Halictini, Thomson, 1869

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Halictini :

Eupetersia Blüthgen Eupetersia Blüthgen, 1928a: 49 . Type species: Eupetersia neavei Blüthgen, 1928a , by original designation; Blüthgen

1928b: 165; Blüthgen 1936: 177–182; Pauly 1984e: 144; Michener 1997b: 23; Michener 2000: 28, 336–337, 346,

349, 366, 372–373. Eupetersia (Eupetersia) Blüthgen : Michener 1978a: 322; Michener 2000: 64, 349; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 131–143. Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) Cockerell, 1938c: 329 . Type species: Halictus lasureus Friese , by original designation;

Pauly 1981b: 263–269; Michener 2000: 349, syn. Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) Blüthgen, 1936: 182–188 . Type species: Sphecodes scotti Cockerell , by original designation; Pauly 1981b: 271–273; Michener 1997b: 41; Michener 2000: 64, 349.

Eupetersia angavokely Pauly & Brooks

Madagascar. On flowers of: Emilia citrina .

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) angavokely Pauly and Brooks, In : Pauly et al. 2001: 133–134, 136–137, 139, male holotype (UUZM) Madagascar.

Eupetersia angavokeliensis [!] Pauly and Brooks, In: Pauly et al. 2001: 138.

Eupetersia arnoldi Blüthgen

South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Eupetersia arnoldi Blüthgen, 1928a: 53 , 64, 70, female holotype (ZMHB) Zimbabwe; Pauly 1999a: 170–171. Eupetersia (Eupetersia) arnoldi Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia atra Pauly & Brooks

Madagascar. On flowers of: Portulaca sp. Host: Halictus jucundus .

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) atra Pauly and Brooks, In : Pauly et al. 2001: 132, 134–135, 139, 143, male holotype (PCGB) Madagascar.

Eupetersia atrocoerulea Pauly & Brooks

Madagascar. On flowers of: Phellolophium madagascariensis .

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) atrocoerulea Pauly and Brooks, In : Pauly et al. 2001: 132, 134–135, 138, 142–143, male holotype (PCGB) Madagascar.

Eupetersia bequaerti (Meyer)

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya.

Sphecodes bequaerti Meyer, 1926: 191–192 , female holotype (RMCA) Democratic Republic of the Congo; Blüthgen 1928b: 164, 168, 237–238; Blüthgen 1936: 188, 190; Benoist 1950c: 64.

Eupetersia bequaerti (Meyer) : Cockerell 1932d: 118; Blüthgen 1936: 177, 182; Cockerell 1938c: 328–329; Michener 1978a: 320, 322; Pauly 1981b: 271; Pauly 1999a: 170, 172.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) bequaerti (Meyer) : Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia stuhlmanni Blüthgen, 1928a: 52–53 , 57–59, 60, 63, 71, female holotype (BMNH) Kenya; Blüthgen 1928b: 237–238; Cockerell 1932d: 118; Cockerell 1938c: 329; Pauly 1999a: 170, 172, 176, syn.

Sphecodes discrepans Cockerell, 1932d: 118 , female holotype (type depository unknown) Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eupetersia discrepans (Cockerell) : Blüthgen 1936: 181–182; Cockerell 1938c: 328–329; Benoist 1950c: 64; Pauly 1999a: 170, 172, syn.

Eupetersia clypeata Benoist

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eupetersia clypeata Benoist, 1950c: 63 , female holotype (RMCA) Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pauly 1981b: 275; Pauly 1999a: 170, 172.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) clypeata Benoist : Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia coerulea Blüthgen

Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.

Eupetersia coerulea Blüthgen, 1928a: 52 , 69–71, female holotype (ZMHB) Zimbabwe; Cockerell 1932d: 118; Blüthgen 1936: 180–181, 188–189; Michener 1978a: 319, 328; Pauly 1981b: 267–269; Pauly 1999a: 170, 172.

Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) coerulea Blüthgen : Cockerell 1938c: 329.

Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) coerules [!] Blüthgen: Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) coerulea Blüthgen : Michener 2000: 349 [by implication].

Eupetersia constricta Benoist

Madagascar. On flowers of: Dialypetalum floribundum .

Sphecodes constrictus Benoist, 1962a: 124 , female holotype (MNHN) Madagascar.

Eupetersia constricta (Benoist) : Michener 1978a: 320; Pauly 1999a: 170, 172.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) constricta (Benoist) : Pauly 1981b: 273; Pauly 1984e: 144; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 49, 132, 134–135, 137–140.

Eupetersia emini Blüthgen

Gabon, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda. On flowers of: Borreria sp. , Haronga madagascariensis , Stachytarpheta augustifolia , Vismia rubescens .

