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03C387F6ED3BFE4BFF252190FB76DB0D.text	03C387F6ED3BFE4BFF252190FB76DB0D.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Austrostelis	<div><p>Key to species of Austrostelis of Mesoamerica and northern South America</p><p>1. Marginal cell light yellow in contrast to dark tip of forewing; apical one or two flagellomeres light in contrast to black preceding segments …............................... ........................................................................................................ A. costaricensis, n. sp.</p><p>—. Marginal cell as smoky or more so than dark tip of forewing; apical flagellomeres dark similar to preceding flagellomeres.....................................................................2</p><p>2(1). Labrum not reaching end of hypostomal carina, galea exposed; F2 light.............. ................................................................................................................. A. bicolor, n. sp.</p><p>—. Labrum reaching end of hypostomal carina, galea hidden; F2 dark …………… 3</p><p>3(2). F2–F4 black; T2 black basally …….....………………………….. A. mexicana, n. sp.</p><p>—. F2–F4 light colored; T2 reddish basally.………………………... A. flava (Friese)</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C387F6ED3BFE4BFF252190FB76DB0D	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	Griswold, Terry	Griswold, Terry (2025): New Neotropical cleptoparasites in the genus Austrostelis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini). Journal of Melittology 2025 (126): 1-11, DOI: 10.17161/jom.vi126.22851, URL: https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.vi126.22851
03C387F6ED38FE49FE5B25D3FDF6D8ED.text	03C387F6ED38FE49FE5B25D3FDF6D8ED.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Austrostelis bicolor Griswold 2025	<div><p>Austrostelis bicolor Griswold, new species</p><p>ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 5124A795-5944-4EBA-B6A8-AC55E7D6BB04</p><p>(Figs. 1, 2, 6, 7, 11, 12, 16, 17, 21)</p><p>DIAGNOSIS: This species differs from other northern species by the more angulate axillae (Figs. 11, 12), short labrum, T2 with coarser punctation and broader impunctate margin (Figs. 16, 17), and absence of submedial, longitudinal stripes on the scutum (Figs. 11, 12). From the potentially co-occurring A. flava (Friese) it differs in tergal punctation finer and impunctate tergal margins narrower.</p><p>DESCRIPTION: Female. Body length, 5.6 mm; intertegular distance, 1.58 mm. Body with black marks limited to head and mesosoma, metasoma dorsally orange with yellow markings (Fig. 1). Forewing smoky apically including marginal cell, stigma and veins surrounding marginal cell dark brown (Fig. 1). Labrum short, not reaching full length of fossa, mouthparts in repose exposed apically. Mandible 4-toothed, third tooth weak, obtuse, gap dorsal to it deeper than one ventral to it. Clypeus with moderate, nearly contiguous punctures. Subantennal suture convex (Fig. 6). Juxtantennal carinae with even flare. Flagellum dark except F1, F2 yellow; penultimate segment slightly longer than broad. Pronotal collar lacking narrow groove laterally. Scutum polished; punctation dense, not contiguous; punctures regular (Fig. 11). Scutellum with apical margin very broadly, evenly convex, carinate except medially; laterally, at margin with axilla, exceeding the axillar length. Axilla angulate laterally (Fig. 11). Mesepisternum with punctation dense, punctures medially no larger than those on scutum laterally. Metapleuron with puncture row along anterior margin, disc without punctures on ventral half, posterior margin distinctly angulate near middle. Forewing unicolored, venation dark; marginal cell darkly cloudy in contrast to surrounding areas (Fig. 1). T2 with lateral margin in dorsal view slightly convex; punctation of subapical band slightly smaller than on disc, not fine; apical impunctate margin moderately wide (Fig. 16). T3–T6 with rather dense, subappressed white pubescence. T6 with small preapical pit medially, with very fine indistinct transverse preapical striae.</p><p>Male. Body length, 5.3 mm; intertegular distance, 1.52 mm. As female except: Mandible apically reduced, 3-toothed. Labrum with apical margin truncate, not angled medially. Additional flagellomere. T2 shape as in female but punctation medially less dense, less coarsely punctate, only slightly finer than on disc (Fig. 17). T7 apical margin slightly convex with hint of emargination medially. S2 short, disc flat, apical zone translucent, concolorous (Fig. 21). S3 apical margin slightly incurved on middle two-thirds, laterally slightly angled anteriorly, fringe on margin dense, straight medially becoming long laterally, curled toward midline. S4, S5 with similarly configured fringes but shorter. S5, S6 with small apicolateral slightly acute angle</p><p>TYPE MATERIAL: Holotype female: “ Venezuela Merida Los Araques 13km W Lagunillas 18-VII-1991 L.Stange &amp; C.Porter ” (HOLO103) . Paratypes: same data, 1 female, 7 males . Holotype deposited in FSDA, paratypes in FSDA and BBSL .