Anthidium wahrmani Mavromoustakis, 1948

Kasparek, Max & Boustani, Mira, 2025, Genetic and multivariate morphometric analyses unveil cryptic diversity in sympatric populations of the Mediterranean wool carder bee, identified as Anthidium undulatum Dours, 1873 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini), Arthropod Systematics & Phylogeny 83, pp. 75-92 : 75-92

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scientific name	Anthidium wahrmani Mavromoustakis, 1948
status	stat. nov.

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Anthidium wahrmani Mavromoustakis, 1948 stat. nov.

Figures 6 View Figure 6 , 7 View Figure 7

Proanthidium undulatum wahrmani Mavromoustakis, 1948 View in CoL . Male, female ( Israel / Palestine). – Mavromoustakis (1948), stated that the holotype is deposited in his own collection. However, it has not been listed in the collection inventory (MoA, 1989). The material presented here was attributed to this taxon based on Mavromoustakis’ description.

Material examined.

ISRAEL / PALESTINE: 2 ♀, 2 ♂; R 70, 10 km NNE Nahariya (33.05N 35.15E), 60 m; 28. iv. 2018; M. Halada leg. ( CMK: mk 1788, ABABX 548-22 ; CMK: mk 1789, ABABX 450-22 ; CMK: mk 1791, ABABX 539-22 ; CMK: mk 1790, ABABX 538-22 ) GoogleMaps . – 1 ♀; 15 km E Qiryat Shemona Hermon Foothill (33.25N 36.73E); 16. v. 1996; M. Hauser leg. ( CMK - MH, mh 067) GoogleMaps . – 1 ♂; Mt. Carmel, old quarry (32.73N 35.03E); 14. v. 2000; M. Török leg. ( ZMH: zmh 009) GoogleMaps . – 2 ♂; Mt. Carmel Wadi Denia (32.75N 35.00E); 04. vii. 2000; M. Török leg. ( ZMH: zmh 010-11) GoogleMaps . — JORDAN: 1 ♀, 1 ♂; N. Shuna (32.61N 35.60E); 20. – 22. iv. 1996; Ma. Halada leg. ( CMK: ms 0940, 1430) GoogleMaps . – 1 ♂; Jordan valley, Mubalath ( Tal al Maqlub ) (32.40N 35.68E); 27. iv. 1996; Ma. Halada leg. ( CMK: ms 0820) GoogleMaps . – 1 ♀; Petra (30.32N 35.44E); 14. v. 1995; K. Deneš sen. leg. ( OLL: oll 0935) GoogleMaps . — LEBANON: 1 ♂; North Lebanon: Harissa, Al Jawar (34.18N 35.92E), 1765 m; 18. vii. 2017; M. Boustani leg. ( CMK: MBou 245; MGPCC 093-21 ) GoogleMaps . – 1 ♂; North Lebanon: Tannourine Reserve, Trail 4 (34.20N 35.92E), 1781 m; 27. vii. 2019; M. Boustani leg. ( CMK: MBou 134; ABABX 059-20 ) GoogleMaps . – 2 ♀, 1 ♂; Mount Lebanon: Anjar, Guest House (33.72N 35.93E), 973 m; 23. vii. 2019; M. Boustani & X. van Achter leg. ( CMK: mbou 136, ABABX 057-20 ; CMK: mbou 138:, ABABX 449-22 ; coll. M. Boustani: mbou 139) GoogleMaps . — PALESTINE: 1 ♂; 10 km E Jerusalem (31.82N 35.33E); 05. v. 1996; M. Hauser leg. ( CMK: mh 068) GoogleMaps .

Barcode Index Number.

BOLD: AAO 4344.

Diagnosis.

Maculation of integument dark yellow (as in A. undulatum , but pale yellow in A. libanicum ). Female: Clypeus yellow without black maculation (as in A. libanicum , but present in most A. undulatum ). Broad yellow preoccipital band, also covering genae entirely; yellow tergal bands broad, uninterrupted; T 6 yellow with a black wedge-shaped apical maculation (as in A. libanicum ; in A. undulatum mostly black with a large yellow spot on each side). Male similar in coloration, but preoccipital band reaching only middle of genae. See also the diagnosis of A. undulatum .

Habitat.

See under A. libanicum and Figs 10 View Figure 10 , 11 View Figure 11 .

Distribution.

Distribution restricted to the southern Levant with records from Israel / Palestine, Jordan, Lebanon, and southern Syria. The distribution overlaps with A. libanicum sp. n. in Lebanon. Taxonomic status in south-eastern Türkiye unclear, where it possibly occurs and overlaps with A. undulatum (Fig. 2 View Figure 2 ).