Paraphyly and low levels of genetic divergence in morphologically distinct taxa: revision of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex of carder bees (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini)
Author
Litman, Jessica R.
Author
Fateryga, Alexander V.
Author
Griswold, Terry L.
Author
Aubert, Matthieu
Author
Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu.
Author
Divelec, Romain Le
Author
Burrows, Skyler
Author
Praz, Christophe J.
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Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society
2022
2021-09-29
195
1287
1337
journal article
121333
10.1093/zoolinnean/zlab062
ed4ed395-dc63-4347-841f-eda77c676105
0024-4082
5817276
CF1BB523-4E43-486B-9A4F-E510F1854B9B
Pseudoanthidium gregoriense
Pseudoanthidium gregoriense
was described by
Nobile (1990)
as an island endemic from
Sicily
. Originally described as a subspecies of
P. alpinum
, Nobile
later raised
P
.
gregoriense
to species status (1995). As mentioned above for
Stelis leucostoma
,
Nobile (1995)
draws parallels between
P. gregoriense
,
P. leucostoma
and
P
.
lituratum
. We examined
four specimens
of this taxon identified by Nobile (including one of his
paratypes
) and a photograph of the
holotype
, plus two other female specimens from
Sicily
. These specimens agree with our concept of
P. stigmaticorne
.