Tetrapedia australis (Apidae: Tetrapediini),
a new species of oil-collecting bees from the southern distributional extreme of the genus
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https://doi.org/10.35699/2675-5327.2024.46185Keywords:
Anthophila, Argentina, Wild beesAbstract
In this contribution, male and female of the new species of oil-collecting bees Tetrapedia australis are described. Individuals reared from trap nests allowed the correct association of the sexes. The range of distribution of this new species considerably extends the known southern limits of distribution of the genus.
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