A new species of cuckoo bee genus Thyreus (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apidae) from India with a revised key to Indian species

A new species of cuckoo bee, Thyreus narendrani sp. nov. is described from Kerala, India. This species resembles Thyreus massuri and Thyreus irena and mainly differs by the presence of unequally divided hair band of tergite 3, which forms two isolated spots. http://urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DE52F4A4-...

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Published inOriental insects Vol. 57; no. 4; pp. 1052 - 1060
Main Authors Prakash, Anju Sara, Jobiraj, Thayyullathil, Bijoy, Chenthamarakshan
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Taylor & Francis 02.10.2023
Subjects
Apidae
Apinae
cleptoparasite
description
melectini
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Summary:A new species of cuckoo bee, Thyreus narendrani sp. nov. is described from Kerala, India. This species resembles Thyreus massuri and Thyreus irena and mainly differs by the presence of unequally divided hair band of tergite 3, which forms two isolated spots. http://urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:DE52F4A4-078D-422A-AB76-8A594694A625
ISSN:0030-5316
2157-8745
DOI:10.1080/00305316.2023.2173326