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0396F106FFA3FFC7FF26F9C7FB420D11.text	0396F106FFA3FFC7FF26F9C7FB420D11.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) Eickwort	<div><p>Key for Oxystoglossella species from South America</p><p>Lepeco and Goncalves (2022) proposed two informal species groups for the subgenus based on their phylogenetic results: the A. iphigenia group (for species with slightly produced or transverse basal elevation of labrum) and the A. morrae group (for species with orbicular basal elevation of labrum). Herein, a refined scheme of informal species subgroups based on morphological features is proposed to facilitate species identification, as we proceed in determining species. Within the A. iphigenia group, a subgroup can be readily identified by female S1 tuberculate and male sternal modifications, the A. modica subgroup ( A. mendax, A. modica, A. simplex sp. nov. and A. tenax). The species of the A. iphigenia subgroup have broad subapical tooth and strong cephalic polymorphism ( A. iphigenia, A. matucanensis and A. phoenicis). Within the A. morrae group, two subgroups can be separated by the ornamentation of mesepisternum, rugulose anteriorly to mesepisternal groove on A. morrae subgroup ( A. antonita, A. cymatoides, A. erubescens, A. laevinota sp. nov., A. morrae, A. obidensis sp. nov. and A. thalia) and punctate anteriorly to mesepisternal groove on A. aurinasis subgroup ( A. almeidai sp. nov., A. aurinasis, A. brevipilosa sp. nov., A. eucnemis, A. lamellata sp. nov. and A. mineira sp. nov.). Augochlora rightmyerae and A. meloi sp. nov. are distinct from other species, but they can be associated with the A. morrae and A. aurinasis subgroups, respectively, based on mesepisternum ornamentation.</p><p>Females</p><p>1 S1 with a tuberculate elevation (Lepeco and Gonçalves 2020a) (Figure 1I); labrum basal elevation slight, not well defined (Lepeco and Gonçalves 2020b) (Figure 1A); hypostomal carina never elevated or projected anteriorly ................................................. 2</p><p>- S1 straight, without tuberculate elevation (Lepeco and Gonçalves 2020a) (Figure 1H); labrum basal elevation well defined, orbicular or transverse in shape; hypostomal carina usually elevated or projected anteriorly, sometimes forming a tooth ............. 5</p><p>2 Metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugulose, strongly depressed and therefore being well delimited in relation to propodeum medially; body with dark green colouration, sometimes with olivaceus aspect, mainly on frons ................................................................ 3</p><p>- Metapostnotum with carinae and rugae restricted to anterior portion, becoming smooth or imbricate posteriorly, slightly depressed and not well delimited in relation to propodeum medially; body light green or green, with golden reflections ........... 4</p><p>3 Head with elongated aspect (ratio between length and width: ~1.7) (Figure 12A); frons dark green; lower parocular area, mesoscutum and scutellum smooth among punctures; anterior surface of T1 with sparse tiny setae among long setae; Brazil (Minas Gerais) (Figure 13D) .......................... .......................... Augochlora simplex sp. nov.</p><p>- Head with rounded aspect (ratio between length and width: ~1.3); frons olivaceous; lower parocular area, mesoscutum and scutellum imbricate among punctures; anterior surface of T1 with dense coverage of tomentose setae among long setae; Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro) Figure 13D) ..................... ..................... Augochlora tenax Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>4 Metapostnotum mostly rugose, lateral ornamentation forming semicircular carinae, posterior surface microreticulate medially, dull; body mostly green; Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo) (Figure 13C) .................. .................. Augochlora mendax Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>- Metapostnotum mostly with longitudinal carination, posterior surface loosely imbricate medially, shiny; body mostly light green; Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe) (Figure 13C) ........................................... ................................................................. Augochlora modica Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>5 Anterior surface of mesoscutum disc rugulose (weakly on A. erubescens); portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae, without defined punctures; sublateral surfaces of scutellum densely to contiguously punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD; gena and post-gena striate; terga usually with copper-red reflections ............................................................................................................................................... 6</p><p>- Anterior surface of mesoscutum disc punctate; portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate or covered with small rugae (coarse rugae only in A. matucanensis); sublateral surfaces of scutellum with sparser punctation, with interspaces wider than 0.5 PD; gena and post-gena punctate to striate; terga rarely with copper reflections, never with strong red hue ....................................................................... 12</p><p>6 Hypostomal carina raised as a translucent lamella, as high as 0.7 OD (Figure 3A), without distinct prominence anteriorly; dorsal surface of metasomal terga green, medially dull, without copper reflections Peru (Cuzco) (Figure 14B) .................................... ...................................................................................... Augochlora cymatoides (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>- Hypostomal carina not raised as a translucent lamella, less than 0.5 OD thick, with a distinct prominence anteriorly; dorsal surface of metasomal terga golden with copper-red reflections ............................................................................................................................... 7</p><p>7 Mesepisternum, at mid-height, with coarse and well-defined punctures posteriorly to mesepisternal groove; contiguously punctate below mesopleural pit, becoming sparser ventrally (Figure 9B); mesepisternum loosely to strongly imbricate among punctures .............................................................................................. Augochlora obidensis sp. nov.</p><p>- Mesepisternum, at mid-height, with shallow and poorly defined punctures posteriorly to mesepisternal groove; densely but not contiguously punctate below mesopleural pit; mesepisternum usually smooth among punctures, sometimes loosely imbricate 8</p><p>8 Anterior half of mesoscutum with punctures with similar size ........................................ 9</p><p>- Anterior half of mesoscutum with punctures of two size classes: few coarse punctures scattered among tiny ones 10</p><p>9 Mesoscutum with sparse punctation posterior to median line (I&gt; 0.5 PD); Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Pará), British Guiana (Figure 14B) Augochlora laevinota sp. nov.</p><p>- Mesoscutum densely punctate posterior to median line (I &lt;0.5 PD); Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Paraguay (Figure 14A) ................... ................... Augochlora morrae Strand, 1910</p><p>10 Anterior surface of mesoscutum disc weakly rugulose; preoccipital ridge not produced, as thick as 0.2 OD; British Guyana, Trinidad (Figure 14B) ........................................... ..................................................................................... Augochlora erubescens Cockerell, 1923</p><p>- Anterior surface of mesoscutum rugulose; preoccipital ridge produced, especially laterally (&gt; 0.5 OD) ............................................................................................................................ 11</p><p>11. Clypeus, supraclypeal area, mesoscutum and scutellum usually with strong copper-red reflections; abundant coverage of yellowish setae on head and mesosoma; femora dark brown to black; Brazil (Amazonas), Peru (Huánuco, Loreto, Ucayali) (Figure 14A) .............................................................................. Augochlora thalia Smith, 1879</p><p>- Clypeus, supraclypeal area, mesoscutum and scutellum usually without strong copper-red reflections; pubescence on head and mesosoma white, long setae relatively sparser; femora dark brown; Colombia, Panamá (Figure 14A) ................................................ .......................................................................................... Augochlora antonita Michener, 1954</p><p>12 Mesoscutum disc mostly purple (Figures 7B, 10B) or mostly black (Figure 11B); apical dark band of clypeus more than 2 OD long, disc sometimes almost entirely darkened; clypeus and supraclypeal area with purple reflections ...................................................... 13</p><p>- Mesoscutum disc without purple reflections and never black; apical dark band of clypeus about 1.5 OD long or shorter; clypeus and supraclypeal area without purple reflections ............................................................................................................................................. 15</p><p>13 Mesoscutum and scutellum mostly black, except for small marginal areas (Figure 11B); clypeus disc almost entirely darkened; metapostnotum entirely covered with radiating carinae; apex of setae on sublateral surfaces of T3 not surpassing apex of sclerite; Bolivia (La Paz), Brazil (Acre), Peru (Cuzco, Madre de Dios) (Figure 13B) ............ ............................................................................................. Augochlora rightmyerae Engel, 2000</p><p>- Mesoscutum disc purple, scutellum green with copper and purple reflections (Figure 7B); clypeus disc darkened only on its apical half; posterior surface of metapostnotum smooth or microreticulate, not covered with carinae; apex of setae on sublateral surfaces of T3 surpassing apex of sclerite ............................................................................... 14</p><p>14 Portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate; surface posterior to mesepisternal groove with small punctures, I &lt;PD; metapostnotum as long as two-thirds of scutellum length (Figure 7B); on propodeum, space between lateral carinae about 1.5× higher than wide; hypostomal carina with a slight rounded prominence anteriorly; Brazil (Amazonas) (Figure 13A) .. Augochlora meloi sp. nov.</p><p>- Portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove covered with small rugae; surface posterior to mesepisternal groove with very small punctures, I&gt; 2 PD; metapostnotum as long as scutellum; on propodeum, space between lateral carinae narrow, about 2× higher than wide; hypostomal carina forming a tooth anteriorly (broadly expanded in macrocephalic females); Bolivia (La Paz), Brazil (Acre), Peru (Cuzco, Huanuco, Madre de Dios) (Figure 14C) Augochlora phoenicis (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>15 Portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove covered with rugae; basal elevation of labrum transverse or not well defined; lower paraocular area not contiguously punctate; lateral teeth of clypeus small, not projecting ahead of clypeal border ..................................................................................................................................................... 16</p><p>- Portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate; basal elevation of labrum orbicular; lower paraocular area contiguously punctate; lateral teeth of clypeus projecting ahead of clypeal border ........................................................................... 17</p><p>16 Basal elevation of labrum transverse; hypostomal carina forming a tooth anteriorly; gena and post-gena punctate, without striae; portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove covered with fine rugae; dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view, without additional angle laterally; punctation on clypeus disc sparse medially, I = 2 PD; on propodeum, space between lateral carinae narrow, about 2× higher than wide; Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Uruguay (Figure 14C) ........................... ....................................................................................... Augochlora iphigenia Holmberg, 1886</p><p>- Basal elevation of labrum not well defined; hypostomal carina not prominent anteriorly; gena and post-gena mostly striate; portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove covered with coarse rugae; dorsolateral angle of pronotum acute in dorsal view, with an additional angle laterally; punctation on clypeus disc relatively dense medially, I &lt;PD; on propodeum, space between lateral carinae about 1.5× higher than wide; Peru (Lima) (Figure 14C) .......................................................................... ................................................................................ Augochlora matucanensis Cockerell, 1914</p><p>17 Posterior half of S4 with short setae (&lt;1.5 OD), posterior half of S5 with scattered long setae among short setae (Figure 2C); hypostomal carina forming a tooth anteriorly (elevation longer than wider); Colombia (Valle) (Figure 14B) .................................................. ...................................................................................................... Augochlora brevipilosa sp. nov.</p><p>- Posterior half of S4 and S5 densely covered by long setae (&gt; 3 OD); hypostomal carina not forming a tooth anteriorly ..................................................................................................... 18</p><p>18 Disc of T1 golden with copper reflection, shiny, punctures well defined; hypostomal carina as thick as 0.5 OD (Figure 1A); dorsal surface of mesosoma golden with copper reflection; posterior surface of metapostnotum smooth; Brazil (Pará) (Figure 13A) ........................................ ........................................ Augochlora almeidai sp. nov.