Colletes

Species Group Inaequalis (2 sp.)

Colletidae: Colletes inaequalis Say

County Records: Leon (Pascarella, unpub. Data)

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Locations:

Dates: March in Florida

Plants: polylectic

Notes: New state record for Florida. Previously known from Clayton, Georgia (Stephen). Our specimens conform to the subspecies C. inaequalis xxxx ? that is distinguished by the distinctive golden coloration, not gray, of the pubescence. The specimens I have from Leon county are all males and have the typical genitalia and sterna of the species in spite of the unusual coloration. Stephen did not recognize this subspecies as it co-occurs with the nominal form. However, his key will not recognize this species as it only works with the nominal color form.

Colletidae: Colletes thoracicus Smith

County Records: Alachua, Duval, Gadsden, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Marion, Orange, Seminole, St. Johns

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Locations: St. Augustine

Dates: March-May; in Florida, often January-February

Plants: Ilex, Pyrus, Salix, Vaccinium

Notes: This and C. inaequalis are very closely related and might be confused.

Female: colthofemface.GIF (446756 bytes) colthofemfaceside.GIF (571917 bytes) colthofemmand.GIF (461804 bytes) colthofemtop.GIF (466551 bytes) colthofemtop2.GIF (253981 bytes) colthofemside.GIF (623491 bytes) colthofemside2.GIF (318073 bytes) colthofemabdtop.GIF (458422 bytes)

Male: colthomaleface.GIF (365979 bytes) colthomaleant.GIF (364758 bytes) colthomaletongue.GIF (440407 bytes) colthomaletongueside.GIF (454276 bytes) colthomalewing.GIF (313552 bytes) colthomaletop.GIF (281775 bytes) colthomaleside.GIF (319982 bytes) colthomalegendors3.GIF (454387 bytes) colthomalegendorsal.GIF (503988 bytes) colthomalegendorsal2.GIF (481190 bytes) colthomalegenside.GIF (442870 bytes) colthomalegenventral.GIF (419700 bytes) colthomalegenventral2.GIF (450127 bytes)