Anthophora (Paramegilla) inclyta Walker, 1871

Straka, Jakub, Batelka, Jan & Pauly, Alain, 2017, Bees of the Socotra Archipelago (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), their biogeography and association with parasites, Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae (Acta. Ent. Mus. Natl. Pragae) 57, pp. 183-219 : 185-188

Anthophora (Paramegilla) inclyta Walker, 1871

( Figs 12–14 )

Podalirius fulvitectus Kirby, 1900: 22 (type locality: Socotra, various places); KIRBY (1903): 253, plate xvi, fig.14 (redescription); KOHL (1906): 4; KOHL (1907): 173.

Podalirius inclytus (Walker, 1871) : KOHL (1906): 5; KOHL (1907): 172.

Material examined. Sokotra, Hagier mountains, 2 ♀♀, no date, O. Simony lgt., F. Kohl det. ( NHMW).

Distribution. The species occurs in North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula ( KOHL 1906, 1907; ASCHER & PICKERING 2017; KUHLMANN 2017). In Socotra reported from Moukaradia

(= Gebel Raggit), west of Dahamis, Jena-agahan, Homhil, Adho Dimellus ( KIRBY 1900, 1903); Hagher Mts. ( KOHL 1906, 1907); recorded also from Abd-el-Kuri island ( KOHL 1906, 1907).

Figures

Figs 12–18. 12–14 – Anthophora inclyta Walker, 1871, female. 12 – dorsal view; 13 – lateral view; 14 – frons. 15–16 – Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758, worker. 15 – dorsal view; 16 – lateral view. 17–18 – Eucera wfkirbyi Kohl, 1906, female. 17 – dorsal view; 18 – lateral view.