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Unromantic Praz: Anti-Sterotyped Portraits of Cities and Places
No full textAlong with his dense activity of writer, traveller and literary critic, Praz has devoted great attention to the description of towns, especially those linked to the touristic flow and therefore associated with some fixed images. In these cases, guidebooks use to provide the starting point, by giving the reader both a suite of stereotypes and the concept –that is the reasons why we must visit that city-. Spain in particular offered him a long series of cliché, based on a romantic approach and attached to some icons such as corridas, gipsy dance, paella... This is why the text “Unromantic Spain” represents, in my opinion, the clearest analysis about a wrong way to deal with a country the visitor doesn’t know yet, According to Praz, knowledge must be based on personal experience and, far from a series of commonplaces, it could be at most fueled by the reading of some selected texts taken from the local intellectual milieu. In this snobbish vision, Praz reveals his nostalgia for the protagonists of the grand tour, together with his contempt for the age of mass tourism
Heterotopic Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation: A Useful Bailout Strategy After Failed Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Repair?
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Nella biblioteca di Praz: Montale e Pasolini
No full textThe study of the Praz library made it possible to find unpublished variants by Montale, the autograph draft of Arsenio’s translation, Montalian parodies against Fascism, and even an unpublished letter by Pasolini
Le voyage immobile de Mario Praz
No full textComme en témoignent les récits de voyages qui composent son livre Il mondo che ho visto (1982), Mario Praz a visité de nombreux pays : la Grèce, la France, le Liban, la Syrie, l’Égypte, l’Angleterre, l’Autriche et différents États américains du Nord et du Sud. Il ne fut pas l’homme sédentaire qu’il paraissait pour s’être patiemment composé une retraite romaine réputée singulière, un appartement que l’on doit peut-être regarder ainsi qu’un exercice spirituel et un voyage d’exploration. Praz s’..
Razón estética de las traducciones en verso
No full textTraducción al español de dos textos de Mario Praz, Poeti inglesi dell’Ottocento, publicado en Florencia por Bemporad en 1925 (pp. 7-18) y Grandezza dei traduttori apareció incluido en La casa della fama. Saggi di letteratura e d’arte, publicado en Milán-Nápoles por Ricciardi (1952, pp. 50-53), con introducción tomada de Albanese, A. & Nasi, F. (eds.). (2015). L’artefice aggiunto: riflessioni sulla traduzione in Italia: 1900-1975. Ravenna, Longo, pp. 76-82
Mario Praz et l’Espagne pittoresque de Théophile Gautier
No full textCritique à l’égard des clichés pittoresques que Théophile Gautier a fixés dans le Voyage en Espagne (1843), le livre de Mario Praz, Penisola pentagonale (1928), se situe dans le prolongement de l’essai de Miguel de Unamuno, En torno al casticismo (1895), et du mouvement régénérationniste espagnol. Sensible, malgré les apparences, à la dimension ironique du Voyage en Espagne de Gautier, Praz dénonce surtout le malentendu qui s’installe entre les lecteurs du début du XXe siècle et la littérature romantique.Criticism of the picturesque clichés that Theophile Gautier set in the Voyage en Espagne (1843), the book of Mario Praz, Penisola pentagonale (1928), is in the extension of the essay of Miguel de Unamuno, In torno al casticismo (1895), and of the Spanish regenerationist movement. Sensitive, despite appearances to the ironic dimension of Gautier’s Voyage en Espagne, Praz especially denounces the misunderstanding that is set up between readers of the early twentieth century and romantic literature.Critique à l’égard des clichés pittoresques que Théophile Gautier a fixés dans le Voyage en Espagne (1843), le livre de Mario Praz, Penisola pentagonale (1928), se situe dans le prolongement de l’essai de Miguel de Unamuno, En torno al casticismo (1895), et du mouvement régénérationniste espagnol. Sensible, malgré les apparences, à la dimension ironique du Voyage en Espagne de Gautier, Praz dénonce surtout le malentendu qui s’installe entre les lecteurs du début du XXe siècle et la littérature romantique
Andrena (Taeniandrena) antonellae Praz & Genoud 2022
No full text<i>Andrena</i> (<i>Taeniandrena</i>) <i>antonellae</i> Praz & Genoud, 2022 <p> <i>Andrena</i> (<i>Taeniandrena</i>) <i>antonellae</i> Praz & Genoud in Praz <i>et al</i>., 2022: 390. Holotype ♀; Italy: Sardinia, Buggerru, Cala Domestica (PRUN).</p> <p> <b>Distribution.</b> France (Corsica) and Italy (Sardinia).</p>Published as part of <i>Risch, Stephan, Roberts, Stuart P. M., Smit, Jan, Wood, Thomas J., Michez, Denis & Reverté, Sara, 2023, The new annotated checklist of the wild bees of Europe (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), pp. 1-147 in Zootaxa 5327 (1)</i> on pages 10-11, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5327.1.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/8244373">http://zenodo.org/record/8244373</a>
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) plumigera Dorchin & Praz 2018, sp. nov.