</p><p>COMMENTS: This is the first record of Austrostelis from Venezuela. It runs to couplet 5, A. flava, in Parizotto et al. (2018) but differs as indicated in the diagnosis. It is worth noting that both species from northern South America, this species and A. flava from Colombia, have a pale metasoma unlike the largely dark metasomal coloration in all known species from more southerly parts of South America. A single male from the type locality has the basal zone of T2 black. This specimen is also larger than the other specimens and may not be conspecific, so is not included here. The markings, body size and shape of A. bicolor are virtually identical with Hypanthidium magdalenae Urban of adjacent northern Colombia.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C387F6ED38FE49FE5B25D3FDF6D8ED	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	Griswold, Terry	Griswold, Terry (2025): New Neotropical cleptoparasites in the genus Austrostelis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini). Journal of Melittology 2025 (126): 1-11, DOI: 10.17161/jom.vi126.22851, URL: https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.vi126.22851
03C387F6ED3FFE4DFEB820F1FC6AD875.text	03C387F6ED3FFE4DFEB820F1FC6AD875.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Austrostelis costaricensis Griswold 2025	<div><p>Austrostelis costaricensis Griswold, new species</p><p>ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 2D07A925-B29A-4C72-9329-2F301EA6150E</p><p>(Figs. 5, 10, 15, 20)</p><p>DIAGNOSIS: Unique among known Austrostelis in the bicolored wings with yellow veins and dark tips and the entirely yellow and reddish metasoma (Fig. 5). Presumably this would apply to males since markings do not differ significantly between sexes in Austrostelis . Additionally, it differs from A. mexicana and A. bicolor in F10 white, F9 no longer than broad instead of longer than broad and subantennal suture nearly straight (Fig. 10).</p><p>Figures 16–20. Austrostelis metasoma T1 and T2. 16. A. bicolor female holotype. 17. A. bicolor male paratype (BBSLID116102). 18. A. mexicana female holotype. 19. A. mexicana male paratype (BBSLID116107). 20. A. costaricensis female holotype. Scale bar = 0.25 mm.</p><p>DESCRIPTION: Female. Body length, 5.6 mm; intertegular distance, 1.50 mm. Body with black marks limited to head and mesosoma, metasoma dorsally largely orange with yellow markings (Figs. 5, 10, 15). Forewing bicolored, smoky apically, yellow in marginal cell, stigma yellow, veins surrounding marginal cell light (Fig. 5). Labrum long, extending full length of fossa, completely covering mouthparts in repose. Mandible 4-toothed, third tooth weak, obtuse, gap dorsal to it no deeper than one ventral to it. Clypeus with moderate, nearly contiguous punctures. Subantennal suture nearly straight (Fig. 10). Juxtantennal carinae with convex flare dorsally. Flagellum black except dark red on F1, white on F10 (Fig. 5) and sometimes F9; penultimate segment no longer than broad. Pronotal collar extending medially as narrow groove nearly to the level of the parapsidal suture. Scutum polished; punctation dense but not contiguous, punctures regular (Fig. 15). Scutellum with apical margin very broadly, evenly convex, carinate except medially; laterally, at margin with axilla, exceeding the axillar length. Axilla broadly rounded laterally, not angulate (Fig. 15). Mesepisternum with punctation dense, punctures medially larger than those on scutum laterally. Metapleuron with puncture row along anterior margin, disc without punctures on ventral half, posterior margin distinctly angulate near middle. T2 with lateral margin in dorsal view strongly convex; punctation of subapical band slightly smaller than on disc, not fine; apical impunctate margin narrow (Fig. 20). T3–T6 with rather dense, suberect golden pubescence. T6 with small preapical pit medially, without transverse preapical striae.</p><p>Male: unknown.</p><p>ETYMOLOGY: Name recognizes the country of origin of this species.</p><p>DISTRIBUTION: Costa Rica.</p><p>TYPE MATERIAL: Holotype female: “ COSTA RICA, San José Ciudad Colón, 800m VI-VII 1990 col. Luis Fournier ” . Paratype female: “ COSTA RICA Guanacaste Maritza Biol.Sta. Volcan Orosi, 12-II-1995 F.D. Parker ” (HOLO102) . Holotype deposited in Museo de Zoologia, Universidad de Costa Rica (MZUCR); paratype in BBSL .</p><p>COMMENTS: Austrostelis costaricensis runs to couplet 3 in Parizotto et al. (2018), where it agrees with A. appendiculata, known only from Brazil, in the entirely yellow mandible but the mesepisternum lacks the black discal spot. The markings and body size of A. costaricensis make it almost impossible to distinguish visually from the co-occurring Hypanthidioides (Saranthidium) panamensis (Cockerell) .</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C387F6ED3FFE4DFEB820F1FC6AD875	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	Griswold, Terry	Griswold, Terry (2025): New Neotropical cleptoparasites in the genus Austrostelis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini). Journal of Melittology 2025 (126): 1-11, DOI: 10.17161/jom.vi126.22851, URL: https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.vi126.22851