</p><p>- Disc of T1 brown, dull, punctures shallow, usually barely visible; hypostomal carina as thick as 0.3 OD or less; dorsal surface of mesosoma usually green with golden reflection; posterior surface of metapostnotum variable .................................................. 19</p><p>19 Preoccipital ridge lamellate, as thick as 0.7 OD laterally (Figure 5A); posterior surface of metapostnotum never smooth; Brazil (Pará) (Figure 13B) .................................................... ......................................................................................................... Augochlora lamellata sp. nov.</p><p>- Preoccipital ridge carinate, as thick as 0.3 OD laterally; posterior surface of metapostnotum variable .................................................................................................................................... 20</p><p>20 Posterior margin of metapostnotum covered with rugae or densely imbricate, never smooth (Figure 8B); basal surface of labrum dark brown; Brazil (Minas Gerais) (Figure 13B) ......................................... ......................................... Augochlora mineira sp. nov.</p><p>- Posterior margin of metapostnotum smooth; basal surface of labrum yellow to light brown ..................................................................................................................................................... 21</p><p>21 Upper paraocular area contiguously punctate (Lepeco and Goncalves 2020b) (Figure 3A); frons with crowded punctures near eye notch level; body metallic green; punctures on mesoscutum disc separated by about 1.0 PD; Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay, Peru (Figure 13A) .................................. Augochlora aurinasis (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>- Upper paraocular area densely but not contiguously punctate (Lepeco and Goncalves 2020b) (Figure 3B); frons contiguously punctate; body with blue reflections; punctures on mesoscutum disc separated by 1.5 PD Brazil (Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco) (Figure 13B) .................................................................. Augochlora eucnemis (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>Males (not known for A. brevipilosa sp. nov., A. cymatoides, A. erubescens and A. meloi sp. nov.)</p><p>1 S4 with a tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin; S5 depressed transversally on median surface; frontal line becoming faintly indicated above antennal sockets level; hind basitarsus about 5× longer than maximum width, usually slightly narrowed apically (except A. simplex sp. nov.); dorsolateral angle of pronotum rounded in dorsal view; clypeus apex and labrum creamy white ........................................................................ 2</p><p>- S4 without a distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin; S5 not depressed transversally on median surface; frontal line indicated as a carina at least near eye notch level; hind basitarsus more than 6.5× longer than maximum width, parallel sided; dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse or acute in dorsal view; clypeus apex and labrum colour variable .............................................................................................................. 5</p><p>2 Frontal line indicated as a carina at least near antennal sockets level; hind basitarsus parallel sided; S5 weakly depressed transversally on median surface; head with elongated aspect (ratio between length and width: ~0.7) ....................................................... ............................................................................................................. Augochlora simplex sp. nov.</p><p>- Frontal line not indicated as a carina; hind basitarsus slightly narrowed apically; S5 strongly depressed transversally on median surface; head with rounded aspect (ratio between length and width: ~0.8) ................................................................................................. 3</p><p>3 Mesoscutum and scutellum imbricate among punctures; mesosoma integument dark green, frons with dark blue reflections ............................................................................................. .................................................................... Augochlora tenax Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>- Mesoscutum and scutellum smooth among punctures; mesosoma integument green (not darkened), frons with golden and light blue reflections ........................................... 4</p><p>4 Metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugose ......................................................................................... ............................................................... Augochlora mendax Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>- Metapostnotum posterior surface without carinae, smooth .................................................... ................................................................. Augochlora modica Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>5 Anterior surface of mesoscutum disc rugulose; portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae, without defined punctures; metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugose; metasoma usually with copper-red reflections 6</p><p>- Anterior surface of mesoscutum disc punctate; portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate or covered with small rugae (coarse rugae only in A. matucanensis); metapostnotum variable, often without carinae or rugae on its posterior surface; metasoma green, sometimes with golden or purplish reflections or dorsally brown, dull, but never with copper-red reflections ................................................... 10</p><p>6 Mesepisternum strongly imbricate among punctures; scutellum mostly contiguously punctate, sublateral surfaces with interspaces not exceeding PD ......................................... .............................................................................................................................. A. obidensis sp. nov.</p><p>- Mesepisternum smooth to loosely imbricate among punctures; scutellum mostly densely punctate, sublateral surfaces with interspaces exceeding PD ......................... 7</p><p>7 Clypeus, supraclypeal area, mesoscutum and scutellum with strong copper-red reflections ........................................ ........................................ Augochlora thalia Smith, 1879</p><p>- Clypeus, supraclypeal area, mesoscutum and scutellum green, often with golden reflections, but not copper-red reflections ............................................................................... 8</p><p>8 Mesoscutum with sparse punctation posterior to median line, interspaces exceeding PD; paraocular area densely punctate near antennal socket; propodeum lateral surfaces smooth among punctures ................ ................ Augochlora laevinota sp. nov.</p><p>- Mesoscutum with interspaces not exceeding puncture diameter; paraocular area contiguously punctate near antennal socket; propodeum lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures ................................................................................................................................ 9</p><p>9 Metasomal terga green with copper and golden reflections; hind tibia yellow to light brown Augochlora antonita Michener, 1954</p><p>- Metasomal terga mostly golden with strong copper-red reflections; hind tibia brown to dark brown Augochlora morrae Strand, 1910</p><p>10 Metapostnotum longer than scutellum, with strong radiating carinae continuing onto propodeum on lateral surfaces (Figure 6D); flagellum crenullate (Figure 6C); dorsolateral angle of pronotum with an additional angle laterally; preoccipital carina as thick as 0.3 OD laterally; longest setae on lower paraocular area about 2.5 OD; basal surface of labrum black; mandible mostly dark brown .............................................................. ................................................................................ Augochlora matucanensis Cockerell, 1914</p><p>- Metapostnotum about as long as metanotum or shorter, carinae not continuing onto propodeum on lateral surfaces; flagellum not crenullate; dorsolateral angle of pronotum without additional angle laterally; preoccipital carina thicker than 0.7 OD laterally; setae on lower paraocular area not exceeding 2 OD; basal surface of labrum creamy white to light brown; mandible mostly yellow ..................................................... 11</p><p>11 Mesoscutum almost entirely black (except for small marginal areas), with interspaces exceeding 3 PD; scutellum somewhat darkened; hypostomal carina as thick as 0.7 OD; apex of T1 inflexed; dorsal surface of T1 black, without green or golden reflections ... ............................................................................................. Augochlora rightmyerae Engel, 2000</p><p>pp. - Mesoscutum, sometimes with golden and purple reflections, but not black, punctures separated by at most 2 PD; scutellum green, not darkened; hypostomal carina as thick as 0.3 OD; apex of T1 not inflexed; dorsal surface of T1 brown, with green and often golden reflections ............................................................................................ 12</p><p>12 Portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with small rugae, without defined punctures; F1 as long as one-half of the length of F2; longest setae on pot-gena with about 5 OD; frontal line as a carina above eye notch level, becoming faintly indicated near anterior ocellus; mesoscutum disc with purple reflection ................................... ................................... Augochlora phoenicis (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>- Portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length; setae on post-gena shorter than 4 OD; frontal line not indicated as a carina above eye notch level; mesoscutum disc without purple reflection .............. 13</p><p>13 Clypeus apex without yellowish band, sometimes with yellowish marks on apical corners; space between lateral carinae on propodeum narrowed, about 2× higher than wide; paraocular area sparsely punctate, punctures weak; S5 without glabrous patch medially; hind femur with green reflection ........................................................................ ....................................................................................... Augochlora iphigenia Holmberg, 1886</p><p>- Clypeus apex with well-defined yellowish band; space between lateral carinae on propodeum about 1.5× higher than wide; paraocular area densely to contiguously punctate; S5 with glabrous patch medially; hind femur without green reflection ............................................................................................................................................... 14</p><p>14 Metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugulose ............................................................................ 15</p><p>- Metapostnotum not covered with carinae posteriorly ...................................................... 16</p><p>15 Preoccipital carina as thick as 1.5 OD laterally; dorsolateral angle of pronotum acute in dorsal view; apex of clypeus and basal surface of labrum creamy white ........................... ......................................................................................................... Augochlora lamellata sp. nov.</p><p>- Preoccipital carina as thick as OD laterally; dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view; apex of clypeus and basal surface of labrum yellowish .................................... ............................................................................................................. Augochlora mineira sp. nov.</p><p>16 Hypostomal carina raised as a translucent lamella, as high as 0.8 OD (Figure 1C); T1 disc with copper reflections, shiny, punctures well defined .................................................... ........................................................................................................... Augochlora almeidai sp. nov.</p><p>- Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD; T1 disc brown, dull, punctures usually barely visible ...................................................................................................................................................... 17</p><p>17 Frons with dense but not contiguous punctures near eye notch level; metapostnotum posterior surface usually microreticulate; body metallic green with golden reflections ............................................................................................ Augochlora aurinasis (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>- Frons contiguously punctate near eye notch level; metapostnotum posterior surface smooth; body with blue reflections ......... ......... Augochlora eucnemis (Vachal, 1911)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFA3FFC7FF26F9C7FB420D11	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFA8FFC2FEE1FAC8FE1C0A97.text	0396F106FFA8FFC2FEE1FAC8FE1C0A97.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) almeidai Lepeco & Gonçalves 2023	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) almeidai sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: CA72BB54-4A39-49F3-9DEE-D419B421291B</p><p>(Figures 1A–E, 13A)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of the labrum orbicular and both sexes have the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate ( A. aurinasis subgroup). It can be separated from the remaining Oxystoglossella by the metapostnotum not covered with carinae posteriorly, smooth, its basal surface depressed; T1 disc with copper reflections,shiny, punctures well defined; hypostomal carina anteriorly with a strong rounded projection on females and raised as a translucent lamella as high as 0.8 OD on males. The raised hypostomal carina can be found in A. cymatoides, but this species has the anterior surface of the mesoscutum disc rugulose, a characteristic not found in A. almeidai sp. nov.