title: A review of the Colletes succinctus-group (Hymenoptera: Colletidae) from China with redescription of the male of C. gigas.
abstract: Four species of the Colletes succinctus-group known from China are reviewed and a key to species is provided. Colletes gigas Cockerell, 1918 is recognized as a member of the Colletes succinctus-group for the first time based on a redescription of the male.
authors.affiliation: Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution (CAS), Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100101, P. R. China. niuzq@ioz.ac.cn
authors.forename: Ze-qing
authors.initials: ZQ
authors.lastname: Niu
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kuhlmann
authors.forename: Chao-dong
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Zhu
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D001516:Bees / Q000033:anatomy & histology* / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology; D002681:China; D058893:DNA Barcoding, Taxonomic; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D019476:Insect Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008297:Male; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010802:Phylogeny; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D019476:Insect Proteins; D024101:Mitochondrial Proteins; D003576:Electron Transport Complex IV