NEW SPECIES AND PREVIOUSLY UNKNOWN MALES OF NEOTROPICAL CLEPTOBIOTIC STINGLESS BEES (HYMENOPTERA, APIDAE, Lestrimelitta)

Three new species of cleptobiotic stingless bees of the genus Lestrimelitta Friese, L. opita sp. n. and L. huilensis sp. n. from Colombia and L. catira sp. n. from Venezuela, are described and figured. The males of the Central American species L. chamelensis, L. danuncia, and L. mourei are also desc...

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Main Authors: González Victor, Griswold Terry
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Nacional de Colombia 2012-06-01
Series:Caldasia
Online Access:http://www.revistas.unal.edu.co/index.php/cal/article/view/36438