On the presence of Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich and C. brevigena Noskiewicz (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) in Serbia

Sur la présence de Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich et C. brevigena Noskiewicz (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) en Serbie

Ronald Burger (1)

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In Autumn 2007 and 2008, I found Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich 1993 in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. This species had never been found previously in this country and this record indicates that this bee is likely to be more widespread in Southeastern Europe than previously thought. An updated distribution map of the species is given, as well as diagnostic morphological characters to separate C. hederae from another one of its sister species found in the study area, C. brevigena Noskiewicz 1936.

In Autumn 2007 and 2008, I found Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich 1993 in the province of Vojvodina, Serbia. This species had never been found previously in this country and this record indicates that this bee is likely to be more widespread in Southeastern Europe than previously thought. An updated distribution map of the species is given, as well as diagnostic morphological characters to separate C. hederae from another one of its sister species found in the study area, C. brevigena Noskiewicz 1936.

Mots clés: Colletes hederae; Colletes brevigena; geographical distribution; morphological differenciation

Domaines: Zoologie des invertébrés; Systématique, phylogénie et taxonomie; Biodiversité et Ecologie; Environnement et Société

Ronald Burger. On the presence of Colletes hederae Schmidt & Westrich and C. brevigena Noskiewicz (Hymenoptera, Colletidae) in Serbia. OSMIA, 2010, 4, pp.11-14. ⟨10.47446/OSMIA4.3⟩. ⟨hal-03029464⟩