A new paracolletine bee from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), with an updated checklist of the tropical Andean bee fauna

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https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.v0i43.4812

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Apoidea, Anthophila, Colletidae, Paracolletinae, Lonchopria, Biglossa

Abstract

A new species of the paracolletine genus Lonchopria Vachal, Lonchopria (Biglossa) comforti Gonzalez & Engel, new species, from high elevations in the Central Andes of Colombia is described and figured.  A preliminary key to the species of the Lonchopria subgenus Biglossa Friese is presented.  Recent records of bees occurring at elevations above 2500 m in Colombia and other Andean countries are also summarized.

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11-12-2014

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Gonzalez, V. H., Velez-Ruiz, R. I., & Engel, M. S. (2014). A new paracolletine bee from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), with an updated checklist of the tropical Andean bee fauna. Journal of Melittology, 43, 1-26. https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.v0i43.4812

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