First record of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Sphecodes from Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
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https://doi.org/10.17161/jom.v0i39.4781Keywords:
Apoidea, Anthophila, Halictidae, Halictinae, Sphecodes, Austrosphecodes, Sphecodes tainoiAbstract
The cleptoparasitic bee genus Sphecodes Latreille (Halictinae: Halictini) is recorded from Puerto Rico for the first time. Sphecodes (Austrosphecodes) tainoi Engel was previously known from western Cuba but is here recorded from a series of males and females captured in south-central, central, and western Puerto Rico. Images of the species are provided along with brief remarks on observed variations and possible future directions of study into their natural history.Metrics
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