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The apid cuckoo bees of the Cape Verde Islands (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
Straka, Jakub Engel, Michael S.
Straka, Jakub
Engel, Michael S.
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The apid cuckoo bees of the Cape Verde Islands (Republic of Cape Verde) are reviewed and five species recognized, representing two genera. The ammobatine genus Chiasmognathus Engel (Nomadinae: Ammobatini), a specialized lineage of cleptoparasites of nomioidine bees is recorded for the first time. Chiasmognathus batelkai sp. n. is distinguished from mainland African and Asian species. The genus Thyreus Panzer (Apinae: Melectini) is represented by four species – Thyreus denolii sp. n., Thyreus batelkai sp. n., Thyreus schwarzi sp. n., and Thyreus aistleitneri sp. n. Previous records of Thyreus scutellaris (Fabricius) from the islands were based on misidentifications.
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2012-11-26
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Biodiversity, Entomology, Evolution, Bees, Hymenoptera, Anthophila