Colletes albohirtus Cockerell, 1946

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 : 6-7

Colletes albohirtus Cockerell, 1946

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Colletes albohirtus Cockerell, 1945 ( 1946) : 838. Holotype male, NHMUK; type locality: South Africa: Matjesfontein. Examined.

Colletes montacuti Cockerell, 1946 (1947) : 200–201. Holotype female, NHMUK; type locality: South Africa: Montagu. Synonymized by Kuhlmann (2007: 130). Examined.

New records

SOUTH AFRICA – Western Cape Province • 1 ♀; Mossel Bay ; 34°10′ S, 22°07′ E; 20 Oct. 1938; R.E. Turner leg.; NHMUK • 1 ♂; between Struisbaai and Elim; 34°45′ S, 20°00′ E; 27 Sep. 2001; C.D. Eardley leg.; SANC • 1 ♀; 27 km SE Vanrhynsdorp, Ouberg Pass, Fynbos ; 31°48′07″ S, 18° 55′00″ E; alt. 380 m; 8 Aug. 2012; M. Kuhlmann leg.; CMK .

Distribution

Known distribution as shown in Fig. 14 .

Figures

Fig. 6. Colletes albohirtus Cockerell, 1946, ♀. 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. 7. Colletes albohirtus Cockerell, 1946, ♂. 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. 14. Distribution of C. abnormis Kuhlmann, 2007, C. albohirtus Cockerell, 1946, C. ascopalis sp. nov., C. aureocintus Cockerell, 1946, C. cardiurus Cockerell, 1946 and C. carolinae sp. nov.