A new paracolletine bee from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), with an updated checklist of the tropical Andean bee fauna

Gonzalez, Victor H.; Velez-Ruiz, Rita I.; Engel, Michael S.

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2014

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Gonzalez, Victor H.

Velez-Ruiz, Rita I.

Engel, Michael S.

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A new species of the paracolletine genus Lonchopria Vachal, Lonchopria (Biglossa) comforti Gonzalez & Engel, new species, from high elevations in the Central Andes of Colombia is described and figured. A preliminary key to the species of the Lonchopria subgenus Biglossa Friese is presented. Recent records of bees occurring at elevations above 2500 m in Colombia and other Andean countries are also summarized.

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Gonzalez, Victor H., Rita I. Velez-Ruiz, and Michael S. Engel. "A New Paracolletine Bee from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Colletidae), with an Updated Checklist of the Tropical Andean Bee Fauna." Journal of Melittology J. Melittol. 0.43 (2014). http://dx.doi.org/10.17161/jom.v0i43.4812

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