Eufriesea patrice, de Oliveira, 2025

de Oliveira, Marcio Luiz, 2025, A dozen of new species of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Euglossini) from Brazil and Ecuador, Revista Chilena de Entomología 51 (3), pp. 321-342 : 324-325

Eufriesea patrice sp. nov.

( Figs. 1 E-H)

Type material. Holotype. Male , with the following data: “ Brasil, Roraima, Pacaraima, Ramal do Miang, 772m, 04°29’37”N / 61°04’53”W, 12/out/2006, M.L. Oliveira & S.J. R. Silva leg.” ( INPA). Diagnosis. Male. Length of labiomaxillary complex short, reaching the hindcoxae and almost 1.5 times eye length, midtibial brush continuous with the long anterior felt patch, TI dark brown with black hairs, II-III copper with black hairs, IV-VII copper with yellow hairs.

Description. Measurements: Total length 16 mm, length of labiomaxillary complex almost 1.5 eye length. Morphology: Clypeal disc depressed at tentorial pits, with two sublateral and almost imperceptible punctate welts, and a polished medial stripe, labrum with three low ridges ( Fig. 1e ), a little pointed in lateral view ( Fig. 1e ), length of labiomaxillary complex short, reaching the hindcoxae ( Fig. 1g ), midtibial brush connected with the wide anterior felt patch ( Fig. 1h ) hindtibiae long and without pointed knobs above spurs. Color: Face, fore and midtibiae, anterior part of mesoscutum, tegulae, and hindtibial posterior stripe dark green with golden hues, labrum, mandibles, vertex, genae, rest of mesoscutum, scutellum, pronotal lobes, meso- and metepisternum, and hindtibiae black, wings honey, TI dark brown, II-III copper, IV-VII copper ( Fig. 1e ). Pilosity: Black overall except for midtarsi and TIV-VII yellow. Punctation: Clypeal disc and lower paraocular areas a little dense and medium, supraclypeal area sparse and small, near ocelli dense and small ( Fig. 1f ), tegulae and mesoscutum dense, superficial, and with small punctures, scutellum sparse, small, and with micropunctures, mesepisternum dense to sparse, small and with micropunctures, external face of hindtibiae very dense to sparse, TI-IV very dense and with micropunctures, V-VI dense, medium to large and irregular, VII sparse, medium and irregular with some polished areas.

Female. Unknown.

Geographic records. BRAZIL: Roraima state, on the Brazil-Venezuela border.

Etymology. A homage to my beloved wife Patrice Castilho.

Bait. Unknown.

Comments. Belonging to the Ef. auripes species-group for owning with it the following features as defined by Kimsey (1982): “face broad, male clypeus with one to three low welts, female clypeus with one medial ridge, both strongly depressed at tentorial pits, labrum broader than wide, TII-VI or VII coppery to brassy with yellow setae and tongue short, reaching no farther than hindcoxa”. It is similar to Ef. distinguenda (Gribodo, 1882) in general but with the labrum a little pointed in lateral view, length of labiomaxillary complex a little greater reaching the hindcoxae, midtibial brush larger and connected to a long anterior felt patch, posterior half of scutum black, and TII-III with black hairs.

Figures

Figure 1. Holotype of Eufriesea aequatoriana sp. nov. A. Head, frontal view. B. Dorsal habitus. C. Lateral habitus. D. Mesotibia. Holotype of Eufriesea patrice sp. nov. E. Head, frontal view. F. Dorsal habitus. G. Lateral habitus. H. Mesotibia. / Figura 1. Holotipo de Eufriesea aequatoriana sp. nov. A. Cabeza, vista frontal. B. Hábito dorsal. C. Hábito lateral. D. Mesotibia. Holotipo de Eufriesea patrice sp. nov. E. Cabeza, vista frontal. F. Hábito dorsal. G. Hábito lateral. H. Mesotibia.