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Issue: Vol. 5661 No. 2: 15 Jul. 2025
Type: Article
Published: 2025-07-15
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5661.2.6
Page range: 249-260
Abstract views: 46
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The bee genus Colletes Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae) in West Africa

Zoological Museum of Kiel University; Hegewischstr. 3; D-24105 Kiel; Germany
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA); Biodiversity Centre; 08 BP 0932 Tri Postal; Cotonou; Benin
Hymenoptera bee fauna Apiformes taxonomy new species

Abstract

Bee species of the genus Colletes Latreille are revised for West Africa. In total four species are recorded from this area with one described as new: Colletes aragorn Kuhlmann sp. nov.. An illustrated key is provided to facilitate species identification.

 

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How to Cite

Kuhlmann, M. & Goergen, G. (2025) The bee genus Colletes Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae) in West Africa. Zootaxa, 5661 (2), 249–260. https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5661.2.6