1. New insights into the taxonomy of the Hylaeus xanthostoma complex and further additions to the African Hylaeus fauna (Hymenoptera, Anthophila, Colletidae)
- Author
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Dathe, Holger H.
- Subjects
Hylaeus xanthostoma ,Insecta ,Arthropoda ,Deranchylaeus ,male terminalia ,Choreutoidea ,zoogeography ,Noctuoidea ,subgroups ,taxonomy ,Choreutinae ,Hylaeinae ,Animalia ,Hylaeus ,Choreutidae ,new species ,Eublemminae ,Eublemma ,Biota ,Hymenoptera ,Colletidae ,Lepidoptera ,Noctuidae ,Pumilaeus ,identification keys ,Apoidea ,Anthophila - Abstract
Within the genus Hylaeus subgenus Deranchylaeus, from sub-Saharan Africa, a distinctive new subgroup of species is established. The females of this subgroup share a striking character: the orange-coloured lower face, previously known only in H. xanthostoma. The inter-specific differences are cryptic in both sexes. Seven species are newly described: Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) aurantiacus sp. nov. ♀♂, H. (D.) burundis sp. nov. ♂, H. (D.) lyriformis sp. nov. ♂, H. (D.) sambiensis sp. nov. ♂, H. (D.) portokalius sp. nov. ♂♀, H. (D.) diastictus sp. nov. ♂ and H. (D.) jemeniticus sp. nov. ♀. This subgroup also includes H. (D.) promontorii (Meade-Waldo, 1923) and H. (D.) venustus Dathe, 2014, whose females are described for the first time. From Cameroon, the male of a second species of the subgenus Pumilaeus is described as new: H. (Pumilaeus) soukontouai sp. nov. New records of species of the genus Hylaeus F. in sub-Saharan Africa are added and a revised identification key to the subgenus Deranchylaeus is presented, to include the new species.
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- 2023