Going up: new altitudinal records of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in the inter-Andean valleys of southern Ecuador and their potential dispersal route

Orchid bees are a conspicuous and ecologically important group of insects, commonly distributed at medium and low altitudes in tropical ecosystems. Therefore, new recordings of orchid bees at higher altitudes are interesting. Here we report the presence of two species of orchid bees in urban and per...

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Main Authors: Manuela Burbano, Michelle Armijos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Entomología 2023-11-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Entomología
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/84439