Taxonomic Revision of Subgenus Lophanthophra Brooks and Paramegilla Friese (Hymenoptera – Apidae) of Egypt
Ismael, M., Badawi, R., Mahfouz, H., EL-Bassiony, M., Shebl, M. (2020). Taxonomic Revision of Subgenus Lophanthophra Brooks and Paramegilla Friese (Hymenoptera – Apidae) of Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), 35-50. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.80059
Marwa M. Ismael; Rawda Badawi; Hatem M. Mahfouz; Mohamed N. EL-Bassiony; Mohamed A. Shebl. "Taxonomic Revision of Subgenus Lophanthophra Brooks and Paramegilla Friese (Hymenoptera – Apidae) of Egypt". EKB Journal Management System, 13, 2, 2020, 35-50. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.80059
Ismael, M., Badawi, R., Mahfouz, H., EL-Bassiony, M., Shebl, M. (2020). 'Taxonomic Revision of Subgenus Lophanthophra Brooks and Paramegilla Friese (Hymenoptera – Apidae) of Egypt', EKB Journal Management System, 13(2), pp. 35-50. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.80059
Ismael, M., Badawi, R., Mahfouz, H., EL-Bassiony, M., Shebl, M. Taxonomic Revision of Subgenus Lophanthophra Brooks and Paramegilla Friese (Hymenoptera – Apidae) of Egypt. EKB Journal Management System, 2020; 13(2): 35-50. doi: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.80059

Taxonomic Revision of Subgenus Lophanthophra Brooks and Paramegilla Friese (Hymenoptera – Apidae) of Egypt

Egyptian Academic Journal of Biological Sciences. A, Entomology
Article 2, Volume 13, Issue 2, June 2020, Page 35-50  XML PDF (640.55 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/eajbsa.2020.80059
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Authors
Marwa M. Ismael1; Rawda Badawi2; Hatem M. Mahfouz1; Mohamed N. EL-Bassiony1; Mohamed A. Shebl3
1Department of Plant Protection, Faculty of Environmental Agricultural Science, Arish University, Egypt
2Department of Entomology , Faculty of Sciences, Ain Shams University
3Plant Protection Department, Faculty of Agriculture, Suez Canal University, Ismailia, 41522, Egypt
Abstract
Twenty-six Anthophora species belonging to Subgenus Lophanthophra Brooks (10 species) & Subgenus Paramegilla Friese (16 species) are revised taxonomically.A. rutilans Dours is transferred from the first Subgenus Lophanthophra Brooks to Subgenus Paramegilla Friese due to its obvious dilated & hunped hind basitarsus as most related Paramegillian species than the not conspicuous weak mid-leg brushes. Many specimens are collected from various localities and genitalia are desiccated. Keys, diagnostic characters, synonyms, coloured pictures, line drawing illustrations, and the distribution are introduced, in addition to Scanning Electron Microscopic photographs are taken for A. hispanica (Fabricius). A. Shoumarae Rawda is redescribed, A. boops Alfken still considered as distinct species, not as a synonym of A. vidua (Klug).
Keywords
Anthophora; Anthophorini; solitary bees; coloured pictures; genitalia; keys& diagnostic characters
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