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Exaerete salsai sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae): a new orchid bee from eastern Brazil

Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Rua Ceará, S/N, Campus Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG. 38.400-902. Brazil
Hymenoptera cleptoparasite euglossine new species taxonomy

Abstract

Exaerete salsai sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apini: Euglossina) is described from southern Bahia and northeastern Minas Gerais, eastern Brazil. Its relationships with the other members of the genus are discussed, and it is considered to be a close ally of the Amazonian Exaerete trochanterica (Friese, 1900) and the Central American Exaerete kimseyae Oliveira, 2011.

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