Hylaeus (Alfkenylaeus) stictifrons ( COCKERELL, 1936 )

Dathe, Holger H., 2015, Studies on the systematics and taxonomy of the genus Hylaeus F. (9) Supplement to the taxonomy and distribution of Afrotropical Hylaeus F. species (Hymenoptera: Anthophila, Colletidae), Beiträge Zur Entomologie = Contributions to Entomology 65 (1), pp. 9-26 : 13

Hylaeus (Alfkenylaeus) stictifrons ( COCKERELL, 1936)

Prosopis stictifrons COCKERELL, 1936 p: 633 ♂, SW Africa [ Namibia]: Windhoek , 12.xii.1933 J. Ogilvie. Typus ♂ NHM London, B.M. TYPE HYM. 17.a.31.

Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) stictifrons (COCKERELL) : SNELLING 1985: 8.

Hylaeus stictifrons (COCKERELL) : EARDLEY & URBAN 2010: 36.

Hylaeus namaquensis COCKERELL, 1942: 2 , 4, 12–13 11 ♀, 10 ♂, South-West Africa [ Namibia]: Aus (Windhoek, Kaoko Otavi), January 1930, R.E. Turner lg. Syntypes NHM London. – EARDLEY & URBAN 2010: 33. – Syn. n.

Hylaeus (Alfkenylaeus) namaquensis COCKERELL : SNELLING 1985: 13–14, 16–18. MICHENER 2000: 194.

Hylaeus stictifrons (COCKERELL) is listed in SNELLING (1985: 8) as a species belonging to Hylaeus (Deranchylaeus) . The study of the type revealed, however, that it actually belongs to the subgenus H. ( Alfkenylaeus ). In this type specimen, the gonostyli are probably broken or worn, so they appear a little shorter. Nevertheless, I have no doubt that it is identical with H. (Alfkenylaeus) namaquensis , described later by COCKERELL – new synonym.

Distribution: Namibia ( EARDLEY & URBAN 2010: 36).