Discovery of Mourecotelles (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Colletinae) in Brazil: nesting biology and pollen preferences of a remarkable new species of the genus

Mourecotelles Toro & Cabezas (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Colletinae) currently includes only nine valid species of cellophane bees found mostly in relatively-dry regions of western South America (Chile, Argentina, Bolivia, and Ecuador). In this paper, we describe and illustrate a new species o...

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Main Authors: Rafael R. Ferrari, Maria L. T. Buschini, Mary E. R. Diniz, Chao-Dong Zhu, Gabriel A. R. Melo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2022-02-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/article/77485/download/pdf/