Eufriesea atlantica sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a new orchid bee from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest

Authors

  • André Nemésio Departamento de Zoologia, Instituto de Ciências Biológicas, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2007.23197

Keywords:

Atlantic Rain Forest, Euglossina, northern Brazil, orchid bees, taxonomy

Abstract

Specimens recently recorded as belonging to a species widely distributed in the Neotropical Region, Eufriesea ornata (Mocsáry, 1896) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), in the Brazilian Atlantic Rain Forest, have been shown to belong to a distinct species, Eufriesea atlantica sp. n., described in the present study.

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Published

2008-08-30

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Vol. 8 No. 2 (2007):

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Eufriesea atlantica sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a new orchid bee from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest. (2008). Lundiana: International Journal of Biodiversity, 8(2), 147-152. https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2007.23197