A new species of Exaerete Hoffmannsegg (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) from Brazil

Zootaxa

Volumn , Issue 1105, 2006, Pages 27-35

  Dos Anjos Silva, Evandson José ^a,b   Rebêlo, José Manuel Macário ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDADE DO ESTADO DE MATO GROSSO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MARANHÃO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Apinae; Brazil; Cleptoparasitic euglossine; Exaerete; Moist forest; Neotropics; New species; Orchid bees; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

APIDAE; EUGLOSSINI; EXAERETE; HYMENOPTERA;

EID: 33745328114     PISSN: 11755326     EISSN: 11755334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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