A catalogue of the western Mediterranean Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). III. Anthidiini and Dioxyini

Abstract

The present work is the third and last of three that compose a catalogue of the family Megachilidae in the western Mediterranean region. It includes the taxa of the tribes Anthidiini and Dioxyini (subfamily Megachilinae), their synonymies, discussion, when necessary, as well as their geographical distribution (Tables 1, 2, 3, 4). The results of our study indicate that the fauna of these tribes in the western Mediterranean is composed of 9 genera, 16 subgenera, 58 species in the Anthidiini and 6 genera and 15 species in the Dioxyini. Several species can be differentiated into subspecific populations adding up to a total that exceeds 90 subspecies, all of which are treated. Also, and with the catalogue of the Megachilidae of the western Mediterranean now complete (Ornosa et al., 2006, 2007, this paper), the fauna of these Apoidea insects can be said to consist of 1 family, 2 subfamilies, 5 tribes, 30 genera, 65 subgenera, 423 species and 486 subspecies. Tables 5 and 6 give a synthesis of the biogeographical data.