Notes on South American stingless bees of the genus Scaptotrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae), Part IV: Four new species of group B from the Andean region
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This is the fourth installment intended to address outstanding taxonomic matters in the bee genus Scaptotrigona Moure (Meliponini). Four new species of the postica species group (group B) are described and figured as: Scaptotrigona (Scaptotrigona) anaulax Engel, new species, from Ecuador; S. (S.) vitorum Engel, new species, from Ecuador; S. (S.) semiflava Engel, new species, from Bolivia and Peru; and S. (S.) grueteri Engel, new species, from Bolivia.
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Engel, M.S. 2022a. Notes on South American stingless bees of the genus Scaptotrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae), part I: Short-bristle species, the tubiba species group. Entomologist’s Monthly Magazine 158(1): 41–59.
Engel, M.S. 2022b. Notes on South American stingless bees of the genus Scaptotrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae), part II: Subgroup A of the postica species group. Journal of Melittology 110: 1–51.
Engel, M.S. 2022c. Notes on South American stingless bees of the genus Scaptotrigona (Hymenoptera: Apidae), part III: A revised infrageneric classification and new species. Journal of Melittology 111: 1–29.
Grüter, C. 2020. Stingless Bees: Their Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution. Springer; Cham, Switzerland; xiv+385 pp.
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