Taxonomic revision of the sub-Saharan Anthidiellum Cockerell (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini)
Author
Eardley, Connal
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Zootaxa
2018
2018-03-28
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10.11646/zootaxa.4402.2.1
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Anthidium zebra
sensu lato
, discussion
Three of the following four species and one variety were described from female specimens, which are inherently difficult to identify in this genus.
Anthidiellum bulawayoensis
was described from a male, but Mavromoustakis (1937a) failed to describe the S5 comb that is the most important diagnostic feature. I was unable to locate the
holotypes
of three of these taxa and could not identify them from the literature because the descriptions are inadequate. I could not identify the forth (
A
. orichalciscopatum
)
from the
holotype
due to uncertainty in the interspecific and intraspecific variation in this genus. They were, however, all compared to
A
. zebra
either by Pasteels (1984) or Mavromoustakis (1937a).
Anthidiellum
(
Pycnanthidium) tegwaniense
(Cockerell)
Dianthidium tegwaniense
COcKERELL, 1914: 278, FEMALE
HOLOtyPE
(NHML, NOt EXAMINED) TEgWANI,
ZIMBABWE
(NOt
SOUtH
AFRIcA
).
Anthidiellum
(
Pycnanthidium) tegwaniense
(COcKERELL)
: MIcHENER AND GRISWOLD 1994: 301.
Anthidiellum swalei
MAVROMOUStAKIS, 1936B: 603–605, FEMALE
HOLOtyPE
(NHML, NOt EXAMINED) LONELy MINE,
ZIMBABWE
; PAStEELS 1984: 107–108, SyN.
Anthidiellum
(
Pycnanthidium) bulawayense
Mavromoustakis
Anthidiellum bulawayense
MAVROMOUStAKIS, 1937
A
: 231–232, MALE
HOLOtyPE
(UNKNOWN, NOt EXAMINED)
BULAWAyO
,
ZIMBABWE
.
Anthidiellum
(
Pycnanthidium) bulawayense
MAVROMOUStAKIS
: MIcHENER AND GRISWOLD 1994: 301.
Anthidiellum
(
Pycnanthidium) nigripes
(Friese)
Anthidium nigripes
FRIESE, 1904: 105, FEMALE
HOLOtyPE
(
ZMHB
, NOt
EXAMINED
) DELAgOA
BAy
,
MOZAMBIqUE
; PAStEELS 1984: 98.
Anthidiellum nigripes
VAR.
rhodesinum
MAVROMOUStAKIS, 1937
A
: 231, FEMALE
HOLOtyPE
(
TMSA
, NOt
EXAMINED
) SAWMILLS,
ZIMBABWE
.
Anthidiellum nigripes
VAR.
rhodesianum
[!] MAVROMOUStAKIS: ANONyMOUS 1958: 33; PAStEELS 1984: 98.
FIGURE 35.
Anthidiellum somaliense
.
A–B FEMALE. A. HABItUS. B. FAcE. c–D. MALE. c. HABItUS.
FIGURE 36.
KNOWN DIStRIBUtION OF
Anthidiellum somaliense
.
Anthidiellum
(
Pycnanthidium) orichalciscopatum
(Strand)
.
Anthidium orichalciscopatum
StRAND, 1912: 307–308, FEMALE
HOLOtyPE
(
ZMHB
,
EXAMINED
)
EqUAtORIAL GUINEA
; StRAND 1927
A
: 411.
Anthidiellum orichalciscopatum
(StRAND)
: MAVROMOUStAKIS 1936
A
: 44.
Anthidiellum
(
Pygnanthidiellum) orichalciscopatum
(StRAND): PAStEELS 1984: 99.
Anthidiellum
(
Pycnanthidium) orichalciscopatum
(StRAND)
: MIcHENER AND GRISWOLD 1994: 301.
The holotype of this species resembles
A
.
otavicum
most closely, but an identification from a single female is unreliable and therefore the status of this species is left in abeyance.
