Hylaeus (Metylaeus) cribratus (Bridwell, 1919)

Dathe, Holger H., 2023, New insights into the taxonomy of the Hylaeus xanthostoma complex and further additions to the African Hylaeus fauna (Hymenoptera, Anthophila, Colletidae), Contributions to Entomology 73 (1), pp. 67-93 : 67

Hylaeus (Metylaeus) cribratus (Bridwell, 1919)

Metylaeus cribratus Bridwell, 1919: 131. ♀♂, Nigeria. Holotype ♂ BPBM Honolulu.

Hylaeus (Metylaeus) cribratus (Bridwell) - Snelling (1985: 22). - Dathe (2015: 21).

Distribution.

Widespread and relatively common species; recorded from Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Cameroon, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. New for the Republic of CONGO: 1 ♀, Plateaux prov., Gamboma env., 01°53'S. 15°51'E, 300 m alt., 22.X.2016, J. Halada leg. - ZAMBIA: 4 ♂♂, 40 km W Chingola, 12°27'S, 27°35'E, 1200 m alt., 07.XI.2005; 1 ♀, 140 km NE Kapiri Moshi, 13°31'S, 29°48'E, 1500 m alt., 23.XI.2005, all M. Halada leg. Supplementary records: ETHIOPIA: 3 ♂♂, Sof Umer, 06°54'N, 40°51'E, 1200 m alt., 30-31.V.2025, J. Halada leg.; 1 ♀ Oromia State, Borena Region, 10 km SE Negele env., 14°18'N, 39°38'E, 1470 m alt., 19.XI.2014, P. Kučera leg. - KENYA: 1 ♂ Voi, 16.V.2005; 1 ♂ E of Thika, SW Kangonde, 28.XII.2007, M. Halada leg. - TANZANIA: 1 ♀ Dodoma prov., 30 km E Dodoma, 05°54'S, 35°45'E, 1100 m alt., 14.12.2006, J. Halada leg.; 3 ♂♂ Morogoro prov., 50 km SW Morogoro, 06°50'S, 37°15'E, 450 m alt., 12.I.2007, J. Halada leg. - MOZAMBIQUE: 1 ♂ 15 km SSE Manje, 15°29'S, 23°16'E, 500 m alt., 02-04.XII.2005; 1 ♂ 15 km SE Save, 21°13'S, 34°40'E, 65 m alt., 18-19.XII.2005, both J. Halada leg.