Las abejas colectoras de aceite del género Paratetrapedia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini) en la Argentina

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  • Juan Pablo Torretta
  • Arturo Roig-Alsina

Keywords:

Paratetrapedia, abejas colectoras de aceite, Neotropica, Argentina

Abstract

Se presenta una sinopsis del género Paratetrapedia Moure en la Argentina. Seis especies de Paratetrapedia son registradas para Argentina: P. fervida (Smith), P. leucostoma (Cockerell), P. nigrispinis (Vachal), P. punctata (Aguiar & Melo), P. pygmaea (Schrottky), and P. volatilis (Smith), de las cuales P. leucostoma, P. punctata y P. pygmaea son nuevos registros para el país. Se presenta una clave ilustrada para las especies, nuevos registros geográficos y notas sobre huéspedes florales.

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2017-11-27

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Vol. 19 No. 2 (2017)

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