Anthophora (Pyganthophora) aestivalis (Schenck, 1851)

Vertommen, Win, Vanormelingen, Pieter, D’Haeseleer, Jens, Wood, Thomas J., Baugnée, Jean-Yves, Blanck, Tim De, Grave, David De, Rycke, Samuel De, Deschepper, Chantal, Devalez, Jelle, Feys, Simon, Foubert, Olivier, Jacobs, Maarten, Janssen, Kobe, Legrain, Benjamin, Molenberg, Jean-Marc, Pauly, Alain, Pasau, Bernard, Reynaerts, Annie, Verheyen, Stefan, Wallays, Henk, Wielandts, Maarten & Vereecken, Nicolas J., 2024, New and confirmed wild bee species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes) for the fauna of Belgium, with notes on the rediscovery of regionally extinct species, Belgian Journal of Entomology 149, pp. 1-64 : 35

publication ID	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.16958242
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scientific name	Anthophora (Pyganthophora) aestivalis (Schenck, 1851)
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Anthophora (Pyganthophora) aestivalis (Schenck, 1851) View in CoL

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SHORT DESCRIPTION: A medium to large (13-15 mm) Anthophora . Males can be confused with A. retusa (Linnaeus, 1758) because of the middle-long tuft of hair on the middle basitarsus, but this species also has a tuft of hair on the last tarsi. The facial mask is also more extensive, and they have pale hairs on the first two tergites. Females are easier to recognize as this species is the only species in Belgium with a black band of hairs over the middle of the thorax.

DISTRIBUTION IN EUROPE: Widely distributed in Central and Western Europe, does also occur in Southern Europe but here it is more restricted to mountainous habitats. From Iran to Germany and from Spain to Russia ( SCHEUCHL & WILLNER, 2016). No records from the United Kingdom ( ELSE & EDWARDS, 2018), but it is present in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg ( HERRERA MESÍAS & WEIGAND, 2021) and France ( SCHEUCHL & WILLNER, 2016). Listed as extinct in the Netherlands ( REEMER 2018), but rediscovered in 2011 ( SMIT, 2011). More recently, some populations have been found in Zuid-Limburg (F. Rhebergen, pers. comm., III.2024).

EU RED LIST STATUS: Least concern (LC) ( NIETO et al., 2014)

ORIGIN OF RECORDS:

- LUXEMBOURG PROVINCE. Wincrange; 1♂; 10.iv.2011 ; leg./coll./det. M. Jacobs. Étalle; 1♂; 29.v.2020; leg. H. Baltus; det. J. Devalez. Messancy; 2♀♀; 27.v.2021; leg. D. Sevrin ; det. J. Devalez. Habay; 1♂; 2.vi.2021; leg./det. J.S. Rousseau-Piot. Arlon; 1♀; 2.v.2023; leg. F. Van Zande; det. P. Vanormelingen, W. Vertommen. Léglise; 1♀; 4.vi.2023; leg/det. J. Reyniers. 1♀; 6.vi.2023; leg. W. Opdekamp; det. P. Vanormelingen, T.J. Wood .

- LIÈGE PROVINCE. Waimes; 1♀; 4.vii.2019; leg. C. Devillers; det. J. Devalez - Fig. 9 I View Fig . BÜllingen; 8♀♀ 23♂♂; 9.vi.2021; leg./det. K. Janssen.

- NAMUR PROVINCE. Yvoir ; 1♂; 13.v.2020; leg. L. Bronne /det. J. Devalez.Pétigny; 1♀; 15.vi.2020; leg. B. van der Krieken; coll . ULB; det. N. Vereecken.Gedinne; 1♀; 20.vi.2020; leg . R. Van Heghe; det . R. Van Heghe, J. Devalez .