No full textMegachile (Pseudomegachile) plumigera Dorchin & Praz, sp. nov. Distribution: United Arab Emirates, Oman. Pollen hosts: Some specimens were collected on Crotalaria aegyptiaca (Fabaceae) in the United Arab Emirates. Nesting biology: unknown. Diagnosis: This species is very similar in morphology to M. blepharis sp. nov. described above from the Arava desert of Israel, and differs from the third species in the group, M. incana, by essentially the same characteristics listed in the diagnosis for the former species except those mentioned below. The female is easily separable from that of M. blepharis sp. nov. by the lack of facial comb of modified unbranched hairs, instead it has ordinary semi-erect, finely branched, silvery-white hairs on the clypeus, supraclypeal area and frons (Fig. 125). The clypeus is relatively short, about as short as in M. incana (1.7 times broader than long, but the clypeus is normally hidden by dense hairs). The male is very similar to that of M. blepharis sp. nov. and is difficult or impossible to separate from that species. Possibly, the posterior submedial depressions of S8 are deeper in M. plumigera (Fig. 169) than in M. blepharis (Fig. 167), and the basomedial spine and basolateral angle of the penis valve more angular (Figs 132, 168, 170). Description: Female: as described for M. blepharis sp. nov. above, except the following characteristics. Body size slightly smaller, 11-12 mm. Head 1.2 times broader than long; interocellar distance 3.9 lateral ocellus diameters; compound eye about 2.7 times longer than wide in profile; all teeth of mandible comparably sharp (Fig. 125); clypeus relatively short, about 1.7 times broader than long, weakly convex but not distinctly elevated along midline, with small, preapical medial protuberance not obscuring truncate anterior margin in frontal view, and with comparatively long, smooth area along anterior margin, about 3 puncture diameters long, the surface concealed by dense hairs (Fig. 125); scape 2.7 times longer than broad; first flagellomere 1.1 times as long as broad, as broad as pedicle. Omaulus angular (more strongly so than in M. blepharis sp. nov.), obscured by dense hairs; scutellum regularly convex; hind basitarsus oval, weakly convex, about 2.46 times as long as broad (cf. Fig. 133). Integument color black, except reddish-amber on either underside or both sides of antennae, terminal tarsal segment, and sometimes also tarsal segement 3 or 4; tergal and sternal marginal zones reddish amber to ocherous or fulvous; tegulae mostly ocherous. Integument surface sculpture as in M. blepharis sp. nov. (above) except that the clypeus densely punctate with irregular mostly small confluent punctures with no visible interspaces and with smooth apical margin two puncture diameters long; lower gena and hypostomal area with denser punctation. Vestiture as in M. blepharis sp. nov. (above) (Fig. 126), but unlike that species the face densely covered with light long branched hairs without modified unbranched hairs (Fig. 125). Male: description as M. blepharis sp. nov. (above) except for the following. Body length 11–13 mm; forewing length 6.75–8 mm; interocellar distance 3.1 lateral ocellus diameters; scape broaden apically, 2.5 times as long as apically broad; first flagellomere about as long as broad, about as broad as pedicle. Preapical carina of T6 broad, irregularly dentate with 7–8 teeth largely varying in size, the longest teeth on both sides of sometimes asymmetrical emargination (Fig. 129); T7 produced into long, robust apicomedian spine, slightly shorter than distance from base of spine to anterior margin of external surface of T7 as seen in ventral view (Fig. 129); structures of S1–8 and genitalia as in M. blepharis sp. nov. (above) except: submedial depressions on posterior of disc of S8 more conspicuous (Fig. 169); and basomedial spine and basolateral angle of penis valve more angular compared to rounded in that species (Fig. 170). These characters are weak and only few specimens were available for study. Integument and wing color, and vestiture as in female (Figs 127, 128), but antennal flagellum lighter reddishamber on dorsal side, orange on ventral side, and tegulae fulvous. Clypeus uniformly densely punctate with minute