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A new species of Borgatomelissa Patiny, 2000 from eastern Morocco: Borgatomelissa flavimaura n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)

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Pages 454-457 | Accepted 31 Jul 2019, Published online: 26 Sep 2019
 

Summary

Until now, two species of Borgatomelissa Patiny, 2000 have been described, both from loci typici located in the Near East and eastern Africa. Borgatomelissa brevipennis (Walker, 1871), the most widespread taxon, has also been found in the southern Sahelo-Sudanian belt of the Sahara. A third species from eastern Morocco is described in the present study: Borgatomelissa flavimaura n. sp. In addition to taxonomic insights, the new species sheds a new light on the biogeography of the genus.

Résumé. Une nouvelle espèce de Borgatomelissa Patiny, 2000 dans l’est du Maroc : Borgatomelissa flavimaura n. sp. (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)

Seules deux espèces de Borgatomelissa ont été décrites jusqu’à présent, toutes deux de loci typici situés au Proche-Orient et dans l’est de l’Afrique. Borgatomelissa brevipennis, l’espèce la plus commune, a aussi été identifiée dans la bordure sahelo-soudanienne du Sahara. Une troisième espèce de l’est marocain est décrite dans la presente étude: Borgatomelissa flavimaura n. sp. En plus de l’apport taxonomique, cette nouvelle espèce amène un éclairage nouveau sur la biogéographie du genre.

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Acknowledgements

This work has been carried out partially thanks to the project Etude des Hyménoptères Apidés des zones d’études de l’ECWP, funded by the Emirates Center for Wildlife Propagation (Missour, Morocco), of which the first author is the main investigator (years 2011 and 2012). We further thank Dr Alexandre François, coordinator of the research program in which the above- mentioned project is included.

Additionally, the authors wish to thank warmly Prof. Pierre Rasmont and Denis Michez for making the photographs illustrating the present paper and support in the mapping of data. Lastly, the authors want to thank Prof. Bryan Danforth, Silas Bossaert and Denis Michez for their kind comments on the original manuscript.

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