The genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Central Asia

By

Astafurova, Yulia
Proshchalykin, M. I︠U︡. (Maksim I︠U︡rʹevich)

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2023

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

1181

Pages

241--263

Subjects

Anthophila , Apiformes , cleptoparasites , Palaearctic region , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.1181.110416

 

Abstract

Available information about bees of the genus Epeolus in Central Asia is summarized. Twenty species are currently known from this area. Two new species are described: E. albus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, sp. nov. and E. pesenkoi Astafurova, sp. nov. Two species are newly recorded from Central Asia: E. asiaticus Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2022 and E. nudiventris Bischoff, 1930. The hitherto unknown male of E. mikhailovi Astafurova & Proshchalykin, 2021 is described, and lectotypes are designated for E. ruficornis Morawitz, 1875 and E. vinogradovi Popov, 1952.