punctures covered with dense hairs. Etymology: The species epithet plumigera refers to the plumose hairs found on the clypeus of the females of the new species, its main distinctive character. Holotype: ♀, OMAN: 120 km NW Ibri Al Quabil (NW-Oman) [likely Al Qabil, 23°56′51″N 55°49′11″E], 0 2.04.1995, J. Wittmann leg. (MSCA). Paratypes: 2♀, OMAN: J. Hawrah Mahdah [likely “Jebel Hawrah”, 24°20’N, 55°53’E according to Baker (2004), a few km SW of the town of Mahdah, approximately 24°24'23"N 55°57'47"E], 17.03.2000, Gillet leg. (coll. B. Tkalců, OLML; CPCN); 2♀ 1♂, J. Huwarrah [likely Jebel Wahrah, 23°12'N 56°44'E, according to Baker (2004)], 24.03.2000, Gillet leg. (coll. B. Tkalců, OLML, 1♀ 1♂; SMNH, 1♀); 1♂, Muscat, Ruwi, iii.1976, K. Guichard leg. (BMNH). UNITED ARAB EMIRATES: 2♂, Al Ain, Snhaiba Dunes, 24.03.2000, Gillet leg. (coll. B. Tkalců, OLML; SMNH); 3♀ 3♂, Dubai DDCR, dune area grazing and browsing exclusion plot 24.82096°N 55.61533°E, 2– 16.04.2016, S. Gess leg. (AMGS, 2♀ 2♂; CPCN 1 ♀ 1♂).Published as part of Dorchin, Achik & Praz, Christophe J., 2018, Taxonomic revision of the Western Palaearctic bees of the subgenus Pseudomegachile (Hymenoptera, Apiformes, Megachilidae, Megachile), pp. 251-307 in Zootaxa 4524 (3) on pages 279-281, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4524.3.1, http://zenodo.org/record/261052
Andrena (Taeniandrena) levante Wood & Ghisbain & Michez & Praz 2021, sp. nov.
No full textAndrena (Taeniandrena) levante Wood & Praz sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 6B3F3AE1-AD7B-4A22-A351-04E8B4A6E911 Figs 3, 10, 12–19 Diagnosis Females of Andrena levante Wood & Praz sp. nov. are close to those of A. gelriae, with hair bands that are not as dense, as wide, or as complete as in A. gredana stat. nov. (Figs 7, 15). The clearest difference can be seen on the scutum which is strongly and densely shagreened and dull (Fig. 14), with dense punctures that are almost contiguous (except posteriorly), giving the overall surface a duller appearance than in either A. gelriae or A. gredana (Fig. 6) that have sparser punctation. The pubescence of the scutum and scutellum is also denser, shorter, and thicker than either comparison species (Figs 4, 12). As for other similar species of Taeniandrena, male identification is much easier. Males can be recognised as part of the group with A3 equal to or slightly shorter than A4 (A3 1–1.03 times as long as A4). The genitalia are distinctive, with the gonocoxa diverging from close to their base (without their inner margins parallel for at least 50% of their length), the penis valve uniformly wide (not constricted medially), and with the blades of the gonostyli comparatively short, apically as wide as long (Fig. 10). Andrena levante sp. nov. differs from A. gelriae vocifera in numerous morphological features; this taxon will be characterised elsewhere (Praz & Wood, in prep.). Etymology The term ‘ El Levante ’ is the Spanish name for the eastern part of the Iberian Peninsula that constitutes the majority of the known range of this species (Almería, Granada, Málaga, Murcia, Valencia). Material examined Holotype SPAIN • ♂; 80 km SW of Valencia, Muela de Cortes reserve; [39.219° N, 0.957° W]; 14 May 2003; J. Halada leg.; BOLD accession number: HYMAA245-21; OÖLM (illustrated Figs 10, 16–19). Paratypes SPAIN • 4 ♂♂, 23 ♀♀; Murcia, Sierra de Españula; 14 May 2003; J. Halada leg.; OÖLM • 2 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀; same collection data as for preceding; TJWC (illustrated Figs 12–15) • 2 ♂♂; Málaga, between Mijas and Benalmadena; 16 Apr. 1983; NMNL • 1 ♂; Almería, E-Sierra Nevada, near Alboloduy; 6–7 May 2003; J. Halada leg.; CPC • 1 ♂; same collection data as for preceding; OÖLM • 1 ♂; Murcia, 25 km SW of Cartagena; 12 May 2003; J. Halada leg.; OÖLM • 7 ♂♂, 2 ♀♀; Valencia, 80 km SW of Valencia, Muela de Cortes reserve; 14 May 2003; J. Halada leg.; OÖLM • 3 ♂♂, 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; TJWC • 1 ♀; Granada, Maitena, 9 km E of Granada; 1400 m a.s.l.; 1 Jun. 1970; M.J. and J.P. Duffels leg.; NMNL. Description Female MEASUREMENTS. Body length 11–12 mm (Fig. 12). HEAD. 1.3 times as wide as long (Fig. 13). Clypeus dark, flattened over most of its area, densely and uniformly