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.2; head length: 1.4; clypeus width: 0.6; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 1.2; clypeus ocellar distance: 0.9; intertegular distance: 1; T1 width: 1.4; T2 width: 1.5; body length: 6.5. Head. Labrum basal surface light brown; basal elevation well defined, orbicular. Mandible mostly dark brown, medially light brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 3× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly golden, apical dark band as long as OD; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD); lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area golden; upper portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;1.5 PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area golden; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.7 OD laterally. Gena golden. Post-gena punctate-striate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina low (0.5 OD), anteriorly with a strong rounded prominence. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur black, with faint green reflections, tibia and tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum golden with copper reflection; anterior portion densely punctate, becoming sparser (I = PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum golden; sublateral surfaces with I = PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with well-defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa and trochanter black, femur brown, tibia and tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; with I &lt;0.5 PD. Hind leg coxa green, trochanter and black, femur to tarsus yellow. Metapostnotum almost as long as scutellum; basally with radiating carinae, becoming smooth posteriorly. Propodeum golden with copper reflection; densely punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly golden with green and copper reflections, dorsally shiny, apical dark band (= OD); sparsely punctate on disc (I = 2 PD), lateral surfaces with tiny punctures (I = 3 PD); anterior surface with sparse tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly golden with green and copper reflections; sparsely punctate (I = 1.5 PD). T5 black. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.2; head length: 1.5; clypeus width: 0.5; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 0.9; intertegular distance: 1.0; T1 width: 1.2; T2 width: 1.3; body length: 5.5. Head. Labrum basal surface yellowish. Mandible yellow, apex brownish. Clypeus disc mostly green, apex yellowish; longer than wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD). Supraclypeal area green with golden and copper reflections; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Lower paraocular area green with golden and copper reflections; densely punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 1.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated near eye notch level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length. Preoccipital carina as thick as OD laterally. Gena green with golden and copper reflections. Post-gena mostly punctate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina lamellate, translucent (= 0.8 OD). Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur black, with strong green reflections, tibia and tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum green with golden reflection; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum green with golden reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;2 PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa and trochanter black, trochanter with green reflection, femur light brown with faint green reflection, tibia and tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa and trochanter green, femur light brown, tibia yellow, tarsus mostly yellow, basitarsus light yellowish, about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green with golden reflection; as long as scutellum; basal surface depressed and covered with carinae, becoming smooth posteriorly Propodeum green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden and copper reflections, dorsally shiny, apical dark band with 1 OD; sparsely punctate on disc (I = 2 PD), lateral surfaces with &lt;1.5 PD; apex not inflexed. T2–6 mostly green with golden and copper reflections. T7 light brown. S1 dark brown with faint green reflection. S2–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; with glabrous patch medially.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Pará).</p><p>Type material</p><p>Female holotype, RPSP, ′SB-22,51–8a\ Camargo Leg̍ ′831015\ GOROTIRE. PA\(:Gradaus) Brasil \ 20.VII-5.IX-1983 ̍. Paratypes: one male, RPSP, same data except ′839773̍; four females, RPSP, same data except ′830766̍, ′830767̍, ′830774̍, ′830772̍; one female, DZUP, same data except ′830765̍.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The epithet honours Dr Eduardo A.B. Almeida, who kindly sent us a considerable number of Augochlora specimens that greatly improved the present work, including the type series of A. almeidai sp. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFA8FFC2FEE1FAC8FE1C0A97	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFADFFC3FEBEFBA5FE6708CF.text	0396F106FFADFFC3FEBEFBA5FE6708CF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) antonita Michener 1954	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) antonita Michener, 1954</p><p>(Figure 14A)</p><p>Augochlora antonita Michener, 1954 . Holotype female (AMNH) from Panamá, Coclé, El Valle de Anton.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of labrum orbicular and in both sexes the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove is mostly covered with coarse rugae and the gena and post-gena are striate ( A. morrae subgroup). Augochlora antonita have the mesoscutum disc with punctures of two size classes and is more similar to Augochlora erubescens, from which it can be separated by the anterior portion of mesoscutum rugulose and the preoccipital carina produced, and to Augochlora thalia, from which it can be separated by head and mesosoma without abundant long yellowish setae. Males have the hind tibia yellow to light brown.</p><p>Comments</p><p>Michener (1954) described the species and provided a key differentiating it from other Panamanian species. The female from Valle, Colombia, is relatively large compared to a paratype female deposited at DZUP, from Panamá, suggesting that females of the species may exhibit size polymorphism.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Colombia (Meta, Valle), Panamá (Coclé, Canal Zone, Panamá).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFADFFC3FEBEFBA5FE6708CF	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFACFFC0FEB8FE66FE6709AD.text	0396F106FFACFFC0FEB8FE66FE6709AD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) aurinasis (Vachal 1911)	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) aurinasis (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>(Figure 13A)</p><p>Halictus aurinasis Vachal, 1911: 23, lectotype female (MNHP) from Peru, Cuzco, Vilcanota . Subsequent designation by Moure and Hurd (1987, p. 271). Examined through photographs.</p><p>Halictus continens Vachal, 1911: 42, holotype female (MNHP) from Bolivia, La Paz, Mapiri. Examined through photographs. New synonym.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of the labrum orbicular and both sexes have the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate ( A. aurinasis subgroup). Augochlora aurinasis is similar to A. eucnemis, but can be readily diagnosed by the crowded punctures on frons near eye notch level; absence of blue reflections; posterior surface of the metapostnotum microreticulate on males; and punctures on the posterior surface of the mesoscutum not separated by more than PD on females. This species also resembles A. almeidai sp. nov. and A. lamellata sp. nov., but differs in having short preoccipital ridge and hypostomal carina.</p><p>Comments</p><p>We examined the holotype female of Halictus continens from La Paz and noted that it corresponds to a female of Augochlora aurinasis based on the punctures of mesepisternum anteriorly to mesepisternal groove; lack of rugulosities on mesoscutum anteriorly; sparse punctation of mesosoma and lack of copper-red reflections on metasoma. The large distribution of this species, allied to the variation in size and related features, may have led Vachal to describe it two times. Therefore, we transfer Halictus continens from synonymy with Augochlora thalia Smith, 1879 to A. aurinasis . For a recent redescription of the species and additional notes see Lepeco and Gonçalves (2020b).</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Argentina (Buenos Aires, Misiones, Salta), Brazil (Acre, Bahia, Ceará, Distrito Federal, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Pará, Paraíba, Paraná, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte, Rio Grande do Sul, Rondônia, São Paulo, Sergipe), Paraguay, Peru (Cuzco).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFACFFC0FEB8FE66FE6709AD	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFAFFFC1FEDEFE9DFE920CB8.text	0396F106FFAFFFC1FEDEFE9DFE920CB8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) brevipilosa Lepeco & Gonçalves 2023	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) brevipilosa sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 547D77B0-ADDD-44BB-AB8C-5A9BE690364A</p><p>(Figures 2A–C, 14B)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of the labrum orbicular and both sexes have the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate ( A. aurinasis subgroup). This species can be separated from similar species by the posterior half of S4 with short setae (&lt;1.5 OD), and posterior half of S5 with scattered long setae among short setae (&lt;3 OD). Another diagnostic feature is the hypostomal carina forming a tooth anteriorly. Males are not known.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.5; head length: 1.8; clypeus width: 0.5; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 1.1; intertegular distance: 1.1; T1 width: 1.6; T2 width: 1.8; body length: 7.5. Head. Labrum basal surface brown; basal elevation well defined, orbicular. Mandible mostly dark brown, medially light brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 4× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly green with golden reflection, apical dark band as long as OD; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD); lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area golden; upper portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.3 OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena striate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, anteriorly with a strong prominence, forming a pointed tooth. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur black, with faint green reflections, tibia and tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum green with golden reflection; anterior portion densely punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum green with golden reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures, with shallow punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa and trochanter black, femur dark brown, tibia and tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; with I &lt;PD. Hind leg coxa green, trochanter black, femur brown, tibia and tarsus yellow. Metapostnotum as long as scutellum; basally with radiating carinae, becoming microreticulate posteriorly. Propodeum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden reflection, dorsally dull, apical dark band with 1.5 OD; weakly punctate on disc, lateral surfaces with tiny punctures (I &lt;1.5 PD); anterior surface with dense tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly green with golden reflections, discs darkened; with weak and dense punctation. T5 black. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 mostly with tiny setae on posterior half, longer setae &lt;3 OD.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Colombia (Valle).</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype female, DZUP, ′ DZUP \568881̍ ′ Colômbia, Valle \ Pance, 1000 m,\ 14.x.1977 \ C. Garcia ̍.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>Latin compound word (brevis + pilosa) meaning short-haired, in reference to the short setae on sterna.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFAFFFC1FEDEFE9DFE920CB8	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFAEFFDEFEA9F9B5FEF50CBF.text	0396F106FFAEFFDEFEA9F9B5FEF50CBF.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) cymatoides (Vachal 1911)	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) cymatoides (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>(Figures 3A–D, 14B)</p><p>Halictus cymatoides Vachal, 1911, lectotype female (MNHP) from Peru, Cuzco. Designation by Moure and Hurd (1987). Examined through photographs.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Female of this species have the mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae and gena and post-gena striate, resembling other species from A. morrae subgroup. Augochlora cymatoides is distinguished among South American Oxystoglossella by having the hypostomal carina strongly lamellate, translucent, thicker than 0.7× OD, without distinct prominence anteriorly.</p><p>Comments</p><p>As we only know the species from photographs of the female holotype, a detailed redescription can not be provided here.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Peru (Cuzco).</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFAEFFDEFEA9F9B5FEF50CBF	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFB1FFDFFEACF98BFE670FF1.text	0396F106FFB1FFDFFEACF98BFE670FF1.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) erubescens Cockerell 1923	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) erubescens Cockerell, 1923</p><p>(Figure 14B)</p><p>Augochlora erubescens Cockerell, 1923 . Holotype female (BMNH) from British Guyana, ′ Issororo ̍. Examined through photographs.</p><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bipunctata Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020b . Holotype female (DZUP) from Brazil, Bahia, Salvador [likely mislabelled]. Examined. New synonym.