Anthidium (Proanthidium) amandum Kasparek 2021

Anthidium (Proanthidium) amandum Kasparek, 2025 Anthidium (Proanthidium) amandum Kasparek, 2025. – Male, Saudi Arabia. Holotype in CMK (Kasparek and Shebl 2025). Genetic Barcode ID. The BIN BOLD: AEK 6106 was originally assigned to an unidentified Anthidium specimen from Egypt. No additional material has been linked to this BIN since its initial release. However, the analysis reveals that its COI sequence — published by the International Barcode of Life Consortium under a CC BY 4.0 license — clusters with BOLD: ADX 0213, which is assigned to A. amandum (Fig. 10). This conflict between the two BINs remains to be resolved. Material. • Qalyubia Governorate, El Obour (NE Cairo), 1 ♂, 28. 07. 2020, leg. Samy Zalat. The specimen was collected and analyzed within the framework of a project supported by the International Barcode of Life (iBOL 2026). Although the genetic barcode could not initially be assigned to any reference species, DNA sequencing revealed that the sequence clusters with sequences of A. amandum from Oman and Saudi Arabia (Kasparek and Shebl 2025), enabling an unequivocal identification (Fig. 10). Remarks. Anthidium amandum and A. minimum are regarded as sister species. Although difficult to distinguish based on morphological and coloration features, they are clearly distinct at the COI barcode level (Fig. 10). Sources for identification. Key in Warncke (1980) as A. amabile. Distinguishing characters from A. minimum in Kasparek and Shebl (2025). See also Fig. 9 herein. Distribution. Previously known only from Oman and Saudi Arabia (Kasparek and Shebl 2025). This represents the first record of the species for Egypt, significantly extending its known distribution range northward.