New species and species group in the bee genus Scrapter Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) oligolectic on Oxalis flowers in western South Africa

Six new species of the novel carysomus species group in the genus Scrapter Lepeletier & Serville, 1828 are described: Scrapter oxalensis sp. nov. ♀♂, S. oxalicus sp. nov. ♀♂, S. oxaliphilus sp. nov. ♀♂, S. oxalis sp. nov. ♀♂, S. oxalissimus sp. nov. ♀♂ and S. oxaloides sp. nov. ♀. The female of...

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Published in:	European Journal of Taxonomy
Main Author:	Michael Kuhlmann
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2025-04-01
Subjects:	Scrapter bees South Africa new species taxonomy Oxalis
Online Access:	https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/2863