Colletes sanctus Cockerell 1910
Creators: name: Ferrari, Rafael R.
name: Niu, Ze-Qing
name: Kuhlmann, Michael
name: Zhang, Dan
name: Zhu, Chao- Dong
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2021
Subjects: Biodiversity
Taxonomy
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hymenoptera
Colletidae
Colletes
Colletes sanctus

description: <i>Colletes sanctus</i> Cockerell, 1910 (Figs 13B, 14A–F, 43B) <i>Colletes sanctus</i> Cockerell, 1910: 241 (holotype &amp;female;: China, Xizang [NHMUK]). <b>Diagnosis.</b> Among the Tibetan <i>Colletes</i>, both sexes of <i>C. sanctus</i> are readily recognizable by hind basitarsus with dark setae and metasoma entirely black without basal and apical bands. <i>Colletes sanctus</i> is most similar to <i>C. sidemii</i>, however, they can be differentiated by the malar area 1.0× (&amp;female;) and 1.4× (&amp;male;) as long as basal width of mandible in the former (malar area 0.5× (&amp;female;) and 1.0× (&amp;male;) as long as basal width of mandible in the latter). Females of the two species can be further distinguished by the mesosoma covered with reddish-brown pubescence in <i>C. sanctus</i> (mesosoma with pale-orange pubescence in <i>C. sidemii</i>) and males by the S7 apicolateral lobe with neck subequal to disc in <i>C. sanctus</i> (neck much longer than disc in <i>C. sidemii</i>). <b>Material examined.</b> <i>Published records</i> — <b>CHINA</b>, <b>Sichuan:</b> Dêgê, 31.80 98.60, 3200 m, 6.vii.1983, XZ Zhang, 1 &amp;male;. <b>Xizang:</b> Burang Xian, Kejia, 30.30 81.10, 3700 m, 15.vii.1976, FS Huang, 2 &amp;female;. Comai Xian, Chigu, 28.70 91.40, 4600 m, 28.vii.1974, FS Huang, 5 &amp;female;. Gyirong, 28.40 85.20, 4100 m, 14.vii.1975, XZ Zhang, 3 &amp;female; 1 &amp;male;; 15.vii.1975, XZ Zhang, 2 &amp;female; 1 &amp;male;. Gyirong, Lucuolong Lake, 28.40 85.20, 4950 m, 9.viii.1975, XZ Zhang, 6 &amp;female;. Laazê, 30.70 95.00, 3920 m, 11.vii.1960, CG Wang, 1 &amp;female;. Ngamring Xian, 29.20 87.20, 4500 m, 18.viii.1975, XZ Zhang, 3 &amp;female;. Rutog Xian, Rabang, 33.00 80.40, 4450 m, 8.viii.1976, FS Huang, 1 &amp;female;; 28.viii.1976, FS Huang, 2 &amp;female;. Sa’gya Xian, 28.90 88.00, 4350 m, 7.viii.1983, ZZ Wang, 4 &amp;female;. Xigazê Xian, 29.20 88.80, 3800 m, 7.vi.1961, LY Wang, 2 &amp;female;. Zhongba Xian, 29.36 84.06, 4500 m, 14.viii.1975, ZQ Wang, 11 &amp;female; 1 &amp;male;; FS Huang, 10 &amp;female; 1 &amp;male;. <i>New records</i> — <b>CHINA</b>, <b>Xizang:</b> Ali, Geji, Road G 317 km 3048, 32.0909 82.0529, 4639 m, 26.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 8 &amp;female; 26 &amp;male;. Ali, Pulan, Chide, 30.2954 81.1427, 4100 m, 18.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 14 &amp;female; 3 &amp;male;; 19.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 19 &amp;female; 19 &amp;male;. Ali, Pulan, Pulan, 30.2635 81.1042, 4100 m, 17.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 49 &amp;female; 2 &amp;male;; 18.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 13 &amp;female; 1 &amp;male;. Ali, Pulan, Road G 564 km 18, 30.7402 81.3611, 4610 m, 16.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 12 &amp;female; 7 &amp;male;. Ali, Ritu, Duoma, 33.6661 80.4331, 4490 m, 23.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 6 &amp;female; 23 &amp;male;. Ali, Ritu, Ritu, 33.3856 79.3638, 4228 m, 24.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 27 &amp;female; 13 &amp;male;. Ali, Zhada, Zhaburang, 31.4676, 79.6709, 3620 m, 22.