New records of megachilid bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) for Colombia

The bee family Megachilidae consists of solitary species, some of which are important pollinators of cultivated plants. Although literature records indicate the existence of about 50 species of 10 genera of megachilid bees in Colombia, taxonomic studies are lacking and thus limited information is av...

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Autores: Guevara, Diego A., Ospina-Torres, Rodulfo, Gonzalez, Victor H.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2022
País:Perú
Institución:Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Repositorio:Revistas - Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe:article/22935
Acceso en línea:https://revistasinvestigacion.unmsm.edu.pe/index.php/rpb/article/view/22935
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Leaf-cutter bees
wool carder bees
Anthidiini
Megachilini
Apoidea
Abejas cortadoras de hojas
Abejas cardadoras de lana
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Sumario:The bee family Megachilidae consists of solitary species, some of which are important pollinators of cultivated plants. Although literature records indicate the existence of about 50 species of 10 genera of megachilid bees in Colombia, taxonomic studies are lacking and thus limited information is available on their identity as well as their distribution in the country. Herein, we provide new geographical records for the following ten species: Anthidium sanguinicaudum Schwarz, Chelostomoides otomita (Cresson), Hoplostelis bilineolata (Spinola), Megachile amparo Gonzalez, M. kalina Gonzalez et al., M. lorenziensis Mitchell, M. moderata Smith, M. simillima Smith, Pseudomegachile lanata (Fabricius), and Stelis costaricensis Friese. We report M. kalina for the first time for the country.