Anthidiellum troodicum ( Mavromoustakis, 1949 )

Kasparek, Max, Wood, Thomas, Ferreira, Sónia & Benarfa, Noudjoud, 2023, Taxonomic status of the disjunct populations of the resin bee Anthidiellum breviusculum (Pérez, 1890) s. l. in the Mediterranean (Apoidea: Anthidiini), Journal of Natural History 56 (45 - 48), pp. 2047-2063 : 2056-2060

Anthidiellum troodicum ( Mavromoustakis, 1949)

Material examined

AZERBAIJAN: 1♂, Nakhchivan AR: Kangarli, Garabaglar (39.416°N, 45.216°E; 1194 m), 13 June 2019, A. Fateryga leg. (af008). – BULGARIA: 9♀, Sandanski (41.550°N, 23.266°E; 180 m), 14–26 July 1966, M. Kocourek leg. (ms7784–92, 7794–97). – 1♂, Melnik (41.550° ʹ N, 23.266°E; 180 m), 21 July 1966, M. Kocourek leg. (ms7793). – CYPRUS: 1♀, 1♂, Säettas River (location not identified), 14 July 1964, G.A. Mavromoustakis leg. (ms7715, 7717). – GREECE: 1♀, 1♂, Thessalia: Kalambaka, 14–20 July 1979, M.C. Day, G. R. Else and D. Morgan leg. ( NHMUK). – 4♀, Rhodes : Kamiros, 26 June – 07 July 1981, K.M. Guichard leg. ( NHMUK). – 1♀, Samos, W Potami, Bucht Megalo Seitani (37.768°N, 26.636°E; 2 m), 10 June 2016, A.W. Ebmer leg. (awe029). – 1♂, Chios , SW Nénita (38.233°N, 26.090°E; 170 m), 17 June 2007, A.W. Ebmer leg. (awe049). – ISRAEL: 1♀, Mt. Carmel Hai Bar, 29 May 2000, M. Török leg. (zmh001). – 2♀, 2♂, 10 km S Haifa, Har Karmel , Bet Oren (32.733°N, 35.000°E; 340 m), 14 May 1996, M. Hauser and O. Niehuis leg. (ms7721-22). – JORDAN: 1♂, North Shuna (32.600°N, 35.600°E; − 229 m), 20–22 April 1996, Mi. Halada leg. (ms7726). – 2♀, 2♂, Jordan Valley: Dayr ‘ Alla (32.183°N, 35.616°E; − 239 m), 27 April 1996, Mi. Halada leg. (ms7719–20, 7724–25; CMK). – LEBANON: 1♀, Liban Nord : Tannourine el Tahta, Al Mahbase (34.200°N, 35.866°E; 926 m), 27 June 2019, X. van Achter leg. (mbou142). – TURKEY: 1♀, 1♂, Antalya: 35 km SW Antalya, 5 km SW Beldibi, waterfall (36.666°N, 30.516° E, 816 m), 06 June 2001, G. Hölzler leg. (gho059–60). – 1♀, Artvin: Kaçkar Dağı, Yusufeli nr. Artvin (40.816°N, 41.533°E; 700 m), 15–20 July 1995, J. Gelbrecht and E. Schwabe leg. (whl097). – 1♂, Aydın: Kuşadası (37.850°N, 27.266°E; 100 m), 11 June 1964, H. Hamann leg. (ms7783). – 3♀, 1♂, Bursa: Çağlayan env. (40.283°N, 29.010°E; 176 m), 10–14 July 1997, P. Prudek and M. Riha leg. (ms7736, ms7756–57, 7763). – 3♂, Çanakkale: 6 km N Ezine (39.850°N, 26.316°E; 35 m), 27 June 2006, J. Halada leg. (ms7758, 7761–62). – 