Colletes sp. 1

Sardar, Sayan, Angmo, Spalzin, Stobdan, Tsering, Chauhan, Archana & Rameshkumar, A., 2025, Bees of the genus Colletes Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Colletidae) from Ladakh, India, with description of a new species, Journal of Natural History 59 (21 - 24), pp. 1725-1741 : 1732

Colletes sp. 1

( Figure 7 (E‒F))

Material examined

2 ♀, INDIA, Ladakh, Kargil , 34.5531°N, 76.1393°E, 15 June 1973, sweep net, Girish – coll . NZC.

Floral association. Unknown.

Distribution

India: Ladakh (2500m above msl).

Comments. The specimen can be placed in the C. clypearis group due to the long malar area (nearly 1.28× the basal width of mandible), T1 sparsely covered with long erect hairs and the indication of the presence of apical bands on tergites. The species identity could not be confirmed due to the hairs being matted and sculpturing not being clearly evident.

Figures

Figure 7. (A–B) Colletes floralis Eversmann, female: (A) habitus, lateral view (scale bar: 1 mm); (B) head, frontal view (scale bar: 1 mm). (C–D) C. tibeticus Kuhlmann, female: (C) habitus, lateral view (scale bar: 1 mm); (D) head, frontal view (scale bar: 1 mm). (E–F) Colletes sp. 1, female: (E) habitus, lateral view (scale bar: 1 mm); (F) head, frontal view (scale bar: 1 mm).