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First record of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Sphecodes from Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)
Engel, Michael S. Prado, Sara G.
Engel, Michael S.
Prado, Sara G.
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Abstract
The cleptoparasitic bee genus Sphecodes Latreille (Halictinae: Halictini) is recorded from Puerto Rico for the first time. Sphecodes (Austrosphecodes) tainoi Engel was previously known from western Cuba but is here recorded from a series of males and females captured in south-central, central, and western Puerto Rico. Images of the species are provided along with brief remarks on observed variations and possible future directions of study into their natural history.
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This is the publisher's version, also available electronically from https://journals.ku.edu/index.php/melittology/article/view/4781.
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2014-09-26
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University of Kansas
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Apoidea, Anthophila, Halictidae, Halictinae, Sphecodes, Austrosphecodes, Sphecodes tainoi
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Engel, Michael S.; Prado, Sara G. "First record of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Sphecodes from Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Halictidae)." Journal of Melittology. 39:1-6. https://journals.ku.edu/index.php/melittology/article/view/4781