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of labrum orbicular and both sexes exhibit the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae and gena and post-gena striate ( A. morrae subgroup). Augochlora erubescens have the mesoscutum disc with punctures of two diameters similarly to Augochlora thalia, from which it can be separated by the anterior portion of mesoscutum very weakly rugulose and the preoccipital carina not produced (about as thick as 0.2 OD laterally), and to Augochlora antonita, from which it can be separated by head and mesosoma with abundant long yellowish setae. Males are unknown.</p><p>Comments</p><p>Despite the copper-red mesoscutum, in common with specimens of Augochlora thalia, the holotype of Augochlora erubescens has the anterior portion of mesoscutum weakly rugulose and the preoccipital carina weakly produced, features distinctive from A. thalia . Indeed, the holotype of Augochlora thalia does not have the strong copper reflections found on other individuals of this species. We conclude that copper reflections are variable on both species, despite being more common on A. thalia .</p><p>Soon after the publication of our taxonomic revision of the genus Oxystoglossella from north-eastern Brazil (Lepeco and Gonçalves 2020b), Dr Gabriel A.R. Melo drew our attention to several specimens in the DZUP collection mislabelled as the holotype of Augochlora bipunctata: ′ Salvador – BA, Brail (sic) [Brazil] 19-III 61 H and A. Cordeiro̍. Camargo and Pedro (2003) published a short note with a similar case involving Partamona nigrilabris Pedro and Camargo, 2003 ( Apidae: Meliponini), discussing that the specimens should come from Trinidad or Venezuela. Another relevant record is a DZUP specimen of Melipona trinitatis Cockerell, 1919 (type locality: Port of Spain, Trinidad; also known for Venezuela) mislabelled from Salvador. Finally, we examined an additional conspecific female of A. erubescens from St. Augustine, Trinidad (DZUP 569259), reinforcing the occurence of this species in northern South America. At the time we described Augochlora bipunctata we did not have the identity of Augochlora erubescens and this name was a junior synonym of A. thalia . The male paratype of Augochlora bipunctata is interpreted henceforward by us as an unusually large specimen of Augochlora morrae .</p><p>Distribution</p><p>British Guyana, Trinidad.</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFB1FFDFFEACF98BFE670FF1	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFB3FFDCFEBAFF19FE670D70.text	0396F106FFB3FFDCFEBAFF19FE670D70.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) eucnemis (Vachal 1911)	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) eucnemis (Vachal, 1911)</p><p>(Figure 13B)</p><p>Halictus eucnemis Vachal, 1911, holotype female (MNHP) from Brazil, Pernambuco. Examined through photographs.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of the labrum orbicular and both sexes have the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate ( A. aurinasis subgroup). Augochlora eucnemis is similar to A. aurinasis, but can be readily diagnosed by the contiguous punctures on frons near eye notch level; presence of blue reflections on the body; posterior surface of the metapostnotum smooth on males; and punctures on the posterior surface of the mesoscutum separated by more than PD on females. This species also resembles A. almeidai sp. nov., A. lamellata sp. nov. and A. mineira sp. nov., but differs by hypostomal carina not produced, and the preoccipital ridge as thick as 0.3× OD laterally on females, and by having the posterior surface of the metapostnotum not covered with carinae on both sexes.</p><p>Comments</p><p>For redescription and comparative notes see Lepeco and Goncalves (2020b).</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFB3FFDCFEBAFF19FE670D70	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFB3FFDDFEA9FBC0FE670A7B.text	0396F106FFB3FFDDFEA9FBC0FE670A7B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) iphigenia Holmberg 1886	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) iphigenia Holmberg, 1886</p><p>(Figure 14C)</p><p>Augochlora iphigenia Holmberg, 1886 . Lectotype female (MACN) from Argentina, Buenos Aires, La Tinta. Designation by Dalmazzo and Roig-Alsina (2011). Not examined.</p><p>Oxystoglossa semiramis Schrottky, 1910 . Holotype, female (MZUSP) from Brazil, São Paulo. Synonymy by Dalmazzo and Roig-Alsina (2011). Synonymy by Sakagami and Moure (1965). Examined.</p><p>Halictus brochidens Vachal, 1911 . Lectotype, female (MNHP) from Argentina, Buenos Aires. Designation by Sakagami and Moure (1965). Synonymy by Dalmazzo and Roig-Alsina (2011). Examined through photographs.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species are unique among Oxystoglossella in having a transverse basal elevation of the labrum. As is the case for A. phoenicis, these bees have the space between propodeum lateral carinae narrow, about 2× higher than wide; and the head with sparse punctation. Females of the species can be readily distinguished from most Oxystoglossella by the lateral teeth of clypeus small, not projecting ahead of clypeal border; the hypostomal carina forming a tooth anteriorly; the gena and post-gena without striae. The species has the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate. Males can be diagnosed by the clypeus without yellowish band apically (although males may sometimes exhibit yellowish marks on apical corners); the S5 without glabrous patch medially; and the hind femur with green reflection.</p><p>Comments</p><p>For a recent redescription of the species see Dalmazzo and Roig-Alsina (2011). For comments on head polymorphism of females see Sakagami and Moure (1965).</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Argentina (Buenos Aires, Chaco, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Salta, San Luis, Santa Fé), Brazil (Distrito Federal, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, São Paulo), Paraguay, Uruguay.</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFB3FFDDFEA9FBC0FE670A7B	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFB2FFD8FEE4FCCCFDE30B16.text	0396F106FFB2FFD8FEE4FCCCFDE30B16.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) laevinota Lepeco & Gonçalves 2023	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) laevinota sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 71C51ADC-06CB-4941-9BF2-F910A5A6AB35</p><p>(Figures 4A–F, 14B)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of labrum orbicular and both sexes the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae and gena and post-gena striate ( A. morrae subgroup). This species is more similar to A. morrae in having the mesoscutum with punctures with similar sizes only. Both sexes of A. laevinota sp. nov. can be diagnosed by the relatively sparse punctation, especially on the surface posterior to median line on mesoscutum (I&gt; 0.5 PD on females and I&gt; PD on males). Males also have the propodeum lateral surfaces smooth among punctures, and the paraocular area densely punctate near antennal socket, while in similar species this region is contiguously punctate.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.5; head length: 1.6; clypeus width: 0.5; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 1; intertegular distance: 1.3; T1 width: 1.6; T2 width: 1.9; body length: 7. Head. Labrum basal surface light brown; basal elevation well defined, orbicular. Mandible mostly light brown, base and apex dark brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 3× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly golden with copper reflection, apical dark band as long as 1.5 OD; with shallow punctures, contiguously punctate; lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area golden with copper reflection; upper portion densely punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area mostly golden with copper reflection; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 1.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; crowded punctures medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.3 OD laterally. Gena golden with copper reflection. Post-gena striate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, anteriorly with a slightlly pointed prominence. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur dark brown, coxa and femur with faint green reflections, tibia and tarsus light brown. Mesoscutum green with golden and copper reflections; anterior portion rugulose, becoming punctate on disc (I &lt;PD). Scutellum green with golden reflection; entirely densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; rugose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with shallow punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to femur dark brown, tibia and tarsus light brown. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa green, trochanter and femur dark brown, tibia and tarsus light brown. Metapostnotum almost as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly golden with copper-red reflection, apical dark band with 0.5 OD; entirely punctate, I &lt;2 PD; anterior surface with dense tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly golden with copper-red reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T5 dark brown. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.2; head length: 1.5; clypeus width: 0.4; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 0.9; intertegular distance: 1; T1 width: 1.2; T2 width: 1.3; body length: 7. Head. Labrum basal surface yellowish. Mandible yellow, apex brownish. Clypeus disc green with golden and copper reflection, apex yellowish; about as long as wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;0.5 PD). Supraclypeal area golden with copper reflection; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Lower paraocular area golden with copper reflection; densely punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 1.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated near eye notch level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length. Preoccipital carina as thick as OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena mostly punctate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa green, trochanter dark brown, femur brown with strong green reflection, tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum green with golden reflection; anterior portion contiguously punctate to rugulose, becoming sparser (I &lt;2 PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum green with golden reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;2 PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; rugose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures, with shallow punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa and trochanter black, femur and tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Metanotum golden. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Hind leg coxa and trochanter green, femur and tibia light brown, tarsus yellowish, basitarsus about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green with golden reflection; as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces smooth among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden reflection, apical dark band with 0.5 OD; densely punctate on disc, I &lt;PD, sparser on lateral surfaces; apex not inflexed. T2–6 mostly green with golden and copper reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T7 dark brown. S1 green. S2–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; without glabrous patch medially.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Pará), British Guiana.</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype female, DZUP, ′ DZUP \569235̍ ′OIAPOQUE Amapá \ Brasil V-1959 \ M. Alvarenga ̍. Paratypes, DZUP, eight females and seven males with the same data (DZUP 569221 to 569234 and 569236).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>Latin for smooth notum, the name is a reference to the sparse punctation compared to other A. morrae subgroup species.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFB2FFD8FEE4FCCCFDE30B16	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFB7FFD7FEE4FD39FE6F0B62.text	0396F106FFB7FFD7FEE4FD39FE6F0B62.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) lamellata Lepeco & Gonçalves 2023	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) lamellata sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 780EBB3D-27E6-4AC1-837B-2B7664F13182</p><p>(Figures 5A–F, 13B)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of the labrum orbicular and both sexes have the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate ( A. aurinasis subgroup). This is the only species with well-developed preoccipital carina forming a lamella, as thick as 0.7× OD on females and 1.5 OD on males. Both sexes have the surface of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate; and the lower paraocular area contiguously punctate. Females have the posterior surface of metapostnotum without carinae or rugae; the hypostomal carina with a slight rounded prominence anteriorly; and the lateral teeth of clypeus projecting ahead of clypeal border. Males have the S5 with a glabrous patch medially; the hind femur without green reflection; and the metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugulose.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.2; head length: 1.6; clypeus width: 0.4; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.2; clypeus ocellar distance: 1; intertegular distance: 1; T1 width: 1.4; T2 width: 1.5; body length: 6.5. Head. Labrum basal surface light brown; basal elevation well defined, orbicular. Mandible mostly dark brown, medially light brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 3× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly golden, apical dark band as long as OD; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD); lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area golden; upper portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;1.5 PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area golden; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; crowded punctures medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.7 OD laterally. Gena golden. Post-gena punctate-striate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, anteriorly with a slight rounded prominence. