Lophopedia klugi (Friese, 1899) (Figs. 19, 40−46) Tetrapedia klugi Friese, 1899: 300; holotype female, examined (ZMB), VENEZUELA: St. Parime (=Sierra Parima). Lophopedia klugi; Aguiar (2007): 617. Paratetrapedia (Lophopedia) klugi; Rasmussen and Ascher (2008): 62. Comments and diagnosis. Lophopedia klugi can be distinguished mainly by its coloration; lower half of paraocular area with a thin yellow stripe, metasoma orange yellow, mesosoma mostly black, usually with metanotum and postero-lateral lamella of scutellum yellow laterally. The males can be distinguished from other species by the terga with marginal hairs bands complete on T4−T6. Lophopedia klugi present the omaular area of mesepisternum convex, with dense coarse punctures. Distribution: COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; VENEZUELA (Fig. 19). Variation. The yellow marks on face and scutellum can vary in size; in some specimens completely absent. Type material. Tetrapedia klugi Friese; holotype (ZMB): “ Venezuela \ St. Parime\ 1897” “ Tetrapedia Ƥ\ klugi \ det. Friese 1898\ n.sp.” Additional material examined. COLOMBIA, 1 male and 145 female (AMNH), “ COLOMBIA: Dept.\ Magdalena, Socorpa\ Mission, Sierra de\ Perija, m.\ VIII-5-25-1968 ” “Borys Malkin\ Collector”, 31 females (AMNH), idem except “ 1500 m.”; 1 female and 2 males (AMNH), “ COLOMBIA: Dept.\ Magdalena, Finca\ Margarita about\ 6 km.SW Socorpa\ Mission, Sierra\ de Perija” “Boris Malkin\ Collector”, 1 female (AMNH), idem except “ 1300-1400 m.”; 1 female (DZUP), “Vista Nieve\ Santa Marta, 5000ft.\ Colombia \ 11.I. 23 M.A.C.”; COSTA RICA, 1 female (BLCU), “ COSTA RICA \ Guano\ Finca Montezuma, 3 km \ SE Rio Naranjo, 17\ Jul 1992 F. Parker”, 1 female (BLCU), idem except “SE Rio Naranjo, 1-12\ Mar. 1993 F. Parker”, 2 females (BLCU), idem except “10-\ 15 Jun’ 92”; 1 female (SEMC), “ COSTA RICA. Guanacaste\ Santa Rosa National Park\ J. Memmott/ U. of Bristol\ 107/A1”; 1 female (SEMC), “ COSTA RICA: Guanacaste\ Santa Rosa National Park\ San Emilio, 11-V-2001 \ J. Memmott/U. of. Bristol\ on Trichilia martiana, 26/T”, 2 females (SEMC), idem except “San Emilio, 18-IV-2001 \ J. Memott/ U. of Bristol\ on Xylophragma, 107/B1”, “Capparis indica, 107/(18)2”; 1 female (SEMC), “San Emilio, 29-VI-2001 \ J. Memmott/ U. of Bristl\ on Hamellia patens, 65/E1” “ Paratetrapedia \ calcarata Cr.\ Det. C.D. Michener”; VENEZUELA, 1 male (SEMC), “ VENEZUELA: Aragua\ Rancho Grande Biol. Stn., Porta Chuelo\ Pass, 10º21’0”N, 67º41’0”W, 1100m \ 4 JUN 1998; J.Ashe, R.Brooks,R.Hanley\ VEN1ABH98 186 ex: insects moving thru\ pass against wind-migration” “SMO334083\ KUNHM-ENT”, 1 male and 3 females (SEMC), idem except “SM0 334077”, “SM0 334064”, “SM0 334089”, “SM0 334071”; 1 female (SEMC), “ VENEZUELA: Lara\ Sanaré, 16.1 km SE\ Yacambú N P.; 1450m \ 9º42’0”N, 69º35’6”W 2 JUN \ 1996; J.Ashe, R. Brooks, R. Hanley\ VEN1ABH98 178” “SM0121930\ KUNHM-ENT”.

Published as part of Aguiar, Antonio J. C., 2009, Taxonomic revision of the bee genus Lophopedia Michener and Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini), pp. 1-52 in Zootaxa 2193 on pages 19-21, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.189415