Triepeolus cecilyae Packer 2016, new species

Triepeolus cecilyae Packer, new species ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 43F77C7E-5782-4192-895B-4859A21F8076 (Figs. 1–6) DIAGNOSIS: The mesepisternum with long erect hairs separates this species from all other South American Triepeolus Robertson except Triepeolus atoconganus Moure from Peru, from which it can be most easily distinguished based upon the entirely orange femora and tibiae (Fig. 1) (marked with dark brown in T. atoconganus), T3 with apical transverse band complete (Fig. 2) (medially interrupted in T. atoconganus), and S3 uniformly covered in pale hairs (Fig. 3) (with apicolateral patches in T. atoconganus). The combination of T1 with apical transverse band present, that of T2 narrowly interrupted, and those of T3–T5 complete is also diagnostic among South American Triepeolus. DESCRIPTION: ♂: Body length 10.6 mm, forewing length 9.0 mm, head width 3.45 mm, intertegular span 2.05 mm. Coloration. Black except as follows: labrum with laterobasal pale brown spot; bright orange on all trochanters, femora, tibiae, and tarsi; orange-brown apicoventrally on F1 (remainder of flagellum dark brown), pronotal lobe, and tegula; basal 2/3 of mandible dark orange-brown, apex ochraceous. Pubescence. Mostly brown-black and short <1MOD, longer on sides of thorax ~1.5MOD and between antennal sockets <2MOD. White and erect laterad antennal socket ~2MOD, white and subappressed below antennal socket ~1MOD. Pale brown long <2MOD and erect on mesepisternum posterolaterally and metanotum laterally. Horizontal surface of pronotum with short subappressed pale grey hair band. Mesoscutum with paramedian band pale yellowish, becoming blackish anteriorly, transverse anterior band absent; posterolateral corner of mesoscutum and scutoscutellar sulcus with short white hairs. Posterolateral region of propodeum with erect greyish hairs. Metasternum fringed with greyish hairs posterolaterally. Tergal hair bands pale cream except white on T6. Tergum 1 with apical transverse band narrowly interrupted medially, basal transverse band broadly interrupted medially, lateral longitudinal band complete, discal patch with lateral margins acute. Tergum 2 apical transverse band very narrowly interrupted medially; T3–T5 apical bands complete but indented anteromedially. Short silvery-white appressed hairs apically on S1, covering S2 and S3, laterally on S4 where replaced medially by black-brown hairs; S4 and S5 with apical fringes of medially curved, long hairs <1.5MOD, blackish medially becoming silvery white towards sides; S6 with subappressed brown hairs. Sculpture. Head and thorax shiny, lacking microsculpture; densely punctate throughout, i

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