Open AccessA new species of Plebeia Schwarz (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from the Argentine Yungas
Author(s) -
Leopoldo Jesús Álvarez,
Fabio Fernando Flores,
Claus Rasmussen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
revista de la sociedad entomológica argentina
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1851-7471
pISSN - 0373-5680
DOI - 10.25085/rsea.800206
Subject(s) - hymenoptera , apidae , nesting (process) , ecology , geography , biology , engineering , mechanical engineering
A new species of Plebeia Schwarz (Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Argentina is described and illustrated. Plebeia mansita Alvarez & Rasmussen sp. nov. occurs in the extreme northwest of the country and is restricted to the biogeographic province of the Yungas, where it is found at altitudes above 1,000 m. Observations on behavior, biology and nesting substrates of the new species are presented.