Zikanapis inbio (Michener, Engel and Ayala 2003)
- Dataset
- Melittological notes from Guatemala (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), 1. New country records for Centris Fabricius (Apidae) and Zikanapis Moure (Colletidae)
- Rank
- SPECIES
Classification
- kingdom
- Animalia
- phylum
- Arthropoda
- class
- Insecta
- order
- Hymenoptera
- family
- Colletidae
- genus
- Zikanapis
- species
- Zikanapis inbio
description
(Fig. 9 – 12)
discussion
Comment. Comparing the prepared genital capsule of the collected males with those illustrated in the original description (Michener et al. 2003), no apparent differences could be found. In line with the seemingly identical external morphology, we deem the Guatemalan records conspecific with the Costa Rican and Panamanian records. Specimens collected at Refugio del Quetzal UVG, were attracted to a light trap (metal halide and UV) when it was still very dark around 4: 30 am to just before sunrise.
distribution
Distribution. Zikanapis inbio was known to occur in Costa Rica and Panama. A GBIF query (GBIF 2022 c) for the species returned 174 georeferenced entries: 172 entries are from Costa Rica (50 localities) and 2 from Panama (1 locality), most of which were reported in the original publication (Michener et al. 2003). Based on these records, the species is widespread in Costa Rica, but seemingly not beyond. We collected Z. inbio at one location in Guatemala on two occasions, significantly expanding the known distributional limit of the species in a northern direction.
materials_examined
Material examined. GUATEMALA, Suchitepéquez, Santa Barbara, Ref. Quetzal UVG, 1600 m alt., 14.547972 − 91.193776, 5. XII. 2019, leg. J. Monzón-Sierra, deposited UVGC [voucher code WSUC 00011186], 1 ♂. GUATEMALA, Suchitepéquez, Santa Barbara, Ref. Quetzal UVG, 1600 m alt., 14.547972 91.193776, 13. I. 2021, leg. J. Monzón-Sierra, deposited WSUC [voucher codes WSUC 00017050 – WSUC 000170555], 4 ♂, 2 ♀.