1♂, Elazığ: Hazar Gölü , 26 June 1991, K.M. Guichard leg. ( NHMUK). – 1♀, 1♂, Eskişehir: Sakari Ilica nr. Gümele (40.000°N, 30.566°E; 230 m), 06–09 July 1997, M. Riha, P. Prudek and M. Riha leg. (ms7738, 7764). – 4♀, 13♂, Hakkâri: Beytüşşebap 19 km S (37.400°N, 43.166°E; 1200 m), 26 June 1985, M. Schwarz leg. (ms7745–47, 7750, 7765, 7771–82). – 2♀, Hakkâri: south of Beytüşşebap (c. 37.550°N, 43.166°E; 1250 m), 10 August 1983, K. Warncke leg. (ms7748–49, 7751). – 1♀, Izmir: Ödemiş (38.333°N, 28.066°E; 1200 m), 03 July 2006, J. Halada leg. (ms7755). – 1♂, Konya: Sille (37.916°N, 32.416°E), 04 July 1977, J. Heinrich leg., mislabelled as ‘ A. breviusculum ssp. palaestinense Alfk. det. K.Warncke̍ [‘ palaestinense ̍ is a subspecies of A. strigatum described by Alfken in 1935] (oll1096). – 1♀, 1♂, Mersin: 20 km W Silifke, Ekşiler (36.400°N, 33.866°E; 40 m), 17 June 1997, Ma. Halada leg. (ms7728, 7770). – 4♀, 2♂, Mersin: Mut (36.800°N, 33.350°E; 1200 m), 09–13 June 1965, M. Schwarz leg. (ms7718, 7739–42, 7767–69). – 8♀, Mersin: Silifke env. (36.366°N, 33.916°E; 16 m), 26 May 1992, 04. vii.1993, Mi. Halada , V. Nemec leg. (ms7727, 29–35). – 2♀, Muğla.: Akyaka ( Gökçe ) (37.000° N, 28.350°E; 25 m), 11 July 2010, mk leg. (mk375–76). – 5♀, 2♂, Muğla: Akbük (37.033°N, 28.100°06 ʹ E; 30 m), 10 July 2010, mk leg. (mk381–85, 387–88). – 5♂, Muğla: Akyaka (37.050°N, 28.316°E; 60 m), 08 June 2019, mk leg. (mk653–57). – 1♀, Muğla: Akyaka ( Çardak ) (37.050°N, 28.200°E; 500 m), 08 June 2019, mk leg. (mk652). – 2♀, Muğla: Akyaka ( Çınar ) (37.050°N, 28.283°E; 25 m), 28 June 2010, mk leg. (mk377–79). – 1♂, Muğla: Akyaka ( Yeşilova ) (37.066°N, 28.416°E; 80 m), 18 June 2016, mk leg. (mk386). – 1♂, Muğla: Ataköy (37.033°N, 28.683°E; 20 m), 09 July 2010, mk leg. (mk389). – 1♀, Muğla: Tuzabat E of Milas (37.283°N, 27.866°E; 512 m), 24 July 2002, E. Kwast leg. (whl006). – 1♀, Muğla: betw. Akyaka and Kuyucak (37.050°N, 28.300°E; 200 m), 11.vii.2010, mk leg. (mk380). – 1♀, 1♂, Nevşehir: 54 km W Kayseri, Göreme (38.650°N, 34.866°E; 1105 m), 17 July 1998, C. Schmid-Egger leg. (seg182–83). – 1♀, Siirt: 30 km E Baykan (c. 38.300°N, 42.033°E; 1230 m), 30 June 2000, M. Halada leg. (ms7737). – 5♀, 2♂, Şirnak: 25 km NW Şirnak (37.670°N, 42.310°E; 1600 m), 23 June 2010, Mi. Halada leg. (ms7743–44; 7752–54, 7759–60). – 1♂, Urfa: Halfeti (37.866°N, 37.866°E; 427 m), 28 May 1978, M. Schwarz leg. (ms7766).

