First record of Chiasmognathus from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

The cleptoparasitic bee genus Chiasmognathus Engel (Nomadinae: Ammobatini) is recorded from Saudi Arabia for the first time. Chiasmognathus nearchus Engel was previously known from specimens collected in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Here we report and figure two individuals captured in central...

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Main Authors: Abdulaziz Alqarni, Mohammed Hannan, Ismael Hinojosa-Díaz, Michael Engel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2013-10-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:http://jhr.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=1646