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Mary Packer oral history recording
No full textAn audio recording of an oral history of Mary Packer on her early experiences volunteering as the library formed and struggled to find funding to operate, as well as the growth and expansion of the library and the yearly rummage sale, the MESS
[Mark Packer on motorcycle]
No full textPhotograph of Mark Packer, the overseer of UNT's Union Programs, sitting on a motorcycle on a ramp in the Union. There are wall hangings and a railing behind him
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[Mark Packer on motorcycle]
No full textPhotograph of Mark Packer, the overseer of UNT's Union Programs, sitting on a motorcycle on a ramp in the Union. There are wall hangings and a railing behind him
[Mark Packer on motorcycle in Union]
No full textPhotograph of Mark Packer, the overseer of UNT's Union Programs, sitting on a motorcycle on a ramp in the Union. There are wall hangings and a railing behind him
Recommended from our members
[Mark Packer on motorcycle in Union]
No full textPhotograph of Mark Packer, the overseer of UNT's Union Programs, sitting on a motorcycle on a ramp in the Union. There are wall hangings and a railing behind him
Penapis larraini Packer, new species
No full textPenapis larraini Packer, new species (Figs. 1, A–J) Diagnosis. The male can be differentiated from other species of the genus by the absence of sublateral processes on S 6 and the form of the sublateral processes on S 5 (Figs. 1 C–F). In side view, the latter have a narrow, digitiform apex, which is dorsoventrally flattened (Fig. 1 E). All other species in the genus have rounded (in P. penai angulate) sublateral processes on S 6 and approximately triangular processes on S 5, which are not dorsoventrally flattened, rather they are uniformly obliquely compressed. The female is most easily distinguished by the punctation of the metasomal terga: T 1 –T 4 have large, shallow punctures on the apical half (excepting the apical impressed areas) and T 2 –T 4 have minute, denser punctures bearing minute setae that are restricted to the anterior half of the tergum (slightly more extensive medially) (Fig. 1 J). Other species have the horizontal portion of T 1 impunctate, or almost so, and the minute punctures of T 2 –T 4 more extensive, at least on T 3 approaching the apical impressed areas medially to a distance much less than the length of the impressed area (Fig. 1 K). The male has similar sculpture but is more readily separated by the sternal characters noted above. Description. Male: Head width 1.85–1.90mm, ITW 1.4–1.45mm, wing length 4.8 –5.0mm, body length 7.4–7.6mm. Lower part of face moderately projecting (Fig. 1 A). Pterostigma with pale disc bordered by brown marginal veins. Midtibial spur gently curved almost to base. S 4 with more than 10 outwardly recurved plumose setae on each side; apical comb pale amber, more than 20 straight setae on each side, narrowly interrupted medially (Fig. 1 B), comb setae finer and longer than in other species. S 5 with median apical process shorter than sublateral process, laterally compressed and somewhat downcurved apically; sublateral process in lateral view with deep basal portion ending in acute angulation ventrobasad of dorsoventrally flattened, narrow apical projection (Figs. 1 C–E). S 6 lacking sublateral process, surface flat, apical concavity broad, truncate (Fig. 1 F). S 8 and genital capsule as in figures 1 G and 1 H. Female: Head width 4.8–5.2mm, ITW 1.42–1.52mm, wing length 4.8–5.2mm, body length 7.3–8.4mm. Midfemur flat over most of anterior surface, somewhat concave towards apex because of apicodorsal swelling. Scopa pale straw. Metasomal terga with sparse, shallow, large punctures on apical half (apical impressed areas excepted); punctures smaller, denser and more distinct on T 5 and T 6; anterior half of T 2 –T 4 with minute punctures separated by> their diameters; minute punctures extending slightly past midlength of tergum medially, less extensive laterally (Fig. 1 J). Material studied. Holotype male: CHILE Region I, Alto Patache, xi. 1997, W. Sielfeld. Allotype female, one male paratype and two female paratypes with identical label data, PUCV with one pair of paratypes at PCYU. Three female paratypes (one missing the head) same locality, 820m, one each from 30.xi.1997, 02.xii. 1997 and 07.xii. 1997, H. Larrain, two at PCYU, one at PUCV. Although not stated on any labels, the locality is at 20 ° 49 ’S; 70 °09’W. Etymology. The species is named after Horacio Larrain, eco-anthropologist and archaeologist of the Universidad Boliviariana in Iquique, northern Chile. The name is appropriate as his wife, Marta, is a sister of the renowned, late Chilean entomologist Luis Peña, after whom the genus and its type species were named. Dr. Larrain collected the first specimens of the species seen by the author and has been involved with numerous research projects on the locus typicus.Published as part of Packer, Laurence, 2012, Penapis larraini Packer, a new species of rophitine bee (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) from a fog oasis in Northern Chile, pp. 54-58 in Zootaxa 3408 on page 55, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.21437
Chilicola setosicornis Packer, n. sp.
