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A new species of Microsphecodes from Jamaica (Hymenoptera, Halictidae)

Abstract. A new species of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Microsphecodes Eickwort and Stage (Halictinae: Halictini) is described and figured from a male and female collected in Jamaica. Microsphecodes xaymacensis Engel, sp. n., is distinguished from its congeners on the basis of integumental colorati...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Engel, Michael S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3142688/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21852937
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.111.1597
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Sumario:Abstract. A new species of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Microsphecodes Eickwort and Stage (Halictinae: Halictini) is described and figured from a male and female collected in Jamaica. Microsphecodes xaymacensis Engel, sp. n., is distinguished from its congeners on the basis of integumental coloration and sculpturing, and form of the male pygidial plate and genitalia.