Hylaeus (Metylaeus) cribratus (Bridwell, 1919)

Metylaeus cribratus Bridwell, 1919: 131. ♀♂, Nigeria. Holotype ♂ BPBM Honolulu.

Hylaeus (Metylaeus) cribratus (Bridwell) - Snelling (1985: 22). - Dathe (2015: 21).

Distribution.

Widespread and relatively common species; recorded from Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. New for the Republic of CONGO: 1 ♀, Plateaux prov., Gamboma env., 01°53'S. 15°51'E, 300 m alt., 22.X.2016, J. Halada leg. - ZAMBIA: 4 ♂♂, 40 km W Chingola, 12°27'S, 27°35'E, 1200 m alt., 07.XI.2005; 1 ♀, 140 km NE Kapiri Moshi, 13°31'S, 29°48'E, 1500 m alt., 23.XI.2005, all M. Halada leg. Supplementary records: ETHIOPIA: 3 ♂♂, Sof Umer, 06°54'N, 40°51'E, 1200 m alt., 30-31.V.2025, J. Halada leg.; 1 ♀ Oromia State, Borena Region, 10 km SE Negele env., 14°18'N, 39°38'E, 1470 m alt., 19.XI.2014, P. Kučera leg. - KENYA: 1 ♂ Voi, 16.V.2005; 1 ♂ E of Thika, SW Kangonde, 28.XII.2007, M. Halada leg. - TANZANIA: 1 ♀ Dodoma prov., 30 km E Dodoma, 05°54'S, 35°45'E, 1100 m alt., 14.12.2006, J. Halada leg.; 3 ♂♂ Morogoro prov., 50 km SW Morogoro, 06°50'S, 37°15'E, 450 m alt., 12.I.2007, J. Halada leg. - MOZAMBIQUE: 1 ♂ 15 km SSE Manje, 15°29'S, 23°16'E, 500 m alt., 02-04.XII.2005; 1 ♂ 15 km SE Save, 21°13'S, 34°40'E, 65 m alt., 18-19.XII.2005, both J. Halada leg.