Colletes perezi Morice, 1904

Suárez, Daniel, 2017, Three new Hymenoptera species for the Canary Islands (Spain)., Arquivos Entomolóxicos 18, pp. 267-270 : 268

Colletes perezi Morice, 1904 ( Fig. 1a )

FUERTEVENTURA: Barranco de la Torre ( Antigua), 28 R 609900 3137142, 3.VIII.2017, 1 ♀ on Tamarix canariensis ; Salinas del Carmen ( Antigua), 28 R 610632 3138487, 4.VIII.2017, 1 ♀ on T. canariensis ; Puerto de Morro Jable (Pájara), 28 R 563098 3102871, 6.VIII.2017, 1 ♀ on Euphorbia balsamifera .

Global distribution: North Africa and Crete ( Frommer & Kuhlmann, 2009).

Two species of the genus Colletes Latreille, 1802 are present in the archipelago ( Báez & Oromí, 2010). While the endemism Colletes moricei Saunders, 1904 is found in low altitudes, Colletes dimidiatus Brullé, 1839 can reach 2,400 m a.s.l. None of these species are found on the island of Fuerteventura, where C. perezi is newly recorded. Apparently, this species is strongly related to coastal habitats, as it has not been found yet in the interior of the island. On T. canariensis it has been observed simultaneously with Thyreus histrionicus (Illiger, 1806) (Apoidea, Anthophoridae ) and Rhynchium oculatum (Fabricius, 1781) (Vespoidea, Eumenidae ) while Osmia cinnabarina Pérez, 1895 (Apoidea, Megachilidae ) and Amegilla quadrifasciata (Villers, 1790) (Apoidea, Anthophoridae ) were also seen on E. balsamifera . None of them established any interaction with C. perezi . In North Africa, C. perezi is highly active during late spring; however, in Crete it has experienced a phenological shift, being active on autumn ( Frommer & Kuhlmann, 2009). Data here presented suggest that in Fuerteventura the species is more active in midsummer.

Figures

Fig. 1. Distribution of the new records in the Canary Islands. Red dots indicate the localities of Colletes perezi while the orange one indicates the locality of Ectemnius hypsae and Leucospis dorsigera. a.- Colletes perezi on Tamarix canariensis. b.- Ectemnius hypsae on Foeniculum vulgare. c.- Leucospis dorsigera on Foeniculum vulgare.