Revision of the species of the New World genus Augochlora (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) occurring in the southern temperate areas of its range

Augochlora is a genus of mainly tropical bees, with few representatives in both North and South American temperateareas. In this contribution we present a taxonomic review of the species with southernmost distribution. Only five speciesoccur in central Argentina and Uruguay, between 30º and 40º sout...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Dalmazzo, Maria de Los Milagros, Roig Alsina, Arturo Hernan
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2011
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/97276
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/97276
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Augochlorini
Pampean region
Argentina
Taxonomy
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1.6
https://purl.org/becyt/ford/1
Descripción
Sumario:Augochlora is a genus of mainly tropical bees, with few representatives in both North and South American temperateareas. In this contribution we present a taxonomic review of the species with southernmost distribution. Only five speciesoccur in central Argentina and Uruguay, between 30º and 40º south latitude: A. iphigenia Holmberg, A. amphitrite(Schrottky), A. nausicaa (Schrottky), A. phoemonoe (Schrottky) and A. daphnis Smith. The first four species are commonelements in the bee assemblages of the area. The fifth species, from Montevideo, Uruguay, is known from the typespecimen only. Re-descriptions of all species, as well as illustrations, distributional data, and taxonomic keys arepresented. A lectotype is designated for Augochlora iphigenia Holmberg, 1886. Oxystoglossa semiramis Schrottky, 1911,and Halictus brochidens Vachal, 1911, are new synonyms of A. iphigenia Holmberg. Odontochlora thebe Schrottky, 1909,is a new synonym of Odontochlora amphitrite Schrottky, 1909