Colletes floralis Eversmann, 1852

Niu, Ze-Qing, Zhu, Chao-Dong & Kuhlmann, Michael, 2013, Bees of the Colletes clypearis - group (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae) from China with descriptions of seven new species, Zootaxa 3745 (2), pp. 101-151 : 104-105

Colletes floralis Eversmann, 1852

( Figs 3 a–f, 15e–f, 30c)

Colletes floralis Eversmann, 1852 -Eversmann 1852∶ 46; Nοskiewicz 1936∶ 441; Οsytshnϳuk & Rοmankοva 1995∶ 483; Davydοva & Pesenkο 2002∶ 583; Kuh1mann & Dοrn 2002∶ 96; Prοshcha1ykin 2003a∶ 26; 2003b∶ 5; 2004∶ 3; 2007a∶ 89; 2007b∶ 878; 2008∶ 2; 2010∶ 509; Prοshcha1ykin et al. 2004∶ 159; Ignatenkο 2004∶ 109; Kuh1mann 2009a∶ 18; 2009b∶ 28; Quest 2009∶ 120; Prοshcha1ykin & Quest 2009∶ 239; Kuh1mann & Prοshcha1ykin 2011∶ 14-15, 36∶ ♂ ( Figure 15 , a, b), 46∶ ♀ ( Figure 25 , a, b).

Colletes montanus Mοrawitz, 1876-Mοrawitz 1876∶ 262-263.

Colletes suecica Aurivi 11ius, 1903-Aurivi11ius 1903∶ 214-215.

Colletes kudiensis Cοckere11, 1924-Cοckere11 1924∶ 594. Synοnymised by Nοskiewicz 1936∶ 437, synοnymy cοnfirmed by Kuh1mann 1999∶ 77.

Colletes yasumatsui Hirashima & Ikudοme, 1989-Ikudοme 1989∶ 109-117. Synοnymized by Kuh1mann 2003∶ 731.

Material examined. China. Guangdong, 1♂, Zhanjiang, Huguangyan (110º12′E 21º06′N), 17.III.1981, coll. Yue- Rong Shen; Hebei, 2♂, Pingquan Xian, Guangtou Shan (118º24′E 41º18′N), 1250m, 31.VII.1985, coll. Xue-Zhong Zhang; Qinghai, 1♂, Qilian Xian (100º12′E 38º06′N), 28.VII.1977, coll. Bao-Lin Zhang; 1♂, Qilian Xian (100º12′E 38º06′N), 9.VIII.1957, coll. Yi-Ran Zhang; 2♂, Hol Xil (90º06′E 35º18′N), 20.VII.1998, coll. no record; 3♂, Hol Xil (90º06′E 35º18′N), 9.VIII.1998, coll. no record; Xinjiang, 1♂, Akto Xian (75º54′E 39º06′N), 2950m, 10.VII.1989, coll. Xue-Zhong Zhang; 1♂, Taxkorgan Tajik Zizhi Xian (75º12′E 37º42′ N), 3550m, 16.VIII.1989, coll. Xue-Zhong Zhang; 1♂, Taxkorgan Tajik Zizhi Xian (75º12′E 37º42′N), ( Brassica chinensis ), 16.VII.1989, coll. Ding-Xi Liao; 1♂, Tomort (94º18′E 43º06′N), 2400m, 23.VII.1977, coll. Yin-Heng Han; 1♂, Wensu Xian (80º12′E 41º18′N), 120m, 16.VII.1978, coll. Xue-Zhong Zhang; 1♂, Taxkorgan Tajik Zizhi Xian (75º12′E 37º42′N), 16.VIII.1974, coll. Ju-Peng Liu; 1♂, Altay (88º12′E 47º48′N), 9.VIII.1956, coll. Wei-Yi Yang; Xizang, 1♂, Burang Xian, Kejia (81º06′E 30º18′N), 3700m, 15.VII.1975, coll. Fu-Sheng Huang; 1♀, Burang Xian, Kejia (81º06′E 30º18′N), 3700m, 15.VII.1975, coll. Fu-Sheng Huang; Yunnan, 1♂, Lushui Xian, Pianma (98º30′E 26º00′N), 2300m, 26.V.1981, coll. Xue-Zhong Zhang.

Distribution in China. Hebei, Guangdong, Yunnan, Xinjiang, Xizang, Qinghai ( Fig. 30 c).

General distribution. Spain, Ireland, Great Britain, France, Norway, Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Finland, Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Greece, Turkey, Belarus, Russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Iran, Mongolia, China, India, Japan. First record for China.

Floral records. Tamarix sp. ( Tamaricaceae ), Compositae gen. et sp. ( Asteraceae ), Brassica chinensis (Brassicaceae) .

Figures

FIGURE 3. Colletes floralis, ma 1 e. a ∶ S 7 in dοrsa 1 view; b ∶ S 7 in ventra 1 view; c ∶ Genita 1 ia in dοrsa 1 view; d ∶ Genita 1 ia in 1 atera 1 view; e ∶ Metasοma in dοrsa 1 view, shοwing Τ 1 - 2; f ∶ Head in frοnta 1 view. Sca 1 e bar ∶ a, b, 0.5 mm; c, d, e, f, 1 mm.

FIGURE 15. Colletes cinerascens, fema 1 e, a ∶ Head in frοnta 1 view, b ∶ Metasοma in dοrsa 1 view, shοwing Τ 1 - 2; Colletes clypearis, fema 1 e, c ∶ Head in frοnta 1 view, d ∶ Metasοma in dοrsa 1 view, shοwing Τ 1 - 2; Colletes floralis, fema 1 e, e ∶ Head in frοnta 1 view, f ∶ Metasοma in dοrsa 1 view, shοwing Τ 1 - 2. Sca 1 e bar ∶ a, b, c, d, e, f, 1 mm.

FIGURE 25. Colletes hirsutus, sp. n., fema 1 e. a ∶ Bοdy in 1 atera 1 view; b ∶ Head in frοnta 1 view; c ∶ Mesοnοtum in dοrsa 1 view; d ∶ Metasοma in dοrsa 1 view; e ∶ Τ 1 - 2 in dοrsa 1 view. Sca 1 e bar ∶ a, b, c, d, e, 1 mm.

FIGURE 30. Distributiοn maps οf Chinese Colletes clypearis - grοup species. a ∶ C. cinerascens; b ∶ C. clypearis; c ∶ C. floralis; d ∶ C. friesei; e ∶ C. fulvicornis; f ∶ C. harreri; g ∶ C. haubrugei; h ∶ C. hedini.