Epeolus julliani Pérez, 1884

Risch, Stephan, Roberts, Stuart P. M., Smit, Jan, Wood, Thomas J., Michez, Denis & Reverté, Sara, 2023, The new annotated checklist of the wild bees of Europe (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), Zootaxa 5327 (1), pp. 1-147 : 34

Epeolus julliani Pérez, 1884

( Figs 9A, B )

This taxon was recently synonymised with Epeolus transitorius Eversmann, 1852 by Bogusch & Hadrava (2018). However, it is now recognized as a distinct species ( Le Divelec 2021b; Astafurova & Proshchalykin 2022). Both Epeolus julliani and E. transitorius occur in Europe.

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FIGURE 9. A. Epeolus julliani Pérez, 1884 female, habitus in lateral view. The taxon had been synonymised with Epeolus transitorius Eversmann, 1852 by Bogusch & Hadrava (2018) but is now recognized as a distinct species based on the work of Le Divelec (2021b). B. E. julliani female, head in oblique view. Pictures by Paolo Rosa.