No full textChilicola setosicornis Packer, n. sp. (Figs. 16 A–O) Diagnosis. This is a somewhat isolated species, perhaps most closely related to Toro and Moldenke’s Heteroediscelis (Packer, in press). It can be most readily separated from all other Chilicola in the male, by the long setae towards the apices of the apical flagellomeres (Fig. 16 A). The form of the hind trochanter is also unique (Fig. 16 D and E). Females differ from other Chilicola with apical hair patches on the metasomal terga and unmodified hind tibial spurs by the comparatively deep depressions dorsal of the antennal socket, which seem to house the scape. Only one other species matches this description, and Chilicola neffi Toro and Moldenke, has deeper and narrower frontal depressions but the females can be instantly differentiated by the maroon coloured metasoma of C. neffi, as well as by the latter species’ smaller size and location in coastal Chile rather than montane northwest Argentina. Description. Male: Length 6.0mm, forewing length 4.0mm, head width 1.4mm. Colouration: Black-brown with following parts yellow: Basal portion of labrum (rest dark brown), mandible (apex dark brown), clypeus except adjacent to epistomal suture, mark on lower paraocular area up to level of ventral margin of supraclypeal area, apicoventral spot on hind tibia. Following parts orange: Ventral surface of antennal flagellum, dorsal and anterior surfaces of foretibia, forebasitarsus, forepretarsus, S 2 and S 3 orange anterior to submarginal zone and all of S 6. Wing veins and tegula dark brown. T 1 and T 2 dark brown, narrowly orange anterior to translucent amber apical impressed areas. Surface Sculpture: Labrum shining with dense punctures basally (i~d) sparsely punctate apically (i= 2– 3 d). Clypeus with punctures small and dense apically (i~d), sparser towards base. Supraclypeal and lower and upper paraocular areas with strongly imbricate microsculpture, appearing almost granular and with small, sparse, irregularly spaced punctures (i = 1–5 d). Upper paraocular area with larger punctures. Frons with punctures crowded and sharp edged, very variable in size; area immediately below lateral ocelli with few, large punctures. Vertex behind ocelli rugose, laterally with dense punctures. Genal area with weak, elongate punctures on longitudinally microstriate background, shiny. Pronotum and metanotum roughly and densely punctate (id. Pubescence: Hairs short and sparse, except on gena, frons, mesopleuron and lateral surface of propodeum 1–2 MOD. Scopal hairs of hind tibia 2 MOD. Sparse basal hair bands on T 2 and T 3 and apicolaterally on T 2 – T 4. Scopa of S 2 corbiculate, hairs long 2.5 MOD, with branches only on anterior surface, scopal hairs of S 3 somewhat shorter 2 MOD. Structure: Maxillary palpus with segments increasing in length and decreasing in breadth from first to last, 0.7 X as long as prementum. Prementum 0.4 X as broad as long, with fovea covering most of ventral surface, margins strongly carinate. Lacinia an elongate triangle, 4 X as long as greatest breadth. Lorum poorly sclerotised, less than 0.33 X as long as cardo. Clypeus with transverse apical depression for middle half of its width, extending one third below lower ocular tangent. Compound eyes less convergent below (Fig. 16 C), UOD:LOD 52: 40. IOC:OOC 17: 14. Frons swollen midway between lateral ocelli and antennae, swellings delimiting medial margin of supra-antennal depression. Dorsal surface of propodeum shorter, ratio of length to scutellum, 18: 22. Apical lunule of S 5 broadly U-shaped, 2 X as broad as long. Sting apparatus: As in Fig. 16 K–O. Lateral portion of marginal ridge of hemitergite 7 with two obtuse angles, one where margin of apodemal region meets ridge, second one just anterior to origin of lateral process; apodemes to spiracular atrium large (Fig. 16 K). Hemitergite 8 with plate and apodeme subequal in size, anterior ridge of apodeme slightly sinuate, junction between plate and apodeme straight (Fig. 16 L). First valvifer with dorsal and ventral processes equal in length. Second valvifer with pars articularis acutely angled, incisura postarticularis narrow and parallel-sided. Base of sting shaft with processus medianus moderately developed ventrally (Fig. 16 M). Furcula with ventral arms somewhat narrow, widely spaced forming broad U; dorsal arm comparatively broad, abruptly narrowing to apex; sinuate and narrow in side view (Figs. 16 N and O). Material studied. Holotype male, allotype female, one male and four female paratypes: ARGENTINA: Salta, Cuesta de Obispo, 1km E. of Piedra de Molina, 25 o 11 ’ 152 ” S 0 65 o 