A new species of Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

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Issue Date
2012-03-01Author
Gonzalez, Victor H.
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 Neotropical stingless bee genus Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia is described and figured. Geotrigona joearroyoi sp. n. belongs to the fulvohirta species group and
is distinguished on the basis of color and type of pubescence on the metasomal terga. New geographical records and an updated key to the species of Geotrigona are provided.
ISSN
1313-2989Collections
Citation
Gonzalez, V.H., & M.S. Engel. 2012. A new species of Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 172: 77-87. http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.172.2735
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