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 3 &amp;female;. Bailang, Duqiong, Qiaga, 29.0692 89.2549, 3901 m, 25.vii.2019, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 31 &amp;female; 7 &amp;male;. Bailang, Luojiang, Banggang, 29.1327 89.3090, 4203 m, 26.vii.2019, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 3 &amp;female;. Gar County, Road G219, 29.4349 85.2223, 4700 m, 21.vii.2018, QT Wu, 8 &amp;male;. Gar County, Road G 219 km 1053, 32.3551 80.4847, 4557 m, 27.vii.2018, QT Wu, 4 &amp;female; 3 &amp;male;. Gar County, Zuozuo Village, 32.3551 80.4847, 4684 m, 29.vii.2018, QT Wu, 46 &amp;female; 13 &amp;male;. Jilong, Peiku Lake, 28.7554 85.5865, 4566 m, 4.viii.2019, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 34 &amp;female; 14 &amp;male;. Kangma, Dalong Village, 28.6754 89.6616, 4200 m, 4.vii.2018, QT Wu, 15 &amp;male;. Lasa, Duodi Town, 29.7564, 91.1570, 4137 m, 23.vii.2017, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 15 &amp;female; 2 &amp;male;. Nielamu, Road 4 &amp;male;. Pulan County, Pulan Town, Chide, 30.2952 81.1423, 3943 m, 13.viii.2019, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 2 &amp;female;. Pulan County, Pulan Town, Kejia, 30.2013 81.2512, 3794 m, 12.viii.2019, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 23 &amp;female;. Pulan County, Pulan Town, Rengong, 30.4535 81.1523, 4300 m, 11.viii.2019, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 5 &amp;female;. Rikaze, Bailang, Qiaga, 29.0694 89.2548, 3916 m, 21.vi.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 1 &amp;female; 1 &amp;male;. Rikaze, Dingri, Changsuo, Zacun, 28.5273 87.4925, 4109 m, 2.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 2 &amp;female; 4 &amp;male;. Rikaze, Jilong, Road G 216 km 3433, 28.8233 85.2958, 4023 m, 6.vii.2020, QT Wu &amp; D Zhang, 7 &amp;female; 9 &amp;male;. Rikaze, Tingri County, Za Village, 28.5319 87.5345, 4174 m, 12.vii.2018, QT Wu, 90 &amp;female; 3 &amp;male;; 14.vii.2018, QT Wu, 25 &amp;female; 8 &amp;male;. Saga County, Road G219, 29.4349 85.2223, 4700 m, 21.vii.2018, QT Wu, 20 &amp;female;. Saga County, Rujiao Town, Majin, 29.5707 84.8176, 4267 m, 10.viii.2019, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 8 &amp;female;. Shannan, Naidong, 29.1156 91.7125, 3574 m, 28.vii.2017, D Zhang &amp; QT Wu, 1 &amp;male;. Zhongba County, Zhuzhu Village, 29.8627 83.7947, 4717 m, 21.vii.2018, QT Wu, 11 &amp;female; 2 &amp;male;. <b>Distribution.</b> Western China (Sichuan and Xizang) and northern India (Sikkim). <b>DNA barcode.</b> Available (4 &amp;female; and 6 &amp;male;). See also Fig. 1 and Table 1. <b>Floral hosts.</b> Leguminosae: <i>Astragalus sinicus</i> L.; Thymelaeaceae: <i>Stellera chamaejasme</i> L. <b>Remarks.</b> <i>Colletes sanctus</i> was by far the most abundant species of the genus among the material collected in Xizang between 2014–2020, corresponding to roughly one third (688 of 2050) of the specimens.
description: Published as part of <i>Ferrari, Rafael R., Niu, Ze-Qing, Kuhlmann, Michael, Zhang, Dan &amp; Zhu, Chao- Dong, 2021, The cellophane bees of Colletes Latreille (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from Xizang (Tibet), China, pp. 1-72 in Zootaxa 5022 (1)</i> on pages 23-27, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5022.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/5226669
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