A new bee of the genus Cubitalia from Israel (Hymenoptera: Apidae).

Abstract

A new species of the bee genus Cubitalia is described and figured from both sexes collected in Israel from flowers of Symphytum brachycalyx (Boraginaceae). Cubitalia (Cubitalia) baal sp. n., is most readily distinguished by the combination of the structure of the male metabasitarsus and terminalia. The new combination C. (C.) monstruosa (Risch) is established.

Keywords

Apoidea, Anthophila, Apinae, Eucerini, Middle East, taxonomy.

Nomenclatural Acts

monstruosa (Risch, 1999) (Cubitalia), comb. n. hitherto Eucera monstruosa
baal Engel, 2006 (Cubitalia (Cubitalia)), spec. n.