Tetralonia Afrique

author(s) : Pauly A.

Tetralonia 

Africa
Tetralonia cinctula Cockerell 1936
Tetralonia cinctula Cockerell
Botswana, Kenya, Namibia.

Tetralonia cinctula Cockerell, 1936o: 558–559 (part), female holotype (BMNH) Botswana; Eardley 1989: 15–16, 18–
20; Danforth et al. 2006b: 366, 367, 368.
Tetralonia (Thygatina) cinctula Cockerell: Michener 2000: 716 [by implication].
Tetralonia fraterna Friese 1911
Tetralonia fraterna Friese
Botswana, Cameroon, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Senegal, South Africa.
On flowers of: Ipomoea pescaprae, Ipomoea arborescens, Hibiscus esculentus.

Tetralonia fraterna Friese, 1911a: 655, male lectotype [designated by Eardley, 1989] (ZMHB) Mozambique; Friese
1941: 100; Eardley 1989: 15–19, 21; Rasmussen and Ascher 2008: 51.
Tetralonia (Thygatina) fraterna Friese: Michener 2000: 716 [by implication].
Tetralonia rikatlaensis Friese, 1916a: 443–444, male holotype (ZMHB) Mozambique; Friese 1941: 101; Eardley 1989:
18, syn.; Rasmussen and Ascher 2008: 90.
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Tetralonia labrosa Friese 1911
Tetralonia labrosa Friese
Kenya.

Tetralonia labrosa Friese, 1911a: 657, male holotype (ZMHB) Kenya; Meade-Waldo 1914b: 400; Eardley 1989: 15, 17–
18; Rasmussen and Ascher 2008: 63.
Tetralonia (Thygatina) labrosa Friese: Michener 2000: 716 [by implication].
Tetralonia nigropilosa Friese 1911
Tetralonia nigropilosa Friese
Ivory Coast, Togo, Benin, South Africa.
On flowers of: Ipomoea arborescens, Ipomoea pes-scaprae.

Tetralonia nigropilosa Friese, 1911a: 655, 657–658, male lectotype [designated by Eardley, 1989] (SAMC) South Africa; Cockerell, 1916a: 210; Cockerell 1920b: 303; Eardley 1989: 15–18, 21; Rasmussen and Ascher 2008: 78.
Tetralonia (Thygatina) nigropilosa Friese: Michener 2000: 716 [by implication].
Tetralonia nigropilosa var. nigrosellata Cockerell, 1920b: 303; Eardley 1989: 15–18, 21, syn.
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Tetralonia obscuriceps Friese 1916
Tetralonia obscuriceps Friese
Burkina Faso, Mali, Namibia, Niger, Tanzania, Zimbabwe.
On flowers of: Hibiscus esculentus, Ipomoea pescaprae, Luffa cylindrica.

Tetralonia obscuriceps Friese, 1916a: 443, male holotype (ZMHB) Tanzania; Cockerell 1936o: 557; Eardley 1989: 15, 17, 20–21; Rasmussen and Ascher 2008: 80.
Tetralonia (Thygatina) obscuriceps Friese: Michener 2000: 715 [by implication].
Tetralonia nudicauda Cockerell, 1936o: 557, male holotype (BMNH) Namibia; Eardley 1989: 20, syn.
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Tetralonia obscuripes Friese 1905
Tetralonia obscuripes Friese
Distribution: Connu seulement par le type qui provient de "Chinchoxo" qui serait situé à Cabinda et non en Tanzanie comme l'indique Eardley 1989.

Pourrait être le nom prioritaire pour l'une des autres espèces de Tetralonia africain.

Tetralonia obscuripes Friese, 1905d: 22 (part), female holotype (ZMHB) Tanzania; Eardley 1989: 21 [male paratype = Tetralonia abessinica Friese]; Rasmussen and Ascher 2008: 81.
Tetralonia (Thygatina) obscuripes Friese: Michener 2000: 715 [by implication].
Tetralonia trichardti Cockerell 1933
Tetralonia trichardti Cockerell
South Africa.

Tetralonia trichardti Cockerell, 1933g: 134–135, female lectotype [designated by Eardley, 1989] (BMNH) South Africa; Cockerell 1936o: 556–557; Eardley 1989: 21.
Tetralonia (Thygatina) trichardti Cockerell: Michener 2000: 716 [by implication].

References

Eardley C.D. 1989. The Afrotropical species of Eucara Friese, Tetralonia Spinola and Tetraloniella Ashmead (Hymenoptera Anthophoridae). Republic of South Africa, , Department of Agriculture and Water Supply, Entomology Memoir n°75, 62pp.
Ela M.A., Tchuenguem Fohuo F.-N. & Messi J. 2012. The importance of single floral visit of Eucara macrognatha and Tetralonia fratera (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the pollination of the yields of Abelmoschus esculentus in Maroua, Cameroon. African Journal of Agricultural Research, 7 (18): 2853-2857.