Melittological Notes from Guatemala (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), 1. New Country Records for Centris Fabricius (Apidae) and Zikanapis Moure (Colletidae)

Authors

Silas Bossert, Washington State UniversityFollow
José Monzón-Sierra, Universidad del Valle de GuatemalaFollow
Richard S. Zack, Washington State UniversityFollow
Ana Cristina García, Universidad del Valle de GuatemalaFollow
Elizabeth A. Murray, Washington State UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

12-29-2023

Citation

Insecta Mundi (December 2023) 1022: 1–8

Date of publication: December 29, 2023

ZooBank registration: urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:A19C3260-B215-4F61-AF9C-72D88DD06456

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This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons, Attribution Non-Commercial (CC BY-NC) license

Published on December 29, 2023 by the Center for Systematic Entomology, Inc., P.O. Box 141874, Gainesville, Florida 32614-1874 United States

http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/

Abstract

Abstract

Three species of bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Colletidae) are newly recorded for Guatemala: Centris obscurior Michener, Centris vidua Mocsáry, and Zikanapis inbio (Michener, Engel and Ayala). We discuss aspects of their biology and circumstances of the collecting events and provide information on their presently known distribution.

Resumen

Se registran por primera vez tres especies de abejas (HymenopteraN: Apidae, Colletidae) para Guatemala: Centris obscurior Michener, Centris vidua Mocsáry, y Zikanapis inbio (Michener, Engel y Ayala). Discutimos aspectos de su biología, circunstancias bajo las cuáles fueron colectadas y se provee información en la distribución conocida actualmente.