The genus Epeolus Latreille from subsaharan Africa (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae)

Abstract

The genus Epeolus from subsaharan Africa is revised. Eleven species are recognized, of which E. cestus is described as new. Ten species and one subspecies names have been placed in synonymy, and E. caffer (Lepeletier), is transferred to the genus from Crocisa Jurine. A checklist and a key for the identification of the subsaharan species are given.

Keywords :

• Anthophoridae
• Epeolus
• subsaharan Africa
• taxonomy