The Cuckoo Bee Genus Pasites in Central Vietnam (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Tran N.T.H.I.; Engel M.S.; Nguyen M.T.; Nguyen C.Q.; Nguyen L.T.P. · American Museum Novitates (2024) · DOI: 10.1206/4022.1

Resumen

The bee genus Pasites Jurine (Nomadinae: Ammobatini) is recorded from Vietnam for the first time. A new species, Pasites vuquang Tran, Engel, and Nguyen, n. sp., is described and illustrated based on two females and one male collected from Vu Quang National Park, central Vietnam. Its potential host is Pseudapis (Pseudapis) siamensis Cockerell (Halictidae: Nomiinae). An identification key is provided to the species of Asian Pasites. Copyright © American Museum of Natural History 2024.

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