Validation of some species- and genus-group names in Melitta (Hymenoptera: Melittidae)
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https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.v0i44.4811Keywords:
Apoidea, Anthophila, Melittidae, Melittinae, MelittaAbstract
Four recently proposed names in the genus Melitta Kirby (Melittidae: Melittinae) were left as nomenclaturally unavailable owing to minor conflicts with the recently established criteria for electronic publication. These oversights are here corrected, thereby validating the following new names: Melitta (Afromelitta) Michez & Kuhlmann, new subgenus; Melitta (Afromelitta) richtersveldensis Michez & Kuhlmann, new species; Melitta (Plesiomelitta) Michez & Kuhlmann, new subgenus; and M. (Plesiomelitta) avontuurensis Michez & Kuhlmann, new species.Metrics
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