punctate with exception of raised central impunctate line, punctures separated by <0.5 puncture diameters, underlying surface shagreened, weakly shining, particularly apically. Face, gena, vertex, and scape with light brownish hair, longest not exceeding half of scape in length. Antennae dark, A4–12 lightened to light brown below. Foveae broad, occupying almost all area between lateral ocellus and top of compound eye, filled with short brown hairs. MESOSOMA. Scutum densely punctate, punctures separated by <0.5 puncture diameters over majority of surface except becoming slightly sparser centrally and posteriorly, underlying surface shagreened, weakly shining (Fig. 14). Scutellum with sparser punctures separated by 1 puncture diameter, shagreenation weaker, generally shining. Episternum and propodeum with dense raised reticulation, underlying surface dull, propodeal triangle weakly indicated by weak carina, little differentiated from general reticulation. Scutum and scutellum with short, orange-brown, semi-squamiform hairs, episternum with longer light brownish to white hairs, becoming orange-brown on propodeum. Legs dark, hind tibiae and tarsi of mid and hind legs orange, general pubescence light brown basally, becoming orange apically, flocculus, femoral and tibial scopae light brown to golden. Wings hyaline, venation dark orange, stigma orange, nervulus interstitial. METASOMA. Terga dark, finely shagreened and weakly shining, apical part of marginal areas lightened semi-translucent brown (Fig. 15). T1 very finely and subtly punctured, punctures on disc scarcely visible against shagreenation, those on margin more visible, separated by 1 puncture diameter. T2–4 more densely and visibly punctate, punctures separated by 0.5 puncture diameters. Terga with whitish hairbands, on T1 represented by two very widely separated spots (separated by almost entire width of tergal margin), T2 widely interrupted, T3+4 complete. Remaining tergal surface covered with short, fine brown to ferruginous hairs visible when viewed obliquely or in profile. Terminal fringe of T5 and hairs flanking pygidial plate golden, pygidial plate rounded, flat, without raised margin. Male MEASUREMENTS. Body length 10–11 mm (Fig. 16). HEAD. 1.3 times as wide as long (Fig. 17). Clypeus flattened and densely punctate, punctures separated by <0.5 puncture diameter, sculpturing as in female. Gena and lower part of face with white hairs, becoming light brown on scape and vertex, longest equalling length of scape. Antennae dark, A4–13 extensively lightened to dark brown below. A3 as long as A4. MESOSOMA. Scutum, scutellum, episternum, and propodeum structurally as in female (Fig. 18). Scutum and scutellum with fine light brown to golden hairs that equal length of scape, becoming light brown to whitish on propodeum and episternum. Legs dark, apical tarsal segments lightened dark red, pubescence whitish to light brownish. Wings hyaline, venation dark orange, nervulus slightly postfurcal. METASOMA. Terga dark, finely shagreened and weakly shining, apical part of marginal areas lightened semi-translucent brown (Fig. 19). Terga finely but clearly punctate, puncture separated by 0.5– 1 puncture diameter. T2–5 with hairbands, on T2 medially interrupted, complete on T3–5. S8 strap-like, slightly broadened apically, uniformly hairy. Genitalia elongated oval-shaped in dorsal view, gonocoxa with inner margins clearly diverging, not parallel, forming 90° angles apically (Fig. 10). Penis valve moderately broad, basally parallel sided before tapering apically. Gonostyli comparatively short, apical blades as wide as long. Distribution Areas broadly near the coast in southeastern Spain, from Málaga to Valencia (Fig. 3). All sites are mountainous (Sierra de Mijas, Sierra Nevada, Sierra de Españula, Muela de Cortes, Sierra de la Muela, Cabo Tiñoso y Roldán).Published as part of Wood, Thomas J., Ghisbain, Guillaume, Michez, Denis & Praz, Christophe J., 2021, Revisions to the faunas of Andrena of the Iberian Peninsula and Morocco with the descriptions of four new species (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), pp. 147-193 in European Journal of Taxonomy 758 on pages 156-159, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.758.1431, http://zenodo.org/record/510163
