New synonymies 9

The examination of a number of type specimens of osmiine bee species described by Benoist, van der Zanden, Pérez and Warncke revealed several new synonymies:

Heriades (Heriades) hierosolomita Benoist, 1935 is a junior synonym of Heriades (Heriades) rubicola Pérez, 1890;

Zanden (1995: 429) erroneously synonymized the female of Heriades syriaca Benoist, 1928 with the male of Heriades (Michenerella) punctulifera Schletterer, 1899. Instead, Heriades syriaca Benoist, 1928 is a junior synonym of Heriades (Rhopaloheriades) clavicornis Morawitz, 1875;

Hoplitis (Alcidamea) dumonti (Benoist, 1929) is a junior synonym of Hoplitis (Prionohoplitis) epeoliformis (Ducke, 1899);

Hoplitis (Hoplitis) oreades (Benoist, 1934) is a junior synonym of Hoplitis (Hoplitis) fortispina (Pérez, 1895);

Hoplitis (Stenosmia) denticulata (Zanden, 1992) is a junior synonym of Hoplitis (Stenosmia) jordanica (Warncke, 1991);

Osmia (Helicosmia) niveibarbis Pérez, 1902 is a junior synonym of Osmia (Helicosmia) alfkeni Ducke, 1899; Osmia niveibarbis sensu Warncke (1988a) is Osmia (Helicosmia) heteracantha Pérez, 1896;

Protosmia (Protosmia) exenterata (Pérez, 1895) is conspecific with Protosmia (Protosmia) octomaculata (Pérez, 1895) syn. nov.;

Protosmia limbata (Benoist 1935) is a junior synonym of Protosmia mirabilis (Friese 1899), which has been synonymized with Protosmia monstrosa (Pérez 1895) by Alfken (1935);

Wainia (Caposmia) guichardi (Zanden, 1991) is a junior synonym of Osmia sexsignata Benoist, 1950.




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