51 ’ 236 ”W, 3340m, 20.iv. 2003, L. Packer; one female paratype, Salta, Cuesta Obispo, iii. 1997, Fritz. All specimens except the one collected by Fritz were found as adults in hollow stems of an unidentified shrub except both males and one female that emerged later the same year from nests obtained at the site. The holotype, allotype and one female paratype are at MACN, the remaining paratypes are at PYU except Fritz’s specimen, which is at AMNH. Etymology. The specific epithet refers to the setation on the more apical antennal flagella of the male. Comments. This species generally agrees with that section of Toro and Moldenke’s subgenus Heteroediscelis that was subsequently sunk within Oediscelis by Michener, (1995), (i.e. those species possessing a highly modified hind femur and tibia in the males). It can be differentiated from these species by the long antennal flagellomeres and form of the hind tibia, which is considerably expanded, but unlike Heteroediscelis with an expanded hind tiba, it lacks an incision just before the apex. The antennae are more reminiscent of C. (Oediscelis) vernalis Philippi and C. (O.) lonco Toro & Moldenke, although these latter two species lack the setation. It would seem to be somewhat isolated morphologically. This is another interesting new species of Chilicola discovered in and primarily known from specimens obtained from nests. Other examples of species known only from nests include several species of the subgenus Oroediscelis (Michener 2000; L. Packer unpublished data), C. venticola Packer (Packer 2004), C. (Anoediscelis) paramo González and Michener (González and Michener 2004) and also an undescribed species with affinities to C. inermis and C. mailen, known from a single gynandromorph collected by the senior author at the same locality and in stems of the same shrub that yielded the type series of C. setosicornis. Undescribed species in the subgenera Oroediscelis and Anoediscelis were also found in the same stems.Published as part of Packer, Laurence & Genaro, Julio A., 2007, Fifteen new species of Chilicola (Hymenoptera: Apoidea; Colletidae), pp. 1-55 in Zootaxa 1468 on pages 47-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17662
Liphanthus aliavenus Sharifi & Graham & Packer 2019, sp. nov.
No full textLiphanthus aliavenus Mir Sharifi and Packer, sp. nov. urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: FAD854ED-03FD-43E3-BFFC-9 F08608 BB809 Figs. 120–123, 165–166. Diagnosis: The colour pattern on the clypeus: brown-black with the apex orange and with a yellow stripe on the margin with the epistomal suture only lateral to the anterior tentorial pits (Fig. 121); is unique among all Liphanthus known to us, whether with two, or three, submarginal cells. We have a species that keys out to Liphanthus subgenus Pseudoliphanthus (but not to any known species) with three submarginal cells that, in some specimens, has two yellow marks adjacent to the epistomal suture. However, this bee has the yellow marks mesal to the epistomal lobes, whereas L.aliavenus has them lateral to these lobes. The other species also lacks the orange apex to the clypeus and has a coarsely imbricate mesoscutum with barely detectable sparse, shallow punctures, while L. aliavenus has a densely punctate mesoscutum lacking imbrication. Description: Holotype Female: Dimensions: Approximate body length: ~ 6mm; head width: 1.62mm, wing length: 3.6mm, intertegular width: 1.09mm. Coloration: Black with following parts pale yellow: mandible (except apex red-brown), mark on clypeus adjacent to epistomal suture laterad of anterior tentorial pit, spot on pronotal lobe, apical mark on all femora, basal mark on all tibiae; following parts orange to yellow-orange: labrum, apex of clypeus, small apicoventral spot on each of F1–F3, ventral surface of F4–F11 (rest of flagellum red-brown), apical mark on all tibiae, apex of mesobasitarsus, most of metabasitarsus, metasomal terga and S2–S3 very narrowly anterior to apical impressed areas. S3–S6 orange-brown. Apical impressed areas of metasomal terga amber. Sculpture: Apex of clypeus, lower paraocular area and disc of supraclypeal area lacking imbrication shiny, rest of face increasingly densely or coarsely imbricate above, such that frontal and vertexal areas are entirely dull, genal and hypostomal areas weakly imbricate, shiny except microsculpture absent close to compound eye. Clypeus with coarse punctures, dense i1.5 X as broad as long (46:29). Clypeus ~ 2.5X as wide as long (85:33); apicolateral margin strongly concave in frontal view, weakly concave apicomedially. Outer subantennal suture weakly