A new species of Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Abstract. A new species of the Neotropical stingless bee genus Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia is described and figured. Geotrigona joearroyoi sp. n. belongs to the fulvohirta species group and is distinguished on the basis of color and type of pubescence on the metasomal terga...

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Autores principales: Gonzalez, Victor H., Engel, Michael S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3307364/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22448115
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.172.2735
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Sumario:Abstract. A new species of the Neotropical stingless bee genus Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia is described and figured. Geotrigona joearroyoi sp. n. belongs to the fulvohirta species group and is distinguished on the basis of color and type of pubescence on the metasomal terga. New geographical records and an updated key to the species of Geotrigona are provided.

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