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Euglossa bembei sp. n. (Hymenoptera: Apidae): a new orchid bee from the Brazilian Atlantic Forest belonging to the Euglossa cybelia Moure, 1968 species group

Instituto de Biologia, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia. Rua Ceará, S/N, Campus Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG. 38.400-902. Brazil
Hymenoptera Atlantic Forest Euglossa ioprosopa Euglossina euglossine bees

Abstract

One species of Euglossa, which has been collected in the Atlantic Forest from Pernambuco to São Paulo in low abundance, is here described as a new species, Euglossa bembei sp. n. An updated identification key for the species of Euglossa (Euglossa) occurring in eastern Brazil is provided.

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