Literature data

BULGARIA: Sandanski , Melnik ( Warncke 1980) . – Sandanski (41.566°N, 23.283°E), 25 July 1966, M . Kocourek leg . (Snow Entomological Museum Collection, GBIF). – CYPRUS: Mount Troodos (type locality), 1524 m, 14 June 1935 and 7 July 1935 ( Mavromoustakis 1949 [1948]) . Limassol: Pera Pedi, 24 .v .1929 ( Mavromoustakis [1949 [1948]). Kykkos (‘ Kykkou ̍) Monastery , 2 June 1930 ( Mavromoustakis 1949 [1948]) . Xerokolimbi (near Trooditissa ), 1371 m, in July ( Mavromoustakis 1953) . – GREECE: Attica: Mt . Penteli, 22 June 1957 ( Mavromoustakis 1958). – Kos: Asklipieion (36.876°N, 27.256°E) . – Lesvos: Mytilini ( Warncke 1980) . – Rhodes: Kremasti , 25 June 1958 ( Mavromoustakis 1959) . – IRAN: V. Khuzestan: Haft Tepe (‘ Haft Tappeh ̍), 30 June – 1 July 1965 ( Warncke 1982 [1981]) . – ISRAEL: Jerusalem ( Warncke 1980). – LEBANON: Brumana [Broumana], 26 May 1953 ( Mavromoustakis 1955). – Tannourine El Tahta, Al Mahbase, 926 m, 27 June 2019, 1♀, X. Van Achter leg. ( Boustani et al. 2021, see also ‘Material̍). – PALESTINE: West Bank, Har Gilo Field School (31.721°N, 35.171°E), 26 May 1998 (Discover Life). – ROMANIA: Discover Life (no details available, therefore ignored on the map [ Figure 6 ]). – TURKEY: Mersin: Kızkalesi, 11 May 1988. – Mardin, 1000 m, 2 July 1987. – Muğla: Fethiye, Ölüdeniz, 50 m, 1 August 1985. – Antalya: 29 June 1992. – Aydın: Davutlar National Park, 30 June 1992. – Izmir: Menemen, 2 July 1992. – Isparta: Sütçüler, 1 July 1990. – Antalya: Termessos, 9 July 1991. – Antalya: Beydağları, Yazır Gözesi, 1200 m, 10 July 1992. – Artvin: Yusufeli, 900 m, 15 August 1992. – Antalya: Atatürk Parkı, 1 August 1992. – Erzurum: Taşlıköy, Oltu, 15 July 1991 (all data Özbek and van der Zanden 1993). – Çanakkale: Truva, 6 July 1965 ( Staněk 1968, published as A. strigatum luteum , but identification corrected by Warncke 1980). – Nevşehir: Ürgüp ( Warncke 1980). – Konya: Sille ( Warncke 1980). – Mersin: Mut ( Warncke 1980). – Urfa and Halfeti in Urfa prov. ( Warncke 1980; see also under ‘material̍). – 20 km S Ankara ( Warncke 1980). – It is unclear whether a record from Antalya, Alanya (22. vii.1966) ( Staněk 1968) refers to this species.

Diagnosis

The female is characterised by a combination of absence of apically hooked bristles on the labial palpi and a coarse, dense punctation of the clypeus and the terga. The male is characterised by the coarse punctation of the clypeus and the terga, and a black scutum. Populations in the southern Levant, however, may have a yellow anterolateral band on the scutum.

Description/variation

The punctation on the scutum is subject to variability. While punctation is mostly dense and punctures are separated by clearly less than half their diameters, individuals from the south Levant were examined in which punctures are separated by more than their diameter, in some cases 3–4 diameters . In particular, four specimens (2♀, 2♂) from Dayr Alla , Jordan, collected on 27 .iv .1996 (Mi. Halada leg.; CMK), have a flat, conspicuously scattered punctation on the scutum, especially posteriorly ( Figure 5 ). These four specimens also have a richer yellow colouration than other specimens. For example, T2 – T7 are entirely yellow except for a small median black wedge on T2 , and they have a yellow maculation on the mesepisternum . However, these specimens are provisionally still recognised as A. troodicum as there are other specimens from the Levant with a (small) yellow spot on the mesepisternum and also some scattered (rather than dense) punctation on scutum.

Seasonal occurrence

The flight period extends from April to July.

Distribution

Southern Balkans and eastern Mediterranean across the Caucasus to Iran. Found in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Greece, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, and Turkey.

Identification key

Females

1. Clypeus black or red-brown; lower paraocular area with yellow spot; hooked bristles on labial palpi present [SW Europe] ..................................................................................... ....................................................................................................................................... A. breviusculum

– Clypeus yellow with dark (usually black) narrow apical margin; lower paraocular area yellow, maculation reaching beyond antennal socket; hooked bristles on labial palpi absent [E Mediterranean, N Africa, Middle East] .................................................... 2

2. Punctation of clypeus and terga fine [NW Africa] ...................................................................... ............................................................................................................................ A. africanum sp. nov.

– Punctation of clypeus and terga coarse [E Mediterranean to Iran] ..................... ............................................................................................................................................. A. troodicum

Males

1. Clypeus and terga with coarse punctation [E Mediterranean to Iran] ............................................................................................................................................. A. troodicum

– Clypeus with fine punctation; terga with fine punctation, shining ................................. 2

2. Scutum black; scutellum and axillae at most with some yellow remnants [SW Europe] .......................................................................................................... A. breviusculum

– Scutum with anterolateral yellow maculation; scutellum and axillae predominantly yellow [NW Africa] ..................................................................................... A. africanum sp. nov.

Figures

Figure 5. Variability of the punctation and colouration of the scutum in Anthidiellum troodicum. While the scutum is mostly densely punctured (a, male from western Turkey), scattered punctation is sometimes observed, particularly in some southern populations of the Levant b, male from Jordan). It is not yet understood whether this difference has taxonomic relevance.

Figure 6. Distribution of Anthidiellum africanum sp. nov. (green dots), A. breviusculum (blue dots) and A. troodicum (red dots).