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur black, with faint green reflections, tibia and tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum golden with copper reflection; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum golden; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with well-defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to femur black, tibia and tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; with I &lt;0.5 PD. Hind leg coxa green, trochanter and femur black, tibia and tarsus yellow. Metapostnotum almost as long as scutellum; basally with radiating carinae, becoming microreticulate to rugulose posteriorly. Propodeum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden reflection, dorsally dull, apical dark band with 1.5 OD; weakly punctate on disc, lateral surfaces with tiny punctures (I &lt;1.5 PD); anterior surface with dense tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly green with golden reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T5 black. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 0.4; head length: 1.3; clypeus width: 0.3; clypeus length: 0.5; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 0.8; intertegular distance: 0.9; T1 width: 1.1; T2 width: 1.2; body length: 6. Head. Labrum basal surface creamy white. Mandible yellow, apex brownish. Clypeus disc mostly green, apex creamy white; longer than wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD). Supraclypeal area green with golden reflection; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Lower paraocular area green with golden reflection; densely punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 1.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated near eye notch level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length. Preoccipital carina as thick as 1.5 OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena mostly punctate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum acute in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur black, with strong green reflections, tibia and tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum green with golden reflection; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum green with golden reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;2 PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa and trochanter black, femur light brown with faint green reflection, tibia and tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa and trochanter green, femur light brown, tibia yellow, tarsus mostly yellow, basitarsus light yellowish, about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green with golden reflection; as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden reflection, dorsally dull, apical dark band with 1 OD; weakly punctate on disc, lateral surfaces with tiny punctures (I &lt;1.5 PD); apex not inflexed. T2–6 mostly green with golden reflections, discs darkened; with weak and dense punctation. T7 light brown. S1 dark brown with faint green reflection. S2–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; with glabrous patch medially.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Pará).</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype female, DZUP, ′DZUP\568757̍ ′ Brasil, Pará, Curionópolis \ Faz. Serra Grande,\ 10. vii.1991, C. Melo &amp;\ F. Melo, 15 h 30 min, flores ̍. Paratypes, DZUP, one male and three females from the same locality (DZUP 568755, 568756, 568758 and 568759).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>Latin for ′bearing lamella̍, the name is a reference to well-developed preoccipital carina forming a weak lamella.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFB7FFD7FEE4FD39FE6F0B62	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFB8FFD5FE9EFDD7FB970DF3.text	0396F106FFB8FFD5FE9EFDD7FB970DF3.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) matucanensis Cockerell 1914	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) matucanensis Cockerell, 1914</p><p>(Figures 6A–D, 14C)</p><p>https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:Ent:16423</p><p>Augochlora matucanensis Cockerell, 1914 . Lectotype female (MCZ Ent:16423) from Peru, Lima, Matucana Valley. The lectotype is presently designated to stabilise the taxonomy of the species. Examined through photographs.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Augochlora matucanensis is easily diagnosed among other Oxystoglossella by the metapostnotum longer than scutellum, smooth medially and with strong radiating carinae continuing onto propodeum on lateral surfaces; the dorsolateral angle of pronotum with an additional angle laterally; and the surface of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove covered with rugae. Females also have the basal elevation of the labrum not well defined; and the gena and post-gena striate. Males are unique in having the longest setae on lower paraocular area relatively long, with about 2.5 OD; the basal surface of labrum black; the mandible mostly dark brown; and the flagellum crenullate.</p><p>Comments</p><p>Besides being more robust, the macrocephalic females have a tooth on post gena and weakly developed subapical tooth when compared to a non-macrocephalic specimen . This is the single A. ( Oxystoglossella) species recorded from the western slope of Peru, collected in the foothills near Lima by Charles T . Brues, at an altitude of about 2225 m according to the original label . The species is redescribed using material deposited at DZUP .</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Female. Measurements.Distance between eye notches:1.6–2;head length:2.2–2.5;clypeus width: 0.6–0.7; clypeus length: 0.4–0.6; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3–0.5; clypeus ocellar distance: 1.2–1.5; intertegular distance: 1.2–1.6; T1 width: 1.7–2.1 T2 width: 2–2.5; body length: 7.5–10.5. Head. Labrum basal surface dark brown; basal elevation not well defined. Mandible mostly dark brown, medially brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 4× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly green with golden reflection, apical dark band as long as 1.5 OD; with shallow punctures (I &lt;0.5 PD); lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area green with golden reflection; upper portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area green; densely punctate (I &lt;0.5 PD) near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 3 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green; contiguously punctate medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.3 OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena striate, becoming smooth near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, not prominent anteriorly. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum acute in dorsal view, with an additional angle laterally. Fore leg brown, coxa and femur with faint green reflections. Mesoscutum green; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I = 0.5 PD) on disc, smooth among punctures. Scutellum green; sublateral surfaces with tiny punctures, I &lt;2 PD, smooth among punctures.Mesepisternum green;rugulose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, rugose at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg brown. Metanotum green. Metepisternum green with golden reflection;with I &lt;PD.Hind leg brown,coxa with faint green reflection.Metapostnotum longer than scutellum; basally with radiating carinae, becoming smooth posteriorly. Propodeum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface about 1.5× as high as width between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden reflection, apical dark band with 0.5 OD; entirely punctate, I &lt;1.5 PD; anterior surface with dense tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly green with golden reflections; punctate, I &lt;1.5 PD. T5 brown. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 light brown with faint green reflections; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.6; head length: 2.4; clypeus width: 0.7; clypeus length: 0.6; clypeoantennal distance: 0.4; clypeus ocellar distance: 1.2; intertegular distance: 1.5; T1 width: 1.6; T2 width: 2; body length: 8.5. Head. Labrum basal surface black. Mandible dark brown, lighter on apex.Clypeus disc green; about as long as wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;0.5 PD). Supraclypeal area green; densely punctate,I &lt;0.5 PD. Lower paraocular area green; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with blue reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated near eye notch level. Flagellum crenullate; F1 as long as one-third of the length of F2. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.3 OD laterally. Gena green. Post-gena mostly punctate, with weak striations, becoming smooth near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view,with an additional angle laterally.Fore leg coxa green,trochanter to tibia brown, with strong green reflection on femur, tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum green; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum green with golden reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;2 PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; rugulose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with shallow punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to tibia brown with weak green reflection, tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Hind leg coxa green, trochanter to tibia brown, with weak green reflections, tarsus yellowish, basitarsus about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green; longer than scutellum; mostly with radiating carinae, becoming smooth posteriorly. Propodeum green; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden reflection, apical dark band with 0.2 OD; densely punctate, I &lt;PD; apex not inflexed. T2–6 mostly green with golden reflections; with dense punctation. T7 light brown. S1 brown. S2–6 dark brown with weak green reflections, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; without glabrous patch medially.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFB8FFD5FE9EFDD7FB970DF3	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFBAFFD3FEFDFA3EFDF50DC9.text	0396F106FFBAFFD3FEFDFA3EFDF50DC9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) meloi Lepeco & Gonçalves 2023	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) meloi sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 7A72C117-2E83-4106-8814-F2A25A3D6A41</p><p>(Figures 7A–C, 13A)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of the labrum orbicular and the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate ( A. aurinasis subgroup). The species is similar to A. rightmyerae by the apical dark band of clypeus more than 2 OD long, disc sometimes almost entirely darkened and clypeus and supraclypeal area with purple reflections. Augochlora meloi sp. nov. can be differentiated from A. rightmyerae by the purplish reflections on mesoscutum and scutellum, metapostnotum not carinate and apex of setae on sublateral surfaces of T3 surpassing apex of sclerite. Males are not known.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.3; head length: 1.8; clypeus width: 0.5; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 1; intertegular distance: 1.1; T1 width: 1.5; T2 width: 2; body length: 7. Head. Labrum basal surface dark brown; basal elevation well defined, orbicular. Mandible mostly dark brown, medially brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 4× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly green with golden reflection, apical dark band as long as 2 OD; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD); lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area golden with purple reflection; upper portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, tomentose setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; crowded punctures medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.3 OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena mostly punctate, with weak striations, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, anteriorly with a slight rounded prominence. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur black, tibia and tarsus light brown. Mesoscutum disc entirely purple, edges green with golden reflections; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I = 0.5 PD) on disc, smooth among punctures. Scutellum green with golden and copper reflections; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures, with well-defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to femur black, tibia and tarsus brown. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; with I &lt;PD. Hind leg coxa to femur black, tibia and tarsus brown. Metapostnotum as long as two-thirds of scutellum length; mostly with radiating carinae, medially smooth, poorly covered by carinae. Propodeum green with golden reflection; densely to contiguously punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface about 1.5× as high as width between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden reflection, dorsally dull, apical dark band with 1.5 OD; weakly punctate on disc, lateral surfaces with tiny punctures (I &lt;2 PD); anterior surface with dense tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly green with golden reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T5 black. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 black, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Amazonas).