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Epeolus flavociliatus Friese 1899

  • 1. Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences, Universitetskaya Nab., 1, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia.
  • 2. Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far Eastern Branch of Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok- 22, 690022, Russia. & Corresponding author

Description

13. Epeolus flavociliatus Friese, 1899

(Figs 18, 19, 89)

Epeolus flavociliatus Friese, 1899: 284–285, ♂, (holotype: ♂, Egypt, Fayum, Siala; ZMHB). Holotype unlocated according to Le Divelec, 2021: 12.

? Epeolus berlandi Benoist, 1950: 941, ♂, (holotype: ♂, Mauritania, Fort Gouraud; MNHN). Synonymized by Bogusch & Hadrava 2018: 27.

? Epeolus laevigatus Bischoff, 1930: 13, ♀, (holotype: ♀, Algeria, Mascara; ZMHB). Synonymized by Bogusch & Hadrava 2018: 27.

? Epeolus flavociliatus ssp. canarius Warncke, 1993: 764–765, ♀, ♂, (holotype: ♂, Spain, Canary Islands, El Soccoro; MSNN).

Other notable publications. Bogusch & Hadrava 2018: 27–28, 56, 55 (key, synonymy, diagnosis, figures); Le Divelec 2021: 11, 12 (notes on synonymy, figures of Epeolus berlandi holotype).

Host (s). Colletes moricei Saunders (Warncke 1993 for Epeolus flavociliatus canarius), C. phalericus Morice (Bischoff 1930 for Epeolus laevigatus).

Remarks. According to Le Divelec (2021: 12) the synonymy of Epeolus berlandi, E. flavocilliatus, E. laevigatus and status of E. flavociliatus canarius needs to be reviewed.

Distribution. Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Canary Islands (Spain), Turkey, Iran, Jordan, UAE (Bogusch 2021).

Notes

Published as part of Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2024, Catalogue and identification key of the bee genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from the Palaearctic region, pp. 183-213 in Zootaxa 5453 (2) on page 188, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5453.2.2, http://zenodo.org/record/11233829

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Additional details

Biodiversity

Collection code
ZMHB
Scientific name authorship
Friese
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Order
Hymenoptera
Family
Apidae
Genus
Epeolus
Species
flavociliatus
Taxon rank
species
Type status
holotype
Taxonomic concept label
Epeolus flavociliatus Friese, 1899 sec. Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2024

References

  • Friese. H. (1899) Neue Schmarotzerbienen. Entomologische Nachrichten, 25, 283 - 286. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 47918990309
  • Le Divelec, R. (2021) The West Palaearctic Epeolini Linsley & Michener, 1939 housed in the Museum national d'Histoire naturelle (Paris) with some taxonomic notes (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae). Annales de la Societe entomologique de France, New Series, 57 (4), 313 - 345. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00379271.2021.1942206
  • Bogusch, P. & Hadrava, J. (2018) The bees of the genera Epeolus Latreille, 1802 and Triepeolus Robertson, 1901 (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Nomadinae: Epeolini) of Europe: taxonomy, identification key, distribution, and ecology. Zootaxa, 4437 (1), 1 - 60. https: // doi. org / 10.11646 / zootaxa. 4437.1.1
  • Bischoff, H. (1930) Beitrag zur Kenntnis palaarktischer Arten der Gattung Epeolus. Deutsche entomologische Zeitschrift, 1930, 1 - 15. https: // doi. org / 10.1002 / mmnd. 193019300102
  • Warncke, K. (1993) Neue Bienen von den Kanarischen Inseln (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Andrenidae und Anthophoridae Nomadinae). Veroffentlichungen der Ubersee-Museum Bremen (Naturwissenschaften), 12, 761 - 765.
  • Bogusch, P. (2021) The cuckoo bees of the genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from the Middle East and North Africa with descriptions of two new species. Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 84, 45 - 68. https: // doi. org / 10.3897 / jhr. 84.67049