curved; epistomal suture straight between inner subantennal sutures. Anterior tentorial pit at junction of outer subantennal and epistomal sutures. Frontal line indistinct. IAD<AOD (18:21). Inner margin of compound eyes subparallel, UOD:LOD 79:78. Facial fovea distinctly impressed, broad, parallel-sided, L:W 21:6, parallel to inner margin of compound eye. IOC = OOC 23:25. Vertex weakly convex, almost flat behind ocellar triangle; upper ocular tangent ~tangential to lower tangent of lateral ocellus. Scape less than 3 X as long as greatest width (32:12), longer than pedicel and F1 combined (25); pedicel length and width subequal (11:10), F1 longer than wide (14:9.5), F2 length and width subequal, (9:10), remaining flagellomeres with length and width subequal except F11 ~ 1.5 X as long as width (20:14). Mesosoma: Mesoscutum ~1.3 X as wide as long (91:71), length of scutellum: metanotum: metapostnotum: 26:15:18. Marginal cell almost as long as distance between its apex to wing tip (74:80). Hind tibial spurs slightly curved, posterior one slightly longer. Tarsal claw teeth somewhat short, pointed. Metasoma: Broadest near base of T3. Pygidial plate narrowly rounded at apex, flat. Material Studied. Holotype female: CHILE, Region I, E. of Pozo Almonte, -20.27720 -69.23552, 2358m, 17.x.2013. L. Packer. One paratype female, same data as holotype. Both specimens are currently at PCYU but the holotype will be sent to MNHN pending completion of ongoing work on the genus. Variation. The paratype has three submarginal cells. Etymology. The specific epithet indicates different “alia” vein “vena” in reference to the loss of the first submarginal crossvein rather than the second as in all other species of the genus with two submarginal cells. Comments: When treated as having three submarginal cells, this species does not come out cleanly in any of the earlier couplets in Ruz and Toro (1983) for female Liphanthus: at couplet 27 it has somewhat curved metatibial spurs, albeit not as distinctly curved or robust as in L. (Xenoliphanthus) Ruz and Toro; at couplet 32 its lateral ocelli are below the upper tangent of the compound eye suggestive of the first half of the couplet but the inner orbital margins are slightly divergent above suggesting the second half and at couplet 37 its outer subantennal suture is not distinctly arcuate as required by the first half but the clypeus and mandible are both yellow marked as required by the second. The first recurrent vein entering the first submarginal cell suggests that it is the first submarginal crossvein that is lost in the holotype of this species rather than the second. All other species of Liphanthus with two submarginal cells have both recurrent veins entering the second submarginal cell suggesting that it is the second submarginal crossvein that has been lost. This species is found in one of the driest parts of the Atacama Desert, an area where there is very little vegetation. Indeed, the type locality of an unrelated species, Geodiscelis longiceps Packer (Packer, 2005), was stated as being from the last patch of flowers heading west into the absolute desert from higher altitude to the east. Liphanthus aliavenus is from slightly further west and deeper into the absolute desert; an area where there are no flowers most years.Published as part of Sharifi, Negar Mir, Graham, Liam & Packer, Laurence, 2019, Fifteen new species of Liphanthus Reed (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae) with two submarginal cells, pp. 1-80 in Zootaxa 4645 (1) on pages 56-58, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4645.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/334544
Chilicola (Oroediscelis) jaguense Packer & Dumesh 2019, new species
No full textChilicola (Oroediscelis) jaguense Packer and Dumesh, new species urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: D3 B78728 -37FB-4BDE-B0C7-5090BF9B44D2 (Figs. 70–71, 143) Diagnosis. This is the only species in which the female has a yellow marking on the face. Additionally, the combination of: malar space 6.5 mm and T1 doubly punctate, serves to separate the female from all other species in the subgenus. It is most similar to C. huarpe Packer and Dumesh, n. sp., from which it can be differentiated based upon the yellow facial maculation, longer metapostnotal striae and longer malar space. Description. Female. Length 6.8 mm; forewing length 4.55 mm, head width 1.6 mm. Head: 1.2 X as long as wide, 99:81; black, yellow-orange mark above and below anterior tentorial pit, and on apical 1/3 of malar space. Face below antennae shining, weakly imbricate, most