A new wild, pollinating bee species of the genus Tetraloniella from the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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Issue Date
2012-03-01Author
Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.
Hannan, Mohammed A.
Engel, Michael S.
Publisher
Pensoft Publishers
Type
Article
Article Version
Scholarly/refereed, publisher version
Is part of series
ZooKeys;172
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A new species of the eucerine bee genus Tetraloniella Ashmead (Apinae: Eucerini) is described and figured from central Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Tetraloniella (Tetraloniella) persiciformis sp. n. is distinguished on the basis of coloration, integumental sculpturing, male metafemoral structure, and male terminalia. A floral record of Pulicaria undulata (L.) C.A. Mey. (Compositae) is noted for some of the material. Females superficially resemble those of Tarsalia persica (Warncke) (Ancylaini) in overall coloration but can be distinguished by the typical generic and tribal characters.
ISSN
1313-2989Collections
Citation
Alqarni, A.S., M.A. Hannan, & M.S. Engel. 2012. A new wild, pollinating bee species of the genus Tetraloniella from the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 172: 89-96. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.172.2648
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