Eupetersia emini Blüthgen, 1928a: 53 , 66–67, 69, female holotype (BMNH) Tanzania; Blüthgen 1936: 189; Cockerell 1938c: 329; Benoist 1950c: 64; Pauly 1998: 46; Pauly 1999a: 170, 173.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) emini Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 263, 265, 273.

Eupetersia biloba Blüthgen, 1928a: 50–51 , 67–69, male holotype (BMNH) Malawi; Cockerell 1938c: 329; Pauly 1999a: 170, 172, syn.

Sphecodes biloba (Blüthgen) : Cockerell 1938c: 329.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) biloba Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 271, 273, syn.

Halictus fusiferus Cockerell, 1946a: 389 , female holotype (BMNH) Uganda.

Eupetersia fusifera (Cockerell) : Pauly 1999a: 170, 173, syn.

Eupetersia guillarmodi Michener

Lesotho.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) guillarmodi Michener, 1978a: 319–321 , 323, 332–335, female holotype (BMNH [not in Museum catalogue]) Lesotho; Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia guillarmodi Michener : Pauly 1999a: 170, 173.

Eupetersia lasurea (Friese)

Tanzania, Uganda.

Halictus lasureus Friese, 1909b: 124–126 , male lectotype [designated by Pauly, 1981] (NHRS) Tanzania; Friese 1909a:

127, 140–141; Cockerell 1938c: 329; Baker 1974: 59; Pauly 1981b: 263, 267; Rasmussen and Ascher 2008: 63. Eupetersia lasurea (Friese) : Blüthgen 1928a: 51, 70–72; Blüthgen 1928b: 164; Cockerell 1932d: 118; Blüthgen 1936:

188; Cockerell 1937k: 105; Pauly 1981b: 264, 269; Pauly 1999a: 170, 174. Eupetersia lazurea [!] (Friese): Cockerell 1937k: 106. Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) lasurea (Friese) : Cockerell 1938c: 329; Pauly 1981b: 273; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 131. Eupetersia (Eupetersia) lasurea (Friese) : Michener 1978a: 322; Michener 2000: 349.

Eupetersia lettowvorbecki Blüthgen

Tanzania.

Eupetersia lettow-vorbecki Blüthgen, 1928a: 51–52 , 60–62, two male syntypes (BMNH) Tanzania; Blüthgen 1936: 189; Cockerell 1938c: 328; Pauly 1999a: 170, 174.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) lettow-vorbecki Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia macrocephala Pauly

Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) macrocephala Pauly, 1981b: 265 , 267, 270, female holotype (RMCA) Rwanda; Pauly 1999a: 170, 174.

Eupetersia mandibulata Benoist

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eupetersia mandibulata Benoist, 1950c: 62 , female holotype (RMCA) Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pauly 1999a: 170, 174.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) mandibulata Benoist : Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia neavei Blüthgen Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya. Eupetersia neavei Blüthgen, 1928a: 52 , 54–57, 59, two female two male syntypes (BMNH) Democratic Republic of the

Congo; Blüthgen 1928b: 238; Blüthgen 1936: 177–178, 190; Cockerell 1938c: 328–329; Pauly 1999a: 170, 174;

Michener 2000: 349; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 131. Eupetersia (Eupetersia) neavei Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 273; Michener 2000: 349.

Eupetersia paradoxa Blüthgen

South Africa, Zimbabwe.

Eupetersia paradoxa Blüthgen, 1928a: 54 , 62–64, 69–70, female holotype (SAMC) Zimbabwe; Blüthgen 1936: 177– 178, 189; Cockerell 1938c: 328; Michener 1978a: 321; Pauly 1999a: 170, 175.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) paradoxa Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia picea Blüthgen

Madagascar.

Eupetersia picea Blüthgen, 1936: 187–189 , male neotype [designated by Pauly 2001] (MNHN) Madagascar; Pauly 1999a: 170, 175.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) picea Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 273; Pauly 1984e: 144; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 132, 134– 135, 137–140.

Eupetersia plumosa Pauly

Ethiopia.

Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) plumosa Pauly, 1981b: 264–266 , 273, male holotype (BMNH) Ethiopia.

Eupetersia plumosa Pauly : Pauly 1999a: 170, 175.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) plumosa Pauly : Michener 2000: 349 [by implication].

Eupetersia reticulata (Benoist)

Madagascar. On flowers of: Mapouria aegialodes .

Nomia reticulata Benoist, 1962a: 138 , male holotype (NHMB) Madagascar.

Eupetersia reticulata (Benoist) : Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) reticulata (Benoist) : Pauly 1991: 319; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 132, 134–135, 138, 141– 142. Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) flava Michener, 1978a: 321 , 332–335, female holotype (AMNH) Madagascar; Pauly 1981b: 273; Pauly 1984e: 144; Pauly 1991: 319, syn.; Pesenko 1997: 502; Pauly 1999a: 170, 173; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 141.