strongly on upper 2/3 of clypeus; clypeus and supraclypeal area deeply punctate, i=1–4 d; lower paraocular area deeply punctate, i=0.5–2 d; frontal area densely and evenly punctate, i~0.5 d; facial fovea shiny, punctures small to minute, widely separated; vertexal area coarsely punctate, punctures almost crowded. Malar space shorter than wide (8:11). Longest hairs on face above antennal sockets, 1.3 MOD, longer on vertex <2 MOD; genal beard <3 MOD. Mesosoma: pronotum and anteromedial portion of mesoscutum doubly punctate, small punctures dense, i<d, larger punctures scattered; rest of mesoscutum somewhat shiny, imbrication shallow; punctures distinct, i~d; mesoscutellum shiny, punctures less regular, i=0.5–2 d; metanotum somewhat shiny, anterior punctures small and dense, i<d, posterior punctures larger, sparser, i=0.5–2 d; mesepisternum with scattered minute punctures among more abundant larger ones, i=1–2 d; metepisternum ruguloso-striate above, coarsely imbricate below, with scattered punctures. Mesoscutum lacking long hairs, <0,5 MOD; mesepisternum with longest hairs <1.5 MOD. Stigma shorter than marginal cell on costal margin (33:46); apex of marginal cell abruptly curving from anterior wing margin, almost truncate; distal stigma perpendicular just apical to first submarginal crossvein. Metapostnotum weakly striate, only median stria and few lateral ones strong, remainder weak and anastomozing; lateral surface of propodeum imbricate, punctures distinct, large at midlength dorsally, smaller anteroventrally, minute posteroventrally. Metasoma: terga shiny, shallowly imbricate; T1 doubly punctate scattered minute punctures among larger ones, i=1–3 d on disc; apical impressed area mostly densely punctate, i=1–2 d, apical 1/3 of area impunctate; T2– T3 larger punctures denser, i=1–2 d; (remaining terga telescoped and not visible). Male: unknown. Material studied. Holotype female: ARGENTINA, La Rioja, Jagüe, 9.iii.1970, C. Porter & L. Stange, “Entomofauna Subandina” [IML] [See Figs. 184–185 for distribution map]. Etymology. The species is named after the type locality. Comments. The sole specimen is sufficiently distinctive to warrant description despite the fact that females of the subgenus are often difficult to separate.Published as part of Packer, Laurence & Dumesh, Sheila, 2019, Fifteen new species of Chilicola (Oroediscelis) (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Xeromelissinae) with illustrated keys to the males and females of the subgenus, pp. 1-56 in Zootaxa 4559 (1) on pages 26-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4559.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/258501
Doeringiella mamabee Packer 2016, new species
No full textDoeringiella mamabee Packer, new species ZooBank: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:act: 9A3E873C-7F25-443F-9D26-B23DB5B7DA41 (Figs. 7–11) DIAGNOSIS: Doeringiella mamabee can be distinguished from all other congeners by the combination of scape swollen and mostly black, axilla short not projecting as a strong tooth, scutellum black and setation, other than for patches of pale hairs, black. It is most similar to D. baeri (Vachal) from which it differs as follows (condition in D. baeri in brackets): the mostly black (Fig. 8) and shorter scape which is only slightly longer than the first two flagellomeres combined (scape red and as long as the first three flagellomeres combined), hairs on the ventral surface of the mesofemur 1.5× as long as apical width of femur (as long as apical width), and small patches of white appressed pubescence on T6 (pale hairs on metasoma restricted to T1 and T2). The new species differs from the two previously known Chilean species through the uniformly black pilosity on the dorsal surface of the mesosoma (Fig. 7): the other two — D. gayi (Spinola) and D. gigas (Spinola) — have abundant pale yellow to whitish pubescence (Fig. 12). The two previously described species are also known only from much further south within Chile (the most northern record for either of them is in the province of Coquimbo, approximately 1300 km to the south of the type locality of the new species). DESCRIPTION: ♂: Body length 7.8 mm, forewing length 6.4 mm, head width 2.95 mm, intertegular span 2.0 mm. Coloration. Black except as follows: bright orange for mid one-third of mandible (base dark brown, apex red-brown), basal half of dorsal surface of scape, pedicel, flagellum (gradually darkening to red-brown on F11), tegula, apicoventral ring on pro- and metatrochanters, ventral surface of mesotrochanter (remainder of trochanters orange-brown), all femora (except ventral