Anthophora curta

Orr, Michael C., Koch, Jonathan B., Griswold, Terry L. & Pitts, James P., 2014, Taxonomic utility of niche models in validating species concepts: A case study in Anthophora (Heliophila) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Zootaxa 3846 (3), pp. 411-429 : 416

Anthophora curta and A. squammulosa are separated as follows:

1 First submarginal cell lacking pubescence, except sometimes a small number of setae directly on vein where the cell borders the stigma ( Fig. 3a ); integument of male scape dark; unworn females with light setae of terga white ( Fig. 1a ); United States, Baja Peninsula, and northern tier of mainland Mexican states on United States border......................... A. curta

- First submarginal cell of forewing pubescent near the border with the stigma (may be absent in worn specimens, Fig. 3a ); integument of male scape lightly maculated, at least in part, usually fully maculated from top to bottom of underside; fresh female specimens with the light setae of the terga golden ( Fig. 1a ); Nicaragua north to the Mexican states of Sinaloa and Durango................................................................................... A. squammulosa

Figures

FIGURE 1. The general morphology of Anthophora curta and A. squammulosa as seen in the female lectotypes, pictured left and right respectively. a. Habitus view. b. Anterior view. Images were taken at 20x magnification.

FIGURE 3. The morphology of Anthophora curta and A. squammulosa, left and right respectively. a. The first submarginal cell of each lectotype. b. Dorsal view of the genital capsule. c. Sternite 7. d. Sternite 8. Wing images were taken at 100x magnification and genitalia images were taken at 150x magnification. Note that setae were removed from figures 3b-d to improve clarity of the structures.