Open AccessTwo new species of oil-collecting bees of Centris (Melanocentris) from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Author(s) -
Felipe Vivallo
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
iheringia. série zoologia/iheringia. série zoologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.356
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1678-4766
pISSN - 0073-4721
DOI - 10.1590/1678-4766e2021019
Subject(s) - apidae , hymenoptera , biology , zoology , apoidea , honey bees , ecology
In this article are described two new species of oil-collecting bees of Centris (Melanocentris) from Colombia. Centris (Melanocentris) marinae sp. nov. occurs in the northeast, César Department, while C. (Melanocentris) germani sp. nov. occurs in the southeast, in the Caquetá, Meta and Vaupés Departments, as well as in the Amazonas State in northwestern Brazil. Photographs of both new species and a distribution map are also presented.