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Issue: Vol. 2675 No. 1: 12 Nov. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-11-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2675.1.1
Page range: 1–25
Abstract views: 37
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A taxonomic revision of the augochlorine bee genus Ceratalictus Moure (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)

Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia, Coordenação de Pesquisas em Entomologia, Av. André Araújo 2936, 69060-000, Manaus, AM, Brazil
Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Hymenoptera Halictidae Halictinae Augochlorini taxonomy

Abstract

The Neotropical halictid bee genus Ceratalictus Moure (Augochlorini) is revised. Five new species are described, Ceratalictus argentinus n. sp., C. camargoi n. sp., C. culminis n. sp., C. nitidus n. sp. and C. orthocarinatus n. sp.; five species are redescribed: Ceratalictus allostictus Moure, C. clonius (Brèthes), C. ischnotes (Vachal), C. psoraspis (Vachal), and C. stigon (Vachal). Ceratalictus lorenzinis (Strand) is synonymized with C. clonius. All catalogued type specimens were examined. Illustrations of all species and an identification key for the 10 presently recognized species are provided.

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