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Issue: Vol. 2685 No. 1: 24 Nov. 2010
Type: Articles
Published: 2010-11-24
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.2685.1.5
Page range: 57–64
Abstract views: 27
PDF downloaded: 1

Notes and new species of the halictine genus Megommation Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Augochlorini)

Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Av. Nazaré 481, 04263-000, São Paulo, SP, Brazil
Laboratório de Biologia Comparada de Hymenoptera, Programa de Pós-graduação em Entomologia, Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná. Caixa Postal 19.020, 81531-980 Curitiba, PR, Brazil
Hymenoptera bees Halictidae Neotropical taxonomy systematics

Abstract

A new species of Megommation, M. amazonicum n. sp., is described and illustrated. An identification key for the two species of this genus is provided. Additionally, the lectotype and paralectotype of Megalopta (Megaloptella) ipomoea Schrottky are designated.

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