Megachile (Pseudomegachile) blepharis Dorchin & Praz 2018, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Megachile</i> (<i>Pseudomegachile</i>) <i>blepharis</i> Dorchin & Praz, sp. nov. <p> <b>Distribution</b>: Israel.</p> <p> <b>Pollen hosts</b>: All specimens of the type series were collected on <i>Blepharis</i> (Acanthaceae) in Israel (Sedivy & Praz, per. obs.).</p> <p> <b>Nesting biology</b>: unknown.</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis:</b> This newly described species closely resembles <i>Megachile incana</i> and even more so <i>M. plumigera</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> from the Arabian Peninsula. The female can be differentiated from females of these species by the combination of uniform silvery-white vestiture (Figs 113, 114), robust 6-toothed mandible (Fig. 8), and facial comb of unbranched, apically curved golden hairs covering the clypeus, supraclypeal area, and frons (Fig. 116). <i>Megachile incana</i> is larger and darker, at least hairs on T6 and tarsi are dark brown and the scopa reddish-brown to dark brown; furthermore, the mandible of this species has 5 to 6 blunt teeth (Fig. 7); <i>M. plumigera</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> lacks a facial comb of unbranched hairs and its face is covered with ordinary, light, appressed or semi-erect branched hairs (Fig. 125); <i>Megachile incana</i> has unbranched golden-brown hairs on the clypeus, but the hairs vary in length and are not curved apically, and the clypeus is slightly shorter (Fig. 7). In addition, the supraclypeal area of females of the new species is not bulging, and the vertex shorter and more sparsely punctate than in <i>M. incana</i> females (ocelloccipital distance equals 2 compared to 2.33 lateral ocellus diameters in the latter species).</p> <p> The male can be separated from that of <i>M. incana</i> by the following combination of characteristics: uniform silvery-white vestiture (Figs 120, 121); preapical carina of T6 with 10–11 teeth conspicuously varying in size and median symmetrical emargination (Fig. 123); apicomedian spine of T7 about equal in length to distance from base of spine to anterior margin of external surface of T7 as seen in ventral view (cf. Fig. 129); preapical carina of S4 produced into a small submedial spine at each side (Fig. 162); S5 weakly emarginate and depressed medially (Fig. 163); S8 tapering apically to a point with weak posterior submedial depressions (Fig. 167); gonoforceps with short and broad basal dorsolateral projection (Fig. 168); penis valve with lateral angles not produced anteriorly (Fig. 168). It is slightly smaller and has lighter tarsal hairs compared to males of <i>M. incana</i>, in which teeth in the preapical carina of T6 and the apicomedian spine of T7 are longer (the latter apically truncate and longer than the described above as seen in ventral view), preapical carina of S4 stronger (Fig. 159), S5 deeply emarginate and strongly depressed (Fig. 160), S8 apically rounded (Fig. 165), gonoforceps with longer basal dorsolateral projection, and lateral angles of penis valves produced anterolaterally (Fig. 166). The male is very similar to that of <i>M. plumigera</i> <b>sp. nov.</b>, and differs only by the weaker posterior submedial depressions of S8 (compare Figs 167 and 169), and more rounded basomedial spine and basolateral angle of penis valve (compare Figs 168 and 170).</p> <p> <b>Description: Female:</b> body length 12–13 mm; forewing length 8.5–10 mm; head 1.1 times broader than long; inner margins of compound eye weakly converging below, slightly sloping mesad above (Fig. 117); interocellar distance 2.85 lateral ocellus diameters; ocellocular distance 2.1 lateral ocellus diameters; vertex relatively short, ocelloccipital distance 2 lateral ocellus diameters, about 0.7 times as long as interocellar distance (Fig. 115), concave in frontal view; compound eye about 2.5 times longer than wide in profile; mandible 6-toothed, short and broad, coarsely reticulate and shiny, with smooth, premarginal area along apical margin relatively long, at least half as long as minimum width of first flagellomere; all teeth comparably sharp, teeth 5 and 6 smallest, tooth 3 distinctly shorter than 