Epeolus flavociliatus Friese, 1899

Astafurova, Yulia V. & Proshchalykin, Maxim Yu., 2024, Catalogue and identification key of the bee genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) from the Palaearctic region, Zootaxa 5453 (2), pp. 183-213 : 188

13. Epeolus flavociliatus Friese, 1899

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Epeolus flavociliatus Friese, 1899: 284–285 , ♂, (holotype: ♂, Egypt, Fayum , Siala; ZMHB). Holotype unlocated according to Le Divelec, 2021: 12.

? Epeolus berlandi Benoist, 1950: 941 , ♂, (holotype: ♂, Mauritania, Fort Gouraud ; MNHN). Synonymized by Bogusch & Hadrava 2018: 27.

? Epeolus laevigatus Bischoff, 1930: 13 , ♀, (holotype: ♀, Algeria, Mascara; ZMHB). Synonymized by Bogusch & Hadrava 2018: 27.

? Epeolus flavociliatus ssp. canarius Warncke, 1993: 764–765 , ♀, ♂, (holotype: ♂, Spain, Canary Islands, El Soccoro; MSNN).

Other notable publications. Bogusch & Hadrava 2018: 27–28, 56, 55 (key, synonymy, diagnosis, figures); Le Divelec 2021: 11, 12 (notes on synonymy, figures of Epeolus berlandi holotype).

Host (s). Colletes moricei Saunders ( Warncke 1993 for Epeolus flavociliatus canarius ), C. phalericus Morice ( Bischoff 1930 for Epeolus laevigatus ).

Remarks. According to Le Divelec (2021: 12) the synonymy of Epeolus berlandi , E. flavocilliatus , E. laevigatus and status of E. flavociliatus canarius needs to be reviewed.

Distribution. Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Canary Islands ( Spain), Turkey, Iran, Jordan, UAE ( Bogusch 2021).

Figures

FIGURES 13–24. Epeolus Latreille, habitus, dorsal view. 13—E. cruciger (Panzer), ♂; 14, 15—E. eriwanensis Bischoff (14– ♀, 15–♂); 16—E. fallax Morawitz, ♂; 17—E. fasciatus Friese; ♂; 18, 19—E. flavociliatus Friese (18–♀, 19–♂); 20, 21—E. gorodkovi Astafurova (20–♀, 21–♂); 22, 23—E. ibericus Bogusch (22–♀, 23–♂); 24—E. intermedius Pérez, ♀. Figures 14, 15, 18, 19, 22–24 by P. Bogusch.