Eardley Connal, Griswold Terry
Agricultural Research Council, Private Bag X134, Queenswood 0121, South Africa / School of Biological and Conservation Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Private Bag X01, Scottsville, Pietermaritzburg, 3209, South Africa.; Email:
USDA ARS Bee Biology & Systematics Laboratory, Utah State University, Logan, UT 84322-5310, USA.; Email:
Zootaxa. 2015 Jun 16;3973(1):1-56. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.3973.1.1.
The southern African bee genus Plesianthidium Cameron is revised. It comprises twelve species. Two new species are described: Plesianthidium (Spinanthidium) richtersveldense sp. nov. (Namibia and South Africa) and P. (S.) namaquaense sp. nov. (South Africa). Two species, Plesianthidium calvini (Cockerell, 1932) and P. rufocaudatum (Friese, 1909), are reinstated as valid species. Keys for the identification of the species of Plesianthidium are given.
对南部非洲的蜜蜂属Plesianthidium Cameron进行了修订。该属包含12个物种。描述了两个新物种:Plesianthidium (Spinanthidium) richtersveldense sp. nov.(纳米比亚和南非)和P. (S.) namaquaense sp. nov.(南非)。恢复了两个物种Plesianthidium calvini (Cockerell, 1932) 和P. rufocaudatum (Friese, 1909) 的有效物种地位。给出了Plesianthidium属物种的鉴定检索表。