</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype female, DZUP ′ DZUP \568754̍ ′ Brasil, Amazonas,\ Rio Negro, Camanaus \0° 081 S, 66° 56̍ W,\ 28.vi.1999, GAR Melo ̍. Paratypes. Female, RPSP, ′ Camanaus, rio Negro, AM \ BRASIL 28–29.VI.1999\ 66°56 ʹ W, 00°08 ʹ S \ Camargo, Pedro, Mazucato ̍, one female, RPSP, ′F. do R. Daraá R. Negro \AM. Brasil-2,4- VIII-1980 \SA-20,64°47 ʹ W, 0°25 ʹ S\ Camargo, Mazucato leg̍, one female, RPSP, ′ Tapurucuara – Mirim, rio\ Negro, AM 01–04.VII.1999 \ <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-66.4&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=-0.41666666" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -66.4/lat -0.41666666)">Brasil</a> 66°24 ʹ W, 00°25 ʹ S \ Camargo, pedro, Mazucato ̍.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The species is named in honour of Dr Gabriel A.R. Melo, who has provided much useful information during our study of Augochlora bees, in addition to being the collector of the holotype female of A. meloi sp. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFBAFFD3FEFDFA3EFDF50DC9	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFBCFFD0FF6CFB6FFE6708A7.text	0396F106FFBCFFD0FF6CFB6FFE6708A7.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) mendax Lepeco and Goncalves 2020	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) mendax Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>(Figure 13C)</p><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) mendax Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020 . Holotype female (DZUP) from Brazil, Mato Grosso, Serra do Roncador. Examined.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Augochlora mendax females have a tuberculate S1 and males have S4 with a tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin ( A. mendax species group). Females are green (not dark green) with metapostnotum not entirely carinate-rugulose, being similar to A. modica, but can be separated by the metapostnotum mostly rugose with lateral ornamentation forming semicircular carinae and posterior surface microreticulate medially. Male hind basitarsus is slightly narrowed apically and S5 strongly depressed transversally on median surface, and from other species it can be separated by the metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugose combined with green integument.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Goiás, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFBCFFD0FF6CFB6FFE6708A7	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FFBFFFEEFEEBFE68FBBE0FDC.text	0396F106FFBFFFEEFEEBFE68FBBE0FDC.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) mineira Lepeco & Gonçalves 2023	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) mineira sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6213532B-895B-42B3-95EC-F5866A0B5FD5</p><p>(Figures 8A–F, 13B)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of the labrum orbicular and both sexes have the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove punctate ( A. aurinasis subgroup). Females of this species are similar to A. aurinasis and A. eucnemis and can be separated from both by the posterior surface of metapostnotum covered with rugae or microreticulate, never smooth, and basal surface of labrum dark brown. The males have the metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugulose, most similar to A. lamellata sp. nov. but the preoccipital carina is not lamellate and the dorsolateral angle of the pronotum is obtuse.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.2; head length: 1.5; clypeus width: 0.4; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.2; clypeus ocellar distance: 0.9; intertegular distance: 0.9; T1 width: 1.2; T2 width: 1.5; body length: 6. Head. Labrum basal surface dark brown; basal elevation well defined, orbicular. Mandible mostly dark brown, medially light brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 3× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly golden, apical dark band as long as OD; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD); lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area green with golden reflection; upper portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area green; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; crowded punctures medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.3 OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena punctate-striate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, anteriorly with a slight rounded prominence. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur black, with faint green reflections, tibia and tarsus light brown. Mesoscutum green; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I = 0.5 PD) on disc, smooth among punctures. Scutellum green; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green; with crowded punctures anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with well-defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa and trochanter black, femur dark brown, tibia and tarsus light brown. Metanotum green. Metepisternum green; with I &lt;0.5 PD. Hind leg coxa green, trochanter and femur dark brown, tibia and tarsus light brown. Metapostnotum almost as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden reflection, dorsally dull, apical dark band with 1.5 OD; weakly punctate on disc,lateral surfaces with tiny punctures (I &lt;1.5 PD); anterior surface with dense tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly green with golden reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T5 black. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1; head length: 1.5; clypeus width: 0.4; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 1; clypeus ocellar distance: 0.9; intertegular distance: 1; T1 width: 1.2; T2 width: 1.3; body length: 6. Head. Labrum basal surface yellowish. Mandible yellow, apex brownish. Clypeus disc mostly green with golden reflection, apex yellowish; slightly longer than wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;0.5 PD). Supraclypeal area green with golden reflection; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Lower paraocular area green with golden reflection; densely punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 1.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with blue reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated near eye notch level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length. Preoccipital carina as thick as OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena mostly punctate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa green, trochanter dark brown, femur brown with faint green reflection, tibia and tarsus light brown. Mesoscutum green with golden reflection; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum green with golden reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;2 PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to femur dark brown, tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa dark brown with faint green reflection, trochanter to tibia dark brown, tarsus mostly yellow, basitarsus light yellowish, about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green; as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly dark brown with green and golden reflections; weakly punctate; apex not inflexed. T2–6 mostly dark brown with faint green reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T7 brown. S1 brown. S2–6 brown, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; with glabrous patch medially.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Minas Gerais).</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype female ′ DZUP \569105̍ ′JACUI – MG\ Brasil 27-XI-63\C. ELIAS, LEG ̍. Paratypes with same data, five males and 33 females from ′ DZUP \569106̍ to ′ DZUP \569140̍.</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>Mineira is a feminine gentilic adjective for those born in the state of Minas Gerais, being a reference to the state where all known specimens were collected. Noun in apposition.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FFBFFFEEFEEBFE68FBBE0FDC	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF80FFEFFF69FF19FE670A27.text	0396F106FF80FFEFFF69FF19FE670A27.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) modica Lepeco and Goncalves 2020	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) modica Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>(Figure 13C)</p><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) modica Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020 . Holotype female (DZUP) from Brazil, Paraíba, Santa Luzia. Examined.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Augochlora modica females have a tuberculate S1 and males have S4 with a tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin ( A. mendax species group). Females are green (not dark green) with metapostnotum not entirely carinate-rugulose, being similar to A. mendax, but can be separated by the metapostnotum with longitudinal rugae and posterior surface loosely imbricate, shiny. Male hind basitarsus is slightly narrowed apically and S5 strongly depressed transversally on median surface; from other species it can be separated by the metapostnotum posterior surface smooth, without carinae.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Maranhão, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Piauí, Rio Grande do Norte, Sergipe).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF80FFEFFF69FF19FE670A27	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF80FFECFED4FC15FE6709AD.text	0396F106FF80FFECFED4FC15FE6709AD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) morrae Strand 1910	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) morrae Strand, 1910</p><p>(Figure 14A)</p><p>Augochlora morrae Strand, 1910 . Holotype female (ZMB) from Paraguay, ′ Villa Morra ̍. Not examined.</p><p>Halictus hemitomes Vachal, 1911 . Lectotype female (MNHP) from Bolivia. Designation by Lepeco and Goncalves (2020b). Synonymy by Moure and Hurd (1987). Examined through photographs.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of labrum orbicular and both sexes the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae and gena and post-gena striate ( A. morrae subgroup). Differently from other species of the group, Augochlora morrae has the mesoscutum disc completely covered with punctures of similar diameters.</p><p>Comments</p><p>For a recent redescription of the species and additional notes see Lepeco and Goncalves (2020b).</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Argentina (Misiones, Salta), Bolivia (La Paz, Santa Cruz), Brazil (Acre, Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Goiás, Maranhão, Mato Grosso, Mato Grosso do Sul, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo, Sergipe), Paraguay.</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF80FFECFED4FC15FE6709AD	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF83FFEBFEE4FE9DFCE30876.text	0396F106FF83FFEBFEE4FE9DFCE30876.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) obidensis Lepeco & Gonçalves 2023	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) obidensis sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: AA1B7C39-14FA-4C2B-9A29-7BD8350D958F</p><p>(Figures 9A–F, 14A)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of labrum orbicular and both sexes the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae and gena and post-gena striate ( A. morrae subgroup). Augochlora obidensis sp. nov. has the mesoscutum disc with punctures of two size classes and it can be separated from similar species by the ornamentation on mesepisterum: at mid-height, with coarse and well-defined punctures posteriorly to mesepisternal groove; contiguously punctate below mesopleural pit, becoming sparser ventrally; mesepisternum loosely to strongly imbricate among punctures.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.8; head length: 2; clypeus width: 0.6; clypeus length: 0.5; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 1.1; intertegular distance: 1.5; T1 width: 2; T2 width: 2.2; body length: 8.5. Head. Labrum basal surface light brown; basal elevation well defined, orbicular. Mandible mostly light brown, base and apex dark brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 3× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly copper, apical dark band as long as 1.5 OD; with shallow punctures, contiguously punctate; lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area copper; upper portion densely punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;0.5 PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area mostly golden with copper reflection; with crowded punctures near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 1.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; crowded punctures medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.5 OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena striate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;2 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, anteriorly with a slight rounded prominence. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa green, trochanter and femur black, tibia and tarsus light brown. Mesoscutum disc entirely copper, edges green with golden reflections; anterior portion rugulose, becoming contiguously punctate posteriorly, with sparse larger punctures among tiny ones. Scutellum golden with copper reflection; entirely densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; rugose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, imbricate among punctures, with well-defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to femur dark brown, tibia and tarsus light brown. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa and trochanter green, femur dark brown, tibia and tarsus light brown. Metapostnotum almost as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden and copper-red reflections, apical dark band with 0.5 OD; entirely punctate, I &lt;2 PD; anterior surface with dense tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly golden with copper reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T5 dark brown. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.4; head length: 1.7; clypeus width: 0.4; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 1; intertegular distance: 1.1; T1 width: 1.5; T2 width: 1.6; body length: 8. Head. Labrum basal surface yellowish. Mandible yellow, apex brownish. Clypeus disc mostly golden with copper reflection, apex yellowish; about as long as wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;0.5 PD). Supraclypeal area copper; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Lower paraocular area golden with copper reflection; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 1.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated near eye notch level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length. Preoccipital carina as thick as OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena mostly contiguously punctate, with weak striations, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with relatively dense setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa green, trochanter black, femur light brown with strong green reflection, tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum green with golden and copper reflection; anterior portion contiguously punctate to rugulose, becoming sparser (I &lt;0.5 PD) posterior to median line, disc loosely imbricate among punctures. Scutellum green with golden and copper reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; rugose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, imbricate among punctures, with crowded punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa and trochanter black, femur and tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with copper reflection. Metepisternum green with copper reflection; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa and trochanter green, femur and tibia light brown, tarsus yellowish, basitarsus about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green with golden reflection; as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden and copper reflection, apical dark band with 0.5 OD; densely punctate on disc, I &lt;PD, sparser on lateral surfaces; apex not inflexed. T2–6 mostly green with golden and copper-red reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T7 light brown. S1 dark brown with green reflection. S2–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; without glabrous patch medially.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Amapá, Amazonas, Pará).</p><p>Type material</p><p>Holotype female ′ DZUP 568026 ̍ ′ Colonia Rio Branco \OBIDOS Pará \ BRASIL IX-1953 \ F. M. Oliveira ̍. Paratypes, 38 males and 77 females with the same data (listed on supplemental material).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>The name is for the geographic place the type series was collected, in the municipality of Obidos, Pará . We opted to use the noun ′obidensis̍ instead of ′obidosensis̍ in reference to the Portuguese gentilic adjective obidense, from Óbidos.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF83FFEBFEE4FE9DFCE30876	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF84FFE9FEBDFEF3FE6709AD.text	0396F106FF84FFE9FEBDFEF3FE6709AD.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) phoenicis (Vachal 1904)	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) phoenicis (Vachal, 1904)</p><p>(Figures 10A–F, 14C)</p><p>Halictus phoenicis Vachal, 1904 . Lectotype female (MNHP) from Peru, ′Callanga̍, designated by Moure and Hurd (1987). Examined through photographs.</p><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) empusa Engel, Hinojosa-Díaz and Bennett, 2012 . Holotype female (MUSM) from Peru, Madre de Dios. Examined through photographs. New synonym.</p><p>Comments</p><p>The female and male were described by Vachal (1904), and a macrocephalic female was described by Engel et al. (2012). The presently examined material has females with variable cephalic polymorphisms, indicating the previous authors described the same species based on different morphotypes. We examined photographs of a male paratype (MHNP) and one specimen compared with the lectotype by Pe. J.S. Moure to confirm the synonymy. The type locality of Halictus phoenicis, ′Callanga̍, refers to an ancient outpost at the foothills of the Andean mountains on the region of Cusco, as noted by previous authors (Engel and Rasmussen 2013; Melo 2016). The locality was mistakenly interpreted as related to Lima by Moure (2012).</p><p>Redescription</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.1; head length: 1.7; clypeus width: 0.4; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.2; clypeus ocellar distance: 0.9; intertegular distance: 1.1; T1 width: 1.3; T2 width: 1.5; body length: 7. Head. Labrum basal surface yellowish. Mandible yellow, apex brownish. Clypeus disc mostly green, apex yellowish; about as long as wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;0.5 PD). Supraclypeal area green; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Lower paraocular area green; densely punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with blue reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated well above eye notch level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 as long as one-half of the length of F2. Preoccipital carina as thick as 1.5 OD laterally. Gena green. Post-gena mostly punctate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;5 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur dark brown, coxa and femur with faint green reflections, tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum golden with purple reflection; anterior portion contiguously punctate and imbricate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum green with golden reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;3 PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green; rugulose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;3 PD, loosely imbricate among punctures, with shallow punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to tibia brown, tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Hind leg coxa to tibia brown, coxa with faint green reflection, tarsus yellowish, basitarsus about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green with golden reflection; as long as scutellum; mostly with radiating carinae, becoming smooth posteriorly. Propodeum green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface about twice higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly brown, dull, with faint green reflections on lateral surfaces; weakly punctate on disc, lateral surfaces with tiny punctures (I &lt;1.5 PD); apex not inflexed. T2–6 mostly brown, dull, with faint green reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T7 dark brown. S1 brown. S2–6 brown, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; without glabrous patch medially. Genitalia: not dissected.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Bolivia (La Paz), Brazil (Acre), Peru (Cuzco, Huanuco, Madre de Dios).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF84FFE9FEBDFEF3FE6709AD	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF86FFE6FEBEFE9CFE670F03.text	0396F106FF86FFE6FEBEFE9CFE670F03.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) rightmyerae Engel 2000	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) rightmyerae Engel, 2000</p><p>(Figures 11A–F, 13B)</p><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) rightmyerae Engel, 2000 . Holotype female (AMNH) from Bolivia, La Paz, Alto Río Beni, ′south of Rio Inicua, 1100 m ̍. Examined through photographs.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of the labrum orbicular and both sexes have the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly rugulose ( A. morrae subgroup). The species is similar to A. meloi sp. nov. in the apical dark band of clypeus more than 2 OD long, disc sometimes almost entirely darkened and clypeus and supraclypeal area with purple reflections. Augochlora rightmyerae can be differentiated from A. meloi sp. nov. by the blackish mesoscutum and scutellum, metapostnotum carinate and apex of setae on sublateral surfaces of T3 not surpassing the apex of sclerite. Males can be separated from other species of the subgroup by the mostly black mesoscutum and darkened scutellum and T1 dorsal surface.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.2; head length: 1.7; clypeus width: 0.6; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 1; intertegular distance: 1.1; T1 width: 1.3; T2 width: 1.5; body length: 7. Head. Labrum basal surface yellowish. Mandible yellow, apex brownish. Clypeus disc mostly green, apex yellowish; about as long as wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD). Supraclypeal area golden; densely punctate, I &lt;PD. Lower paraocular area green; densely punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green; frontal line becoming faintly indicated near eye notch level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length. Preoccipital carina as thick as OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena mostly punctate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with relatively dense setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina low, &lt;0.7 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to tibia brown,coxa with faint green reflection, tarsus light brown. Mesoscutum mostly black, with faint green reflection; sparsely punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;3 PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum green, somewhat darkened; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;2 PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures, with shallow punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to tibia brown, tarsus light brown. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa to tibia brown, tarsus light brown, basitarsus about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green; as long as scutellum; entirely with radiating carinae. Propodeum green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly black, with green reflections on lateral surfaces; densely punctate on disc, I &lt;PD, sparser on lateral surfaces; apex inflexed. T2–6 mostly black with faint green reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T7 dark brown. S1 dark brown. S2–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; without glabrous patch medially. Genitalia: not dissected.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Bolivia (La Paz), Brazil (Acre), Peru (Cuzco, Madre de Dios).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF86FFE6FEBEFE9CFE670F03	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF88FFE5FEE8FF19FB450D1B.text	0396F106FF88FFE5FEE8FF19FB450D1B.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) simplex Lepeco & Gonçalves 2023	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) simplex sp. nov.</p><p>urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 62C528B3-D0C4-4209-A301-243493340C5C</p><p>(Figures 12A–F, 13D)</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Augochlora simplex sp. nov. females have a tuberculate S1 and males have S4 with a tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin ( A. mendax species group). Females are dark green with metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugulose, being similar to A. tenax, but can be separated from the latter by the elongate head, mesoscutum and scutellum smooth among punctures and anterior surface of T1 with sparse tiny setae among long setae. Differently from other species of the subgroup, the hind basitarsus of the male is parallel sided and S5 gently depressed transversally on median surface.</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1; head length: 1.7; clypeus width: 0.7; clypeus length: 0.3; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 1.2; intertegular distance: 1; T1 width: 1.3; T2 width: 1.5; body length: 6.3. Head. Labrum basal surface light brown; basal elevation not well defined. Mandible mostly dark brown, medially light brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 4× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly green, apical dark band as long as 1.5 OD; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD); lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area dark green; upper portion densely punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area dark green; densely punctate (I &lt;PD) near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons dark green; crowded punctures medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.3 OD laterally. Gena green. Post-gena weakly punctate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, not prominent anteriorly. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur dark brown, coxa and femur with faint green reflections, tibia and tarsus light brown. Mesoscutum dark green with golden reflection; anterior portion contiguously punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum dark green; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum dark green; contiguously punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with well-defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to tibia brown, tarsus light brown. Metanotum dark green. Metepisternum dark green; with crowded punctures. Hind leg coxa to tibia brown, tarsus light brown. Metapostnotum as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum dark green; with crowded punctures near metepisternum; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly dark brown with faint green reflection, dorsally dull; entirely weakly punctate; anterior surface with sparse tiny setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly dark brown with faint green reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T5 dark brown. S1 with a tuberculate median elevation. S1–6 dark brown, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.2; head length: 1.7; clypeus width: 0.4; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 0.9; intertegular distance: 1; T1 width: 1.3; T2 width: 1.4; body length: 6.2. Head. Labrum basal surface creamy white. Mandible creamy white, apex brownish. Clypeus disc mostly green with golden reflection, apex creamy white; slightly longer than wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;PD). Supraclypeal area golden; densely punctate, I &lt;PD. Lower paraocular area golden; densely punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 1.5 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons dark green with blue reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated above antennal sockets level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.5 OD laterally. Gena dark green with golden reflection. Post-gena mostly punctate, becoming smooth near hypostomal carina; with relatively dense setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum rounded in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa to femur brown, coxa and femur with strong green reflections, tibia and tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum dark green with golden reflection; sparsely punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;2 PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum dark green with golden reflection; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;2 PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum dark green with golden reflection; punctate anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures, with shallow punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to femur dark brown, femur with strong green reflection, tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Metanotum green with golden reflection. Metepisternum green with golden reflection; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Hind leg coxa green, trochanter and femur dark brown with faint green reflections, tibia light brown, tarsus yellowish, basitarsus about 5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum green with golden reflection; as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum dark green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly dark brown, with faint dark green reflection; densely punctate on disc, I &lt;PD, sparser on lateral surfaces; apex not inflexed. T2–6 dark brown with faint dark green reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T7 dark brown. S1 dark brown with faint dark green reflection. S2–6 brown, becoming lighter apically. S4 with a tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface gently depressed transversally; without glabrous patch medially. Genitalia: not dissected.</p><p>Etymology</p><p>Latin meaning simple, in reference to the subtle modifications on male sterna and hind basitarsus when compared with A. mendax subrgroup species.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Minas Gerais).</p><p>Type material</p><p>Female holotype, RPSP ′No 900842\ Pl . 074\ h. 10:00–12:00̍ ′Serra do Cipó-MG.\ 43° 35 ʹ W-19° 18̍S\ Brasil . 06-II-1991 \ Faria – Mazucato̍. Paratypes: one male, RPSP ′No 900117 \ Pl . 009\ h. 10:00–12:00̍ ′Serra do Cipó-MG.\ 43° 35 ʹ W-19° 18̍S\ Brasil . 08-IV-1990 \ Faria – Mazucato̍; one female, RPSP ′No 900635\ Pl . 009\ h. 10:00–12:00̍ ′Serra do Cipó-MG.\ 43° 35 ʹ W-19° 18̍S\ Brasil . 7-X-1990 \ Faria – Mazucato̍; one female, DZUP ′No 900192\ Pl . 033\ h. 10:00–12:00̍ ′Serra do Cipó-MG.\ 43° 35 ʹ W-19° 18̍S\ Brasil . 07-VI-1990 \ Faria – Mazucato̍.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF88FFE5FEE8FF19FB450D1B	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF8AFFE2FF7FFB28FE670850.text	0396F106FF8AFFE2FF7FFB28FE670850.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) tenax Lepeco and Goncalves. More 2020	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) tenax Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020</p><p>(Figure 13D)</p><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) tenax Lepeco and Gonçalves, 2020 . Holotype female (DZUP) from Brazil, Bahia, Maracás. Examined.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Augochlora tenax females have a tuberculate S1 and males have S4 with a tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin ( A. mendax species group). Females are dark green with metapostnotum entirely carinate-rugulose, being similar to A. simplex sp. nov., but can be separated by the rounded head, mesoscutum and scutellum imbricate among punctures; anterior surface of T1 with dense tomentose setae. Male hind basitarsus is slightly narrowed apically and S5 strongly depressed transversally on median surface; from other species it can be separated by the mesoscutum and scutellum imbricate among punctures and mesosoma integument dark green and frons with dark blue reflections.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Bahia, Ceará, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF8AFFE2FF7FFB28FE670850	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF8DFFE0FED9FEEFFE670AF9.text	0396F106FF8DFFE0FED9FEEFFE670AF9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) thalia Smith 1879	<div><p>Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) thalia Smith, 1879</p><p>(Figure 14A)</p><p>Augochlora thalia Smith, 1879 . Lectotype female (BMNH) from Brazil, Amazonas, São Paulo de Olivença, is presently designated to stabilise the taxonomy of the species. Examined through photographs.</p><p>Halictus ardens Vachal, 1911 . Holotype female (MNHP) from Peru, ′ Callanga ̍. Examined through photographs. New synonym.</p><p>Diagnosis</p><p>Females of this species have the basal elevation of labrum orbicular and both sexes the portion of mesepisternum anterior to mesepisternal groove mostly covered with coarse rugae and gena and post-gena striate ( A. morrae subgroup). Augochlora thalia have the mesoscutum disc with punctures of two diameters and is more similar to Augochlora erubescens, from which it can be separated by the anterior portion of mesoscutum rugulose and the preoccipital carina produced, and to Augochlora antonita, from which it can be separated by head and mesosoma with abundant long yellowish setae. Males and most female specimens have strong copper-red reflections on the head, on the dorsal portion of mesosoma and on metasomal terga.</p><p>Comments</p><p>The holotype of Augochlora thalia does not have strong copper red reflections on mesoscutum like other examined specimens, but the remaining diagnostic features are present. We infer that the colour of the holotype results from variation or preservation artefacts. The type locality of Halictus ardens, ′Callanga̍, refers to an ancient outpost at the foothills of the Andean mountains on the region of Cusco, as noted by previous authors (Engel and Rasmussen 2013; Melo 2016). The locality was mistakenly interpreted as related to Lima by Moure (2012).</p><p>Description</p><p>Female. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.7; head length: 1.9; clypeus width: 0.5; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.2; clypeus ocellar distance: 1; intertegular distance: 1.4; T1 width: 1.9; T2 width: 2.1; body length: 8.0. Head. Labrum basal surface light brown; basal elevation well defined, orbicular. Mandible mostly light brown, base and apex dark brown; distance between base and apical tooth about 3× mandibular basal width. Clypeus disc mostly copper, apical dark band as long as 1.5 OD; with shallow punctures, contiguously punctate; lateral teeth prominent. Supraclypeal area copper; upper portion densely punctate, becoming sparser (I &lt;0.5 PD) near epistomal suture. Lower paraocular area mostly golden with copper reflection; with crowded punctures near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons copper with green and golden reflections; crowded punctures medially. Preoccipital carina as thick as 0.5 OD laterally. Gena copper with green and golden reflections. Post-gena strongly striate, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with sparse setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD, anteriorly with a slight rounded prominence. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa, trochanter and femur black, with weak green reflections on coxa and femur, tibia and tarsus light brown. Mesoscutum disc entirely copper, edges green with golden reflections; anterior portion rugulose, becoming contiguously punctate posteriorly, with sparse larger punctures among tiny ones. Scutellum copper with golden reflection; entirely densely punctate, I &lt;PD. Mesepisternum green with golden and copper reflections; rugose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with weakly defined punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa to femur black, tibia and tarsus light brown. Metanotum copper with golden reflection. Metepisternum golden with copper reflection; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa green, trochanter and femur black, tibia and tarsus brown. Metapostnotum almost as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near metepisternum; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly copper-red, with golden reflections laterally, apical dark band with 0.5 OD; entirely punctate, I &lt;2 PD; anterior surface with dense tomentose setae among long setae. T2–4 mostly copper-red with golden reflections laterally; with weak and dense punctation. T5 dark brown. S1 without median elevation. S1–6 black, becoming lighter apically; S4 and S5 with long setae (&gt; 3 OD) on posterior half.</p><p>Description</p><p>Male. Measurements. Distance between eye notches: 1.4; head length: 1.7; clypeus width: 0.4; clypeus length: 0.4; clypeoantennal distance: 0.3; clypeus ocellar distance: 1; intertegular distance: 1.1; T1 width: 1.5; T2 width: 1.6; body length: 8. Head. Labrum basal surface yellowish. Mandible yellow, apex brownish. Clypeus disc mostly copper with golden reflection, apex creamy-white; about as long as wide; with shallow punctures (I &lt;0.5 PD). Supraclypeal area copper; densely punctate, I &lt;0.5 PD. Lower paraocular area copper with golden reflection; contiguously punctate near antennal socket; sparse setae with about 2.0 OD, shorter decumbent setae in between. Frons green with golden reflection; frontal line becoming faintly indicated near eye notch level. Flagellum not crenullate; F1 subequal to F 2 in length. Preoccipital carina as thick as OD laterally. Gena green with golden reflection. Post-gena mostly contiguously punctate, with weak striations, becoming microreticulate near hypostomal carina; with relatively dense setae &lt;3 OD. Hypostomal carina very low, &lt;0.3 OD. Mesosoma. Dorsolateral angle of pronotum obtuse in dorsal view. Fore leg coxa green, trochanter black, femur light brown with strong green reflection, tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Mesoscutum copper with green and golden reflections; anterior portion contiguously punctate to rugulose, becoming sparser (I &lt;0.5 PD) posterior to median line, disc smooth among punctures. Scutellum copper with green and golden reflections; sublateral surfaces with I &lt;PD, smooth among punctures. Mesepisternum green with golden reflection; rugose anterior to mesepisternal groove, the remainder of lateral surface with I &lt;0.5 PD, smooth among punctures, with crowded punctures at mid height right after mesepisternal groove. Mid leg coxa and trochanter black, femur and tibia light brown, tarsus yellow. Metanotum copper with golden and green reflections. Metepisternum golden with copper reflection; contiguously punctate. Hind leg coxa and trochanter green, femur and tibia light brown, tarsus yellowish, basitarsus about 6.5× longer than wide, not narrowed apically. Metapostnotum golden with copper reflection; as long as scutellum; entirely carinate-rugose. Propodeum green with golden reflection; lateral surfaces imbricate among punctures; posterior surface less than 1.5× higher than wide between lateral carinae. Metasoma. T1 mostly green with golden and copper-red reflections, apical dark band with 0.5 OD; densely punctate on disc, I &lt;PD, sparser on lateral surfaces; apex not inflexed. T2–6 mostly green with golden and copper-red reflections; with weak and dense punctation. T7 light brown. S1 dark brown with green reflection. S2–6 black, becoming lighter apically. S4 without distinct tuft of thick setae on medioapical margin. S5 median surface not depressed; without glabrous patch medially.</p><p>Distribution</p><p>Brazil (Amazonas), Peru (Huánuco, Loreto, Ucayali).</p><p>Examined material</p><p>Supplemental material.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF8DFFE0FED9FEEFFE670AF9	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
0396F106FF8FFFE0FED2FBA0FEBE0FF8.text	0396F106FF8FFFE0FED2FBA0FEBE0FF8.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Augochlora (Augochlora) bractealis (Vachal 1904)	<div><p>Augochlora (Augochlora) bractealis (Vachal, 1904)</p><p>Halictus bractealis Vachal, 1904 . Holotype male (MNHP) from Peru, ′ Villanota ̍ [probably lapsus for Vilcanota, in Cuzco, Peru]. Examined through photographs.</p><p>Halictus pyrrhias Vachal, 1911 . Lectotype female (MNHP) from Peru, Marcapata; designated by Moure and Hurd (1987). Synonymy by Lepeco and Gonçalves (2022). Examined through photographs.</p><p>Halictus pinacis Vachal, 1911 . Holotype male (MNHP) from Peru, ′ Callanga ̍. Examined through photographs. New synonym.</p><p>Comments</p><p>The male holotype of Halictus pinacis has a ferruginous hind basitarsus, not yellow as in Oxystoglossella, and the head shape and body punctation agree with those of A. bractealis, recently transferred to Augochlora s. str. by Lepeco and Goncalves (2022). Vachal (1911, p. 50) separated H. pinaci s from H. bractealis based on T1 colouration, not entirely metallic on H. pinacis; however, examining the holotypes images we suppose that this difference is due to particular specimen preservation, as seen in a series of other species, such as A. obidensis sp. nov.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/0396F106FF8FFFE0FED2FBA0FEBE0FF8	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.		Plazi	Lepeco, Anderson;Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa	Lepeco, Anderson, Gonçalves, Rodrigo Barbosa (2023): A review of Augochlora (Oxystoglossella) bees from South America: unexpected Amazonian diversity and assessment of vulnerable species. Journal of Natural History (Oxford, England) 57 (9 - 12): 608-664, DOI: 10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00222933.2023.2195564