Eupetersia robusta Benoist

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eupetersia robusta Benoist, 1950c: 60–61 , female holotype (RMCA) Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) robusta Benoist : Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia ruficauda Pauly

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) ruficauda Pauly, 1981b: 267 , 270–271, 273, male holotype (RMCA) Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Eupetersia ruficrus Blüthgen

Ethiopia.

Eupetersia ruficrus Blüthgen, 1936: 177 , 180–181, 189, female holotype (BMNH) Ethiopia; Michener 1978a: 319; Pauly 1981b: 264, 266–269.

Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) ruficrus Blüthgen : Cockerell 1938c: 328–329; Pauly 1981b: 273; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) ruficrus (Blüthgen) : Michener 2000: 349 [by implication].

Eupetersia rufipes Pauly

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) rufipes Pauly, 1981b: 266–267 , 269, 273, male holotype (RMCA) Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) rufipes Pauly : Michener 2000: 349 [by implication].

Eupetersia sakalava Blüthgen

Madagascar. On flowers of: Emilia citrina .

Eupetersia sakalava Blüthgen, 1936: 183–185 , 189, male and female syntypes (ZMHB, DEI) [female neotype, designated by Pauly 2001] (MNHN)] Madagascar; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Sphecodes sakalava (Blüthgen) : Benoist 1962a: 123–124.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) sakalava Blüthgen : Michener 1978a: 320, 322; Pauly 1981b: 273; Pauly 1984e: 144; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 134–135, 137–142.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) madagassa Blüthgen, 1936: 185–187 , 189–190, female neotype [designated by Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001] (MNHN) Madagascar; Pauly 1981b: 273; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 140, syn.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) madagasca [!] Blüthgen: Michener 1978a: 334.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) madagassa Blüthgen : Pauly 1984e: 144.

Eupetersia madagassa Blüthgen : Pauly 1999a: 170, 174.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) madacassa [!] Blüthgen: Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 140, syn.

Nomia dichroa Benoist, 1964a: 219 , male holotype (MNHN) Madagascar.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) dichroa (Benoist) : Pauly 1991: 319; Pesenko 1997: 502; Pauly 1999a: 170, 172; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 140, syn.

Eupetersia scotti (Cockerell)

Seychelles. Host: Lasioglossum mahense .

Sphecodes scotti Cockerell, 1912a: 29–31 , female holotype (?BMNH) Seychelles; Meyer 1919: 210, 221; Blüthgen 1928b: 164, 167–169, 237; Baker 1974: 59, 61.

Eupetersia scotti (Cockerell) : Blüthgen 1928a: 53, 65–66; Blüthgen 1936: 182–183, 189; Cockerell 1932d: 118; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Eupetersia (Nesoeupetersia) scotti (Cockerell) : Cockerell 1938c: 328; Michener 1978a: 322, 334; Pauly 1981b: 263, 273; Pauly 1984e: 144; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 134–135, 142; Michener 2000: 349; Pauly 2001: 131.

Eupetersia seyrigi Blüthgen

Madagascar.

Eupetersia seyrigi Blüthgen, 1936: 178–180 , 190, female neotype (MNHN) Madagascar [female holotype (ZMHB) lost]; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176; Michener 2000: 349; Danforth et al. 2008: 95.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) seyrigi Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 273; Pauly 1984e: 144; Pauly In: Pauly et al. 2001: 132–139; Michener 2000: 349.

Eupetersia similis Benoist

Democratic Republic of the Congo;

Eupetersia similis Benoist, 1950c: 63–64 , male holotype (RMCA) Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pauly 1981b: 271; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) similis Benoist : Pauly 1981b: 273.

Eupetersia subcoerulea Pauly

Ethiopia.

Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) subcoerulea Pauly, 1981b: 267–268 , 269, 273, male holotype (BMNH) Ethiopia; Pauly 1999a: 170, 176.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) subcoerulea Pauly : Michener 2000: 349 [by implication].

Eupetersia violacea Pauly

Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Eupetersia (Calleupetersia) violacea Pauly, 1981b: 268–269 , 273, male holotype (RMCA) Democratic Republic of the Congo; Pauly 1981b: 267, 269; Pauly 1999a: 170, 177.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) violacea Pauly : Michener 2000: 349 [by implication].

Eupetersia wissmanni Blüthgen

Kenya.

Eupetersia wissmanni Blüthgen, 1928a: 54 , 59–60, 63–64, 67, female holotype (BMNH) Kenya; Cockerell 1938c: 328; Pauly 1999a: 170, 177.

Eupetersia (Eupetersia) wissmanni Blüthgen : Pauly 1981b: 273.