03C387F6ED3DFE42FE4D20BBFB69D8F9.text	03C387F6ED3DFE42FE4D20BBFB69D8F9.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Austrostelis mexicana Griswold 2025	<div><p>Austrostelis mexicana Griswold, new species</p><p>ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 045BA3C6-8A9D-4B95-BE45-B56C92C72214</p><p>(Figs. 3, 4, 8, 9, 13, 14, 18, 19, 22)</p><p>DIAGNOSIS: The combination of rounded axillae (Figs. 13, 14); black basal and apical bands on the terga (Figs. 18, 19); and frons, vertex, and scutum (Figs. 13, 14) with punctation confluent, is distinctive. In addition, the female mandible is largely black (Fig. 8).</p><p>DESCRIPTION: Female. Body length, 7.1 mm; intertegular distance, 1.70 mm. Body black with yellow markings on head, mesosoma, and extensively on metasoma dorsally (Figs. 3, 8, 13). Forewing smoky apically, yellowish smoky in marginal cell, stigma dark amber, veins surrounding marginal cell dark. Labrum long, extending full length of fossa, completely covering mouthparts in repose. Mandible 4-toothed, third tooth weak, strongly obtuse, gap dorsal to it no deeper than one ventral to it.</p><p>Clypeus with coarse, contiguous punctures. Subantennal suture weakly convex. Juxtantennal carina with convex flare dorsally. Flagellum black except yellow on F1, brown on distal half of F10; penultimate segment longer than broad. Pronotal collar extending medially as narrow groove nearly to the level of the parapsidal suture. Scutum with surface shiny but not polished; punctation contiguous, punctures irregular. Scutellum with apical margin very broadly, evenly convex, carinate except medially; laterally, at margin with axilla, exceeding the axillar length. Axilla slightly rounded laterally, not angulate (Fig. 13). Mesepisternum with punctation dense, punctures medially no larger than those on scutum laterally. Metapleuron with row of punctures along anterior margin, disc without punctures on ventral half; posterior margin distinctly angulate near middle. Forewing unicolored, venation dark; marginal cell darkly cloudy in contrast to surrounding areas (Fig. 3). T2 with lateral margin in dorsal view only slightly convex; subapical band finely, densely punctate, much finer than on disc, apical impunctate margin narrow (Fig. 18). T3–T6 with rather dense, suberect golden pubescence. T6 with small preapical pit medially, without transverse preapical striae.</p><p>Male. Body length, 7.1 mm; intertegular distance, 1.82 mm. As female except: Mandible apically reduced, 3-toothed, mostly yellow (Fig. 9). Labrum with apical margin angled medially. Additional flagellomere. T2 shape as in female but punctation of subapical zone more coarsely punctate, only slightly finer than on disc (Fig. 19). T7 apical margin slightly convex with hint of emargination medially. S2 short, disc raised into rounded transverse ridge, apical zone translucent, not pigmented (Fig. 22). S3 apical margin distinctly incurved on middle two-thirds, laterally distinctly angled anteriorly, fringe on margin dense, straight medially becoming long laterally, curled toward midline. S4, S5 with similarly configured but shorter fringes. S5, S6 with small apicolateral acute angle.</p><p>ETYMOLOGY: Name recognizes the country of origin of this species.</p><p>DISTRIBUTION: Central to southern Mexico.</p><p>TYPE MATERIAL: Holotype female: “ Mex [ico]. <a href="https://tb.plazi.org/GgServer/search?materialsCitation.longitude=-32.390556&amp;materialsCitation.latitude=15.256166" title="Search Plazi for locations around (long -32.390556/lat 15.256166)">Chis. Acacovaqua.</a> 15°15.37 N. 032°23 26 W 2005/VII/ 11 M.Rincón, R.Ayala, R. Vandame, M.Guzman” (HOLO101) . Paratype males: MEXICO: 1 male, San Luis Potosi Tlamaya (nr. Xilitla) 900 m alt., 24 Aug. 1988, D. Yanega on Hyptis; 1 male, Veracruz, Loma Ventura, El Mirador, 1170 m, 24-09-06, 19 1234.3N 96 54 08.3W En Bidens pilosa, M. Bonet, 0000006158 . Holotype deposited in ECOSUR; paratypes in SEMC and CNIN .</p><p>COMMENTS: The female runs to couplet 5 in Parizotto et al. (2018), where it fails both sets of characters: scape and F1 are reddish but scutellum is largely yellow as are T3– T6. In the key to males (Parizotto et al., 2018), the male runs to A. flava in couplet 5. The inclusion of images of the holotype of A. flava in Parizotto et al. (2018) suggests that A. mexicana differs in narrower impunctate tergal margins and T2 with basal third black.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/03C387F6ED3DFE42FE4D20BBFB69D8F9	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	Griswold, Terry	Griswold, Terry (2025): New Neotropical cleptoparasites in the genus Austrostelis (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini). Journal of Melittology 2025 (126): 1-11, DOI: 10.17161/jom.vi126.22851, URL: https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.vi126.22851
