Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) gabonicus (Vachal, 1900)

Dathe, Holger H., 2023, New insights into the taxonomy of the Hylaeus xanthostoma complex and further additions to the African Hylaeus fauna (Hymenoptera, Anthophila, Colletidae), Contributions to Entomology 73 (1), pp. 67-93 : 67

Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) gabonicus (Vachal, 1900)

Prosopis gabonica Vachal, 1900: 536. ♀, Congo. Lectotype MNHN Paris.

Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) gabonicus (Vachal, 1900) - Bridwell (1919: 143); Dathe (2014: 39).

New records.

CAMEROON: 6 ♂♂, 5 ♀♀, North-West prov., E env. of Big Babanki, 06°07'N, 10°16'E, 1200 m alt., 05-13.III.2008, M. Řiha leg. 7 ♀♀, Meiganga, 6°33'N, 14°15'E, 1103 m alt., 07.VII.- 30.IX.2014; 12 ♂♂, 6 ♀♀, 01-05.I.2016, all Y.B. Soukontoua leg. - ETHIOPIA: 1 ♀, SNNPS State, Arba Minch NP, 06°02'N, 37°35'E, 1180 m alt., 04.IV.2016, J. Halada leg. - CONGO: 1 ♂, Sangha prov., 20 km SW Cabosse, 02°00'N, 13°54'E, 530 m alt., 02.XI.2016; 1 ♀, Plateaux prov., 20 km S Lékana, 02°29'S, 14°37'E, 465 m alt., 08.XI.2016, J. Halada leg. First record for Ethiopia.