A new species of the cleptoparasitic genus Sphecodes (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) with an updated checklist and new geographical records from India

Jyoti Falswal; Debjani