Cryptic Diversity Revealed in A Revision of West Palaearctic <i>Nomiapis</i> and <i>Systropha</i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
Revisionary taxonomic studies of bees from the Old World Mediterranean basin are hindered both by the apparent absence of type material for many taxa and a lack of genetic resources. The discovery of important type materials in combination with the generation of novel DNA barcodes (Cytochrome Oxidas...
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| description | Revisionary taxonomic studies of bees from the Old World Mediterranean basin are hindered both by the apparent absence of type material for many taxa and a lack of genetic resources. The discovery of important type materials in combination with the generation of novel DNA barcodes (Cytochrome Oxidase I) has allowed cryptic diversity within the widespread taxa <i>Nomiapis bispinosa</i> (Brullé, 1832) and <i>Systropha planidens</i> Giraud, 1861 to be clarified. <i>Nomiapis bispinosa</i> actually consists of three distinct taxa: <i>Nomiapis bispinosa</i> s. str. from Morocco and Iberia to Central Asia, <i>Nomiapis rufiventris</i> (Spinola, 1838) <b>spec. resurr.</b> from Morocco to Egypt, including Sicily and <i>Nomiapis paulyi</i><b>spec. nov.</b> from Portugal and Spain. A lectotype is designated for <i>Nomia rufiventris</i> Spinola, 1838. Lectotypes are designated for <i>Nomia bispinosa</i> Brullé, 1832 and <i>Nomia albocincta</i> Lucas, 1849, and type material for <i>Nomia perforata</i> Lucas, 1849 is clarified; both <i>Nomiapis albocincta</i> and <i>Nomiapis perforata</i> are synonymised <b>syn. nov.</b> with <i>Nomiapis rufiventris</i>. A lectotype is designated for <i>Nomia ruficornis</i> Spinola, 1838, and this taxon is confirmed as a synonym of <i>Nomiapis bispinosa</i>. <i>Systropha planidens</i> also consists of three distinct taxa: <i>S. planidens</i> from Central Europe to Iran and the European part of Russia, <i>S. grandimargo</i> Pérez, 1905 <b>spec. resurr.</b> from Portugal, Spain, and France, and <i>S. anatolica</i> Warncke, 1977 <b>stat. nov.</b> from Turkey, Syria, and northern Israel. A lectotype is designated for <i>Systropha planidens</i> Giraud, 1861. <i>Systropha chrysura</i> Pérez, 1905 is synonymised <b>syn. nov.</b> with <i>S. grandimargo</i>. These findings illustrate the extent to which our understanding of the taxonomy of Mediterranean bees remains incomplete. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12b38c40063049929afff9f71f8fa06d2023-11-24T04:20:54ZengMDPI AGDiversity1424-28182022-10-01141192010.3390/d14110920Cryptic Diversity Revealed in A Revision of West Palaearctic <i>Nomiapis</i> and <i>Systropha</i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)Thomas James Wood0Romain Le Divelec1Laboratory of Zoology, Research Institute for Biosciences, University of Mons, Place du parc 20, 7000 Mons, BelgiumSociété Entomologique de France, 45 rue Buffon, 75005 Paris, FranceRevisionary taxonomic studies of bees from the Old World Mediterranean basin are hindered both by the apparent absence of type material for many taxa and a lack of genetic resources. The discovery of important type materials in combination with the generation of novel DNA barcodes (Cytochrome Oxidase I) has allowed cryptic diversity within the widespread taxa <i>Nomiapis bispinosa</i> (Brullé, 1832) and <i>Systropha planidens</i> Giraud, 1861 to be clarified. <i>Nomiapis bispinosa</i> actually consists of three distinct taxa: <i>Nomiapis bispinosa</i> s. str. from Morocco and Iberia to Central Asia, <i>Nomiapis rufiventris</i> (Spinola, 1838) <b>spec. resurr.</b> from Morocco to Egypt, including Sicily and <i>Nomiapis paulyi</i><b>spec. nov.</b> from Portugal and Spain. A lectotype is designated for <i>Nomia rufiventris</i> Spinola, 1838. Lectotypes are designated for <i>Nomia bispinosa</i> Brullé, 1832 and <i>Nomia albocincta</i> Lucas, 1849, and type material for <i>Nomia perforata</i> Lucas, 1849 is clarified; both <i>Nomiapis albocincta</i> and <i>Nomiapis perforata</i> are synonymised <b>syn. nov.</b> with <i>Nomiapis rufiventris</i>. A lectotype is designated for <i>Nomia ruficornis</i> Spinola, 1838, and this taxon is confirmed as a synonym of <i>Nomiapis bispinosa</i>. <i>Systropha planidens</i> also consists of three distinct taxa: <i>S. planidens</i> from Central Europe to Iran and the European part of Russia, <i>S. grandimargo</i> Pérez, 1905 <b>spec. resurr.</b> from Portugal, Spain, and France, and <i>S. anatolica</i> Warncke, 1977 <b>stat. nov.</b> from Turkey, Syria, and northern Israel. A lectotype is designated for <i>Systropha planidens</i> Giraud, 1861. <i>Systropha chrysura</i> Pérez, 1905 is synonymised <b>syn. nov.</b> with <i>S. grandimargo</i>. These findings illustrate the extent to which our understanding of the taxonomy of Mediterranean bees remains incomplete.https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/11/920taxonomysolitary beesIberian endemicMediterraneanbarcoding |
| spellingShingle | Thomas James Wood Romain Le Divelec Cryptic Diversity Revealed in A Revision of West Palaearctic <i>Nomiapis</i> and <i>Systropha</i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) Diversity taxonomy solitary bees Iberian endemic Mediterranean barcoding |
| title | Cryptic Diversity Revealed in A Revision of West Palaearctic <i>Nomiapis</i> and <i>Systropha</i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) |
| title_full | Cryptic Diversity Revealed in A Revision of West Palaearctic <i>Nomiapis</i> and <i>Systropha</i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) |
| title_fullStr | Cryptic Diversity Revealed in A Revision of West Palaearctic <i>Nomiapis</i> and <i>Systropha</i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cryptic Diversity Revealed in A Revision of West Palaearctic <i>Nomiapis</i> and <i>Systropha</i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) |
| title_short | Cryptic Diversity Revealed in A Revision of West Palaearctic <i>Nomiapis</i> and <i>Systropha</i> (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) |
| title_sort | cryptic diversity revealed in a revision of west palaearctic i nomiapis i and i systropha i hymenoptera halictidae |
| topic | taxonomy solitary bees Iberian endemic Mediterranean barcoding |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/14/11/920 |
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