Material examined.
Type material. Female holotype of
Anthidium orichalciscopatum
: ‘Span. Guinea Uelleburg Benitogbt 1–
14.11.07
G. Tessmann S.G.,
Anthidium orichalciscopatum
m. ♀ Strand det., Type’, ZMHB (the strikethrough is verbatim as on the label).
Anthidiellum frontorecticulatum
nomen
nudum
Anthidiellum frontorecticulatum nomen
nudum
: ROUBIK 1989: 410.
There is a specimen from
Kenya
in MRAC that is labelled as the
allotype
of
A
. frontorecticulatum
. In colour, it resembles
A
. bipectinatum
.
TABLE 1.
Gazeteer. Co-ordinates given in decimal degrees.
|
Benin
|
| SAVE, 15KM SE |
02.62E |
07.37N |
|
Botswana
|
| SEROWE, 5KM SE, FARMERS BRIgADE |
26.37E |
22.87S |
| CENtRAL AFRIcAN REPUBLIc |
| BAMINgUI, 45KM SSW |
20.12E |
07.12N |
| BANgUI, 40KM N |
18.62E |
04.37N |
| BANgUI, 90KM NNE |
18.87E |
05.12N |
| KAgA BANDORO, 40KM S |
19.12E |
06.12N |
| NDELE, 35KM E |
20.87E |
08.12N |
| NDELE, 100KM SW |
20.12E |
07.37N |
|
Congo
|
| BRAZZAVILLE, GOMANAgOMA, |
12.12E |
04.12S |
| ELISABEtHVILLE |
27.37E |
11.12S |
|
Equitorian Guinea
|
| HINtERLAND |
10.12E |
01.12N |
| UELLEBURg |
09.62E |
01.12N |
|
Eritrea
|
| AFgOI, LOWER SHABELLI VALLEy |
45.12E |
02.12N |
| AMHARA, REgION HAREgO KEMBOLcHA |
39.62E |
11.12S |
| GHELEB |
38.87E |
15.37N |
| SIDAMO PR., 500KM NE MEgA |
36.12E |
07.37N |
|
Kenya
|
| KIBOKO ENV. |
37.62E |
02.12S |
| MALINDI, 22KM S |
39.87E |
03.12S |
| MPALA RESERVE, TURKANA BOMA SItE |
36.87E |
00.12N |
| MWINgI W NgUNI |
38.12E |
00.37N |
| NgON HILLS, 8KM S KISERIAN, |
36.62E |
01.12S |
| SIgOR,4 KM N LODWAR ROAD |
35.37E |
01.12N |
| BUcHUMA, TSAVO |
38.37E |
02.37N |
| VOI |
38.62E |
03.12S |
|
Mali
|
| SEgOU, 60KM SW |
06.62E |
13.12N |
|
Mozambique
|
| MANjE, 15KM SSE |
33.37E |
15.12S |
| MASIENE, |
27.87E |
25.12S |
| MASSINgA, 25KM N |
35.12E |
23.12S |
| SAVE, 15K SE |
34.62E |
21.12S |
|
Namibia
|
| KAOKO, OtAVI |
17.37E |
19.12S |
| OMARURU, ERONgO MOUNtAINS |
15.62E |
21.12S |
| OtAVI, 60KM SW |
17.12E |
19.12S |
| OtjIOWARONgO, 25KM NW |
16.37E |
20.12S |
| RUNDU, 40KM E |
20.12E |
17.37S |
| SALAMBALA FORESt, KAtIMA MULILO DIStRIct |
24.62E |
17.37S |
| SALAMBALA cAMP SItE, KAtIMA MULILO DIStRIct, |
24.62E |
-17.37 |
| TSUMEB |
17.62E |
19.12S |
| XAWASHA PAN, 2KM W, TSUMKWE DIStRIct |
20.87E |
19.12S |
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