Colletes genalis Friese, 1909

Zabel, Tina & Kuhlmann, Michael, 2023, Taxonomic revision of the southern African Colletes fasciatus species group (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 899, pp. 1-96 : 36-37

Colletes genalis Friese, 1909

Figs 26–27 , 36

Colletes genalis Friese, 1909: 122 . Lectotype female [designated by Kuhlmann 1998: 567], ZMHB; type locality: Namibia: Grotfontein [sic!]. Examined.

Colletes genalis australis Cockerell, 1945 ( 1946) : 841. Holotype female, NHMUK; type locality: South Africa: Rapenburg, Cape Flats. Synonymized by Kuhlmann (1998: 567). Examined.

New records

SOUTH AFRICA – Northern Cape Province • 1 ♀; 7, 8 km NE Springbok ; 29°37′ S, 17°56′ E; 19 Sep. 2007; C.D. Eardley leg.; SANC • 1 ♀; W of Steinkopf; 29°14′ S, 17°41′ E; alt. 949 m; 15 Sep. 2011; L. Packer leg.; PCYU • 1 ♀; 4.5 km NE Grootdrif, Gemsbokrivier-Pad, road side; 31°25′54″ S, 18°55′16″ E; alt. 170 m; 17 Aug. 2012; M. Kuhlmann leg.; CMK • 1 ♀; same collection data as for preceding; 22 Aug. 2012; CMK . – Western Cape Province • 1 ♂; Farm Quaggaskop ; 31°19′ S, 18°39′ E; 29 Jul. 1992; M. Struck leg.; SANC • 1 ♀; Strandfontein ; 31°45′11″ S, 18°13′37″ E; alt. 42 m; 16 Sep. 2005; C.D. Eardley leg.; SANC .

Distribution

Known distribution as shown in Fig. 36 .

Figures

Fig. 26. Colletes genalis Friese, 1909, ♀. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head. C. Scutum, dorsal view. D. Metasomal terga 1 and 2, dorsal view. E. Metasoma, dorsal view. F. Hind tibia, lateral view.

Fig. 27. Colletes genalis Friese, 1909, ♂. A. Habitus, lateral view. B. Head. C. Scutum, dorsal view. D. Metasomal terga 1 and 2, dorsal view. E. Metasoma, dorsal view. F. Hind basitarsus, lateral view. G. Metasomal sternum 7, dorsal view. H. Gonostylus, lateral view.

Fig. 36. Distribution of C. fuscitergus sp. nov., C. genalis Friese, 1909, C. gessi Kuhlmann, 2007, C. infracognitus Cockerell, 1937, C. inornatus Cockerell, 1946 and C. karooensis Kuhlmann, 2007.