The genus Amegilla (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Anthophorini) in Australia: a revision of the subgenus Asaropoda

By

Leijs, Remko
Dorey, James
Hogendoorn, Katja

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2020

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

908

Pages

45--122

Subjects

mtDNA phylogeny , new species , taxonomic revision , teddy bear bee

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.908.47375

 

Abstract

The species in the subgenus Amegilla (Asaropoda) are revised. Species delineation was decided based on diagnostic morphological characters as well as an incomplete phylogeny based on mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase 1 sequence data. Strong support was obtained for separating the Australian species ofAmegillainto the three subgenera previously proposed on the basis of morphology. The subgenus Asaropoda was found to comprise 21 species, including ten new species:A. albiclypeataLeijs,sp. nov.,A. aurantiaLeijs,sp. nov.,A. batleyiLeijs,sp. nov.,A. crenataLeijs,sp. nov.,A. griseocinctaLeijs,sp. nov.,A. incognitaLeijs,sp. nov.,A. nitidiventrisLeijs,sp. nov.,A. scopariaLeijs,sp. nov.,A. xylocopoidesLeijs,sp. nov., andA. youngiLeijs,sp. nov.The subspeciesA. preissi frogattiis raised to species level, and 16 new synonymies are proposed. Keys to the species of both sexes and descriptions or redescriptions are provided. Distribution maps, data on flower visitation and phenology are given.