The types of Anthophorinae (Hymenoptera: Apidae) described by Yan-Ru Wu and held in the main museum of the Chinese National Animal Collection Resource Center
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: The type specimens of Anthophorinae described by Yan-Ru Wu in the Beijing Institute of the Zoological Museum of the Chinese National Animal Collection Resource Center are reviewed. Primary types of 47 taxa are illustrated, and detailed information on each taxon is provided. New synonymies are also established for Amegilla (Glossamegilla) himalajensis (Radoszkowski, 1882) = Amegilla (Glossamegilla) hainanensis Wu, 2000, syn. nov., Anthophora (Petalosternon) hanseni Morawitz, 1883 = Anthophora (Paramegilla) codentata Wu, 2000, syn. nov., Anthophora (Paramegilla) solskyi Fedchenko, 1875 = Anthophora (Caranthophora) amegilloides Wu, 2000, syn. nov., Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata ssp. montislinguarum Schulz, 1906 = Clisodon xinjiangensis Wu, 1985, syn. nov., Elaphropoda percarinata (Cockerell, 1930) = Elaphropoda tienmushanensis Wu, 1979, syn. nov.. Habrophorula rubigolabralis Wu, 2000 is removed from Habrophorula forming new combination Habropoda rubigolabralis (Wu, 2000), comb. nov..
Source: Zootaxa
Institutions: Chinese Academy of Sciences, Institute of Zoology, Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart, University of Mons, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, State Key Laboratory of Integrated Management of Pest Insects and Rodents
Language: English
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4409912011