably coloured. S8 apex straight or rounded. Gonostyli variably long......................... 4</p> <p>4. Clypeus with a subtriangular yellow marking pointing ventrally. Flagellum apex cleared; scape and flagellum base dark. S8 apex rounded. Gonostyli extremely short Namibian species.............................................................. Meliturgula rozeni EARDLEY Clypeus entirely yellow. Scape and flagellum basis yellow; flagellum apex orangish S8 apex straight to rounded. Gonostyli long (asin M. flavida). Namibian and South African species............................................................. Meliturgula eardleyana PATINY</p> <p>5. Large species (&gt; 8mm). Face ventral half (below antennae sockets) yellow. Mandibles gently (usually) curved. Outer subantennal suture gently curved................................................................................ South­African species Meliturgula braunsi FRIESE</p> <p>­ Smaller species (&lt;8mm); characters combined differently. Yellow coloration restricted to clypeus and mandibles usually curved or face ventral half yellow and mandibles strongly curved (angle between base and apex reaching 90°). Outer subantennal suture very strongly curved in some species...................................................... 6</p> <p>6. Face ventral half, scapal anterior face, flagellum apex yellow. Outer subantennal suture strongly curved. Mandibles strongly curved (base forming a nearly 90° angle with apex). Namibian and South­African species.................................................................................................................................. Meliturgula haematospila COCKERELL.</p> <p>­ Only clypeus yellow; pilosity notably erect. Outer subantennal suture usually curved. Mandibles shorter and usually curved. Widely distributed species; ranging along Eastern Africa, from South­Africa, since Egypt and Saudi­Arabia........................................................................................................................ M e liturgula scriptifrons (WALKER)</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/C6559E64FFE9FF86FEDBFE5BF5159781	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Patiny, Sébastien	Patiny, Sébastien (2004): Descriptions of the males of two recently described South African Panurginae (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), with updated keys to the African species of Melitturga and Meliturgula. Zootaxa 669 (1): 1-12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.669.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.669.1.1
C6559E64FFEAFF88FEDBFEA3F5159782.text	C6559E64FFEAFF88FEDBFEA3F5159782.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Melitturga (Australomelitturga) Patiny 1999	<div><p>Key to the species of Melitturga (Australomelitturga)</p> <p>Most of the useful diagnostic structures for the since known species were accurately illustrated by Eardley (1991). Consequently the illustration of the present keys to the African Melitturga Latreille, 1806 and Meliturgula Friese, 1903 species is restricted to the useful characters for the identification of the taxa described here (Figs, 1, 2, 3).</p> <p>Females</p> <p>1. Metasoma cuticle entirely black except the tergal margins. Namibian species............................................................................................... Melitturga penrithorum EARDLEY</p> <p>­ Metasoma cuticle at least partly reddish....................................................................... 2</p> <p>2. Metasoma red with some median black marks on terga. Clypeus ventral part, labrum, mandibles basis and antennae reddish­yellow. Pilosity reddish­blonde on the whole body, clearer on the face. Namibian species............... Melitturga barbareae EARDLEY</p> <p>­ Metasoma black with reddish marks on the first tergum. Clypeus and adjacent part yellow, never reddish. Anal fringe dark. Pilosity of the anterior of the body clear.... 3</p> <p>3. T(1)2­3(4) red. Face entirely black. Pilosity sparse, blonde on the pleurae and whitish on the propodeum. Anal fringe black. South­African species.................................................................................................................................. Melitturga capensis FRIESE</p> <p>­ Only the tergal apical depressions and the first tergal periphery discoloured or partly reddish. Pilosity whitish­grey, forming dense apical fringes on the tergal apices. Anal fringe brownish­black. North­African species.................. Melitturga albescens PEREZ</p> <p>Males</p> <p>1. Clypeus or clypeus and scapal ventral faces yellow; the supraclypeus and face lateral parts dark. T6 proximal part slightly convex (helmet­like), glabrous....................................................................................................................................Namibian species 2</p> <p>­ Clypeus and close areas (supraclypeus and/or face lateral parts) yellow. T6 strongly convex (helmet­like); the proximal part densely hairy................................................. 3</p> <p>2. Mesosoma pilosity short, greyish. T6 lightly convex. Gonostyli with thick secondary processes (Fig.2a)...................................................... Melitturga penrithorum EARDLEY</p> <p>­ Mesosoma pilosity longer, brownish. T6 nearly undifferentiated. Gonostyli with weaker secondary processes (Fig.2b)........................... Melitturga barbareae EARDLEY</p> <p>3. Clypeus and lateral parts of face whitish­yellow. Mesonotum with 2 longitudinal lateral depressions, diverging posteriorly. Metasoma glabrous without hair fringes.............................................Species from South­Angola Melitturga flavomarginata PATINY</p> <p>­ Lateral parts of face black. Mesonotum regularly convex. Pilosity more abundant, forming in some species fringes on the tergal apices.................................................... 4</p> <p>4. Clypeus and supraclypeus pale yellow. Pilosity greyish, dense and uniform, constituting a continuous pile. Terga black. South­African species............................................................................................ Melitturga capensis FRIESE</p> <p>­ Clypeus, supraclypeus and anterior face of scapes pale yellow. Pilosity grey, short and uniform. Terga proximal part finely sculptured, matte, apical margin yellowish transparent. North­African species........................................... Melitturga albescens PÉREZ</p></div> 	http://treatment.plazi.org/id/C6559E64FFEAFF88FEDBFEA3F5159782	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Patiny, Sébastien	Patiny, Sébastien (2004): Descriptions of the males of two recently described South African Panurginae (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), with updated keys to the African species of Melitturga and Meliturgula. Zootaxa 669 (1): 1-12, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.669.1.1, URL: https://biotaxa.org/Zootaxa/article/view/zootaxa.669.1.1
