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Colletes diodontus Benoist 1958

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Colletes diodontus Benoist, 1958 (Figs 3C–D, 4C–D, 5C–D) Colletes diodontus Benoist, 1958: 164–165, ♂ Holotype (type locality: Morocco, Boumalne) (MZLS), not examined. The species belongs to the recently defined C. diodontus group that comprises three small species that are densely covered with white appressed pilosity. They are only known from desert regions of Morocco, Mauritania and the Arabian Peninsula (Kuhlmann 2014). Material examined (1 specimen). MAURITANIA: 1♀, Nouakchott [W15.58 N18.05], bac jaune, iii.1991, leg. F. Borgato (RCMK). General distribution. Endemic to desert regions of Morocco and Mauritania (Fig. 7). Floral hosts. Unknown. Seasonal activity. March.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.16604621

Authors: Kuhlmann, Michael, Goergen, Georg

Institutions: Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture

Language: English

Topic: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6930802943

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