Chilicola (Hylaeosoma) Ashmead bees (Colletidae, Xeromelissinae) of the megalostigma group: a new species from Colombia and a key to species

We describe a new species of Chilicola (Hylaeosoma) of the megalostigma group from southern Colombia and present an identification key to species. Chilicola muruimuinane sp. nov. resembles Chilicola yanezae Hinojosa-Díaz & Michener, 2005, from Mexico, but it differs from it in its body color, sh...

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Published inNeotropical entomology Vol. 36; no. 6; pp. 910 - 913
Main Authors Smith-Pardo, Allan H, Gonzalez, Victor H
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Spanish
Published Netherlands 01.12.2007
Subjects
Animals
Bees - anatomy & histology
Bees - classification
Colletidae
Colombia
Female
Male
Sterna
Colombia
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Summary:We describe a new species of Chilicola (Hylaeosoma) of the megalostigma group from southern Colombia and present an identification key to species. Chilicola muruimuinane sp. nov. resembles Chilicola yanezae Hinojosa-Díaz & Michener, 2005, from Mexico, but it differs from it in its body color, shape of basal tarsomeres of female fore legs, and characters of the seventh and eighth sterna of the male.
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ISSN:1519-566X
1678-8052
DOI:10.1590/S1519-566X2007000600012