Colletidae

Balzan, Mario V., Rasmont, Pierre, Kuhlmann, Michael, Dathe, Holger, Pauly, Alain, Patiny, Sébastien, Terzo, Michael & Michez, Denis, 2016, The bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of the Maltese Islands, Zootaxa 4162 (2), pp. 225-244 : 233-234

Colletidae

Hylaeus imparilis (Förster, 1871)

Previous Reports: Kuhlmann et al. (2015)

Specimens Examined: 1♂, Ta' Ċenċ (Sannat), 7-iv-1999, B and G Degen ; 3♂, Marfa Ridge (Mellieħa), 14-iv- 1999, B and G Degen ; 1♂, 1♀, Dingli Cliffs (Dingli), 17-iv-1999, B and G Degen ; 1♂, Golden Bay ( Mġarr ), 21-iv- 1999, B and G Degen ; 1♂, Wied Qirda (Siġġiewi), 26-iii-2012, Liston ; 1♀, Għar Lapsi (Siġġiewi), 5-v-2014, MV Balzan ; 1♂, 3♀, Delimara (Marsaxlokk), 26-v-2014, MV Balzan;

Distribution: Mediterranean Basin, Eastern Europe and the islands of Cyprus, Sardinia and Sicily.

Hylaeus clypearis (Schenck, 1853)

Previous Reports: Kuhlmann et al. (2015)

Specimens Examined: 1♂, St. Julians , 12-vii-1970, Stockh ; 1♀, St. Julians , 12-vii-1970, Stockh ; 1♀, Buskett (Rabat), 12-vii-1977, Schembri

Distribution: Continental Europe and North Africa, and the islands of Cyprus, Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.

Hylaeus taeniolatus (Förster, 1871)

Previous Reports: Kuhlmann et al. (2015)

Specimens Examined: 8♂, 7♀, St. Julians , 3-vii-1970, Stockh ; 1♀, Marfa Ridge (Mellieħa), 14-iv-1999, B and G Degen ; 1♀, Dingli Cliffs (Dingli), 17-iv-1999, B and G Degen ; 1♀, Selmun (Mellieħa), 24-iv-1999, B and G Degen ; 1♀, Marsaxlokk, 18-v-2003, W. Schedl ; 1♀, 1♂, Delimara (Marsaxlokk), 26-v-2014, MV Balzan

Distribution: Mediterranean Basin and Central Europe ( Austria, Germany, Netherlands, Switzerland) and the islands of Corsica, Cyprus, Sardinia, and Sicily.

Hylaeus signatus (Panzer, 1798)

Previous Reports: Kuhlmann et al. (2015)

Specimens Examined: 1♂, Delimara (Marsaxlokk), 17-v-2003, W Schedl ; 1♂, Xlendi (Gozo), 17-v-2003, W Schedl.

Distribution: Continental Europe, the North African countries of Morocco and Tunisia, Sardinia.

Hylaeus hyperpunctatus (Strand, 1909)

Previous Reports: Valletta (1971); Kuhlmann et al. (2015)

Specimens Examined: 10♀, 4♂, Buskett (Rabat), 16-ix-1976, Schembri ; 10♀, 2♂, Santa Marija ( Comino ), 26- ix-1977, Schembri ; 2♂, Birzebbuġa, 5-vii-1978, Richards

Distribution: Southern Europe and the islands of Corsica, Sardinia and Sicily.

Hylaeus punctatus (Brullé, 1832)

Previous Reports: Valletta (1971)

Distribution: Continental Europe, Corsica, Sicily and Sardinia.