4 (Fig. 8); clypeus about 1.5 times broader than long, weakly convex and elevated along midline with weakly elevated medial ridge seen in some angles, and small but conspicuous apicomedial protuberance obscuring truncate anterior margin (Fig. 8); clypeus weakly depressed near base, basally at same level as supraclypeal area; scape about three times longer than broad; first flagellomere 1.3 times as long as broad, slightly broader than pedicle; subsequent flagellomeres subequal in length, slightly shorter than first, terminal flagellomere longest, about 1.4 times longer than broad. Omaulus obtusely angular, weakly carinate only at uppermost margin; pronotal lobe sharply carinate and concealed by dense hairs; scutellum convex but without median protuberance; all femora and tibiae robust, broadly rounded on dorsal surface; hind femur with dorp-shaped fovea about half way along upper posterior margin, occupying about 1/5 of total length of femur; hind basitarsus oval, weakly convex, about 2.35 times as long as broad (cf. Fig. 133). Metasomal tergites 2–5 regularly rounded, sinuate in lateral view, depressed at base and elevated posteriorly.</p> <p>Integument color black on head, mesosoma and dorsal side of metasoma (Fig. 113), reddish-amber on underside of antennae and most parts of sternites and leg segments; marginal zones of both tergites and sternites changing from reddish amber to ocherous or fulvous; tegulae mostly ocherous; wings hyaline yellow, veins black to reddish amber, papillate distally beyond veins. Integument surface uniformly smooth and shiny at most with inconspicuous microreticulation, finely shagreened on propodeal triangle and medially on metanotum. Vertex irregularly punctate with moderately dense deep punctures, the largest punctures about twice as large as smallest punctures, with some interspaces more than one large puncture diameter wide (Fig. 115); clypeus densely punctate with irregular, confluent, deep punctures and few small interspaces on disc, with smooth, apical margin approximately two puncture diameters long; lower gena and hypostomal area sparsely punctate with very large, irregular, deep punctures forming interrupted ridges; mesonotum with confluent, irregular punctures forming interrupted ridges (Fig. 118); surface of metasomal tergites strongly irregularly punctured, concealed by hairs, comprising intermixed large and twice as small punctures separated by some large interspaces, more than one large puncture diameter wide.</p> <p>Vestiture uniform with white or light silvery hairs, comprising semi-erect, moderately dense, fine, branched hairs on sides of head, mesosoma, and T1, and appressed, short, scale-like hairs on following tergites (Figs 113, 114); clypeus, supraclypeal area and frons densely covered with modified, unbranched, apically curved golden hairs (Fig. 116); unbranched, golden hairs present on vertex, throughout mid-underside of thorax, coxae, trochanters, and posterior of T6, and appearing as thickened, long setae on clypeal edge, labrum, lower gena, underside of mandibles, and comprising two dense raws of hairs along grooves of inner side of mandible; tibiae and tarsi with ordinary, short, stiff golden setae; metasomal tergites 2–6 with comparable sparse, semi-erect, short setae; scopa made of long golden hairs (Fig. 114).</p> <p> <b>Male:</b> description as female except for the following. Body length about 12–14 mm; forewing length about 8 mm; inner margins of compound eyes converging below but not sloping mesad above (Fig. 124); interocellar distance 2.7 lateral ocellus diameters; ocellocular distance 1.9 lateral ocellus diameters; ocelloccipital distance 2.1 lateral ocellus diameters, 0.78 interocellar distance; compound eye 2.35 times longer than wide in profile; mandible weakly 5-toothed, third tooth small and sharp, basal tooth broad, divided in two (Fig. 124); mandible without basal inferior projection; clypeus roundly convex, completely hidden with hairs (Fig. 124); scape broaden apically, 2.3 times as long as broad apically; first flagellomere 1.2 times as long as broad, broader than pedicle, subsequent flagellomeres subequal in length, about as long as first, terminal flagellomere longer, about 1.9 times longer than broad; coxae without