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Issue: Vol. 5471 No. 3: 19 Jun. 2024
Type: Article
Published: 2024-06-19
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5471.3.9
Page range: 391-397
Abstract views: 53
PDF downloaded: 3

A new species of Pachysvastra Moure & Michener (Hymenoptera: Apidae) discovered in Argentina

División Entomología; Museo de La Plata; Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Edificio Anexo Museo; Unidades de Investigación FCNyM; 122 y 60; 1900FWA; La Plata; Argentina; CONICET
División Entomología; Museo de La Plata; Universidad Nacional de La Plata; Edificio Anexo Museo; Unidades de Investigación FCNyM; 122 y 60; 1900FWA; La Plata; Argentina; CONICET
Hymenoptera Anthophila Eucerini Gaesischiina taxonomy wild bees

Abstract

A new species, Pachysvastra luquita, is described and figured from northeastern Argentina, which extends the range of the genus. An identification key for the three known species of Pachysvastra and updated occurrence records are given.

 

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