surface of metafemur dark brown), all tibiae, all basitarsi; orange-brown as follows: dorsal mark on pronotal lobe, tarsomeres 2–5 of all legs, wing veins, S6. Pubescence. Silvery white and subappressed on face up to level of antennal socket laterally, to just below midocellus mesally. Black and erect on vertexal and genal areas, longer on former (~1MOD) than latter (~0.5MOD). Pronotum with narrow transverse band of pale cream, thick and appressed hairs, hairs shorter and sparser medially. Mesoscutum with pale cream, thick appressed transverse hair band hairs short 1MOD, not notably shorter medially; S6 covered with brown hairs. Sculpture. Clypeal surface shiny, punctures small and crowded except for impunctate apical margin. Frontal area dull, punctures large and mostly crowded except for a narrow, largely impunctate band below level of median ocellus and a broader area immediately above antennal socket. Vertexal area punctures crowded, sharp-edged, irregular in size, smallest behind ocellar triangle. Genal area punctures dense, i~0.5d. Thoracic punctures crowded, sharp-edged except on hypoepimeral area and ventral surface, i=0.2–1d. Metapostnotum rugoso-punctate anteriorly for a distance ~3/4 length of metanotum, coarsely imbricate posteriorly. Propodeum densely rugoso-punctate. Metasomal terga with small, dense punctures as on clypeus but not as deep. Sternum 2 punctures larger and slightly sparser than on terga and succeeding sterna, i≤d. Structure. Labrum with bituberculate apex. Scape strongly swollen, length to breadth 41:27, with strong oval depression on lateral surface; scape half as long as UOD, shorter than F1–F3 combined (41:47), F1:F2:F3 20:15:12, respectively. Paraocular carina extending to just below anterior tangent of median ocellus. Frontal carina strong from just below median ocellus to lower tangent of antennal socket. Supraantennal areas strongly depressed. UOD: LOD 78:68. Occipital carina strong from level of lower 1/3 to near top of compound eye, subparallel with posterior margin of compound eye throughout, briefly becoming evanescent as it curves mesad near top of compound eye, horizontal portion distinct except medially. Mesoscutum with weakly impressed anteromedian area. Scutellum with weakly depressed midline for mid one-half of its length, weakly bigibbous. Axilla triangular, apex only briefly separated from lateral margin of scutellum, not attaining midlength of horizontal surface of scutellum. Basitibial plate short, rounded, entire margin distinct. Supraspiracular carina well developed but short, above dorsal margin of spiracle only. Pygidial plate with sides straight, forming an angle of ~40°, apex rounded. Genital capsule as in figure 11. ♀: Unknown. HOLOTYPE: ♂, CHILE: Region XV, Puente Murmuntani, ESE Zapahuira, -18.345943 -69.551974, 3560 m, 4.iv.2000 [4 April 2000], L. Packer (PCYU). ETYMOLOGY: The specific epithet is named in honor of Miwa Kobayashi Malcolmson, in recognition of the Malcolmson family’s generous donation to the David Suzuki Foundation. Miwa was busy like a bee, keeping care of her five kids and other children as well. She was known to many as ‘MamaMiwa’. COMMENTS: Rightmyer (2004) analysed the phylogenetic relationships among genera of Epeolini. The new species has all of the characteristics listed as diagnostic for the genus: the enormously expanded scape, frontal area depressed above the antennal socket, weakly biconvex scutellum, long setae on ventral surface of the mesofemur, completely bordered basitibial plate, emarginate sides of S8 apical process, emarginate ventral margin of gonocoxa, and scroll-like recurved articulating surfaces of the penis valve. Bees of the genus Doeringiella have had Svastrides Michener, LaBerge, & Moure as confirmed, and Diadasia Patton, Svastra Holmberg, Melissoptila Holmberg, and Caupolicana as surmised hosts (Roig-Alsina, 1989). The new species is likely too small to have the latter as a host and none of the other genera have been collected near the type locality. The only eucerine genus collected near the type locality is Alloscirtetica, represented there by the species A. gelida and A. weyrauchi. The new species is of an appropriate size to have one of these species as a host.Published as part of Packer, Laurence, 2016, Two new species of Epeolini from northern Chile, with the first record of Triepeolus for the country and a key to Chilean species of Doeringiella (Hymenoptera: Apidae), pp. 1-11 in Journal of Melitology 2016 (64) on pages 6-9, DOI: 10.17161/jom.v0i64.5775, http://zenodo.org/record/805731
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