anterior spine; dorsal surface of front femur glabrous with tuft of long hairs originating on basal third (Fig. 121); front tarsi unmodified, front and middle basitarsi with long, snow-white posterior hair fringe, about 1.6 and 1.3 times as long as maximal width of basitarsus, respectively (Fig. 121); metasomal tergites 2–5 sinuate in lateral view, less conspicuously so than in female; hind femoral fovea larger than in female, occupying about 1/4 of total length of femur; hind basitarsus regularly slender. Preapical carina of T6 broad, more or less evenly dentate with 10–11 teeth largely varying in size, the longest teeth on both sides of wide median emargination; T7 produced into long, robust apicomedian spine, about equal in length to distance from base of spine to anterior margin of external surface of T7 as seen in ventral view, deeply emarginated below as seen in ventral or posterior view (Fig. 123); S1 weakly emarginate between short, rounded lateral lobes; S2 with elevated preapical carina on both sides forming comparable lateral lobes to S1; S3 with lower and longer preapical carina than on S2; S4 preapical carina absent laterally, weaker medially compared to <i>M. incana</i>, developed to submedial short spines (Fig. 162); S5 reminding that of <i>M. incana</i> but only weakly emarginate and depressed medially (Fig. 163); S6 reminding that of members of the <i>cyanipennis</i> species group: with lateral swollen lobes, the disc bare medially, with modified, sclerotized hairs along far lateral margins, growing in size apically (as also in <i>M. incana</i>) (Fig. 164); S8 broad and rounded, strongly tapering and pointed apically, with abundant, finely branched, long hairs apicomedially and along margins (Fig. 167); genitalia robust, gonoforceps with basal dorsolateral quadrate projection shorter than in <i>M. incana</i>, arms slender reminding those found in members of the <i>cyanipennis</i> species group: strongly angular in cross section, apically compressed in dorsal view with long branched hairs, especially on inner surface, the basal-most hairs thickened and sclerotized (Fig. 168); penis valve reminding <i>M. incana</i> but basomedial spine longer and closer to midline, and lateral angles blunt, less strongly produced (Fig. 168).</p> <p>Integument and wing color as in female, integument predominantly black, marginal zones of tergites reddish amber, marginal zones of sternites lighter ocherous or fulvous. Surface sculpture much as in female but vertex with smaller punctures and lower gena and hypostomal area with denser smaller punctures; metasomal tergites 3–5 highly irregularly sparsely punctured with some interspaces more than two large puncture diameters wide.</p> <p>Vestiture as in female but modified, unbranched or apically curved hairs absent except ordinary, stiff setae on inner side of tarsi; face completely covered with dense, long light hairs (Fig. 124); branched hairs slightly longer on base of tergites 2–5 and unbranched thickened setae longer on discs of tergites 4–6; T7 with long, unbranched golden hairs (Fig. 123); sternites 2–5 with abundant, finely branched hairs, longest apicolaterally (Figs 162, 163).</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>: The new species is named after its known host plant. The name is based on a substantive and is thus invariable.</p> <p> <b>Holotype</b>: ♀, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, 2km N ' En Yahav 30°40’39’’N 35°14’17’’E, 29.04.2010, C. Sedivy & C. Praz leg. (SMNH).</p> <p> <b>Paratypes</b>: 4♀ 6♂, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, 2km N ' En Yahav 30°40’39’’N 35°14’17’’E, 29.04.2010, C. Sedivy & C. Praz leg. (SMNH, 1♀ 2♂; OLML, 1♀ 1♂; CPCN, 2♀ 3♂). 1♀, ISRAEL AND PALESTINE, ' En Yahav, 14.06.1986, J. Cna'ani leg (SMNH).</p>Published as part of <i>Dorchin, Achik & Praz, Christophe J., 2018, Taxonomic revision of the Western Palaearctic bees of the subgenus Pseudomegachile (Hymenoptera, Apiformes, Megachilidae, Megachile), pp. 251-307 in Zootaxa 4524 (3)</i> on pages 275-278, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4524.3.1, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/2610526">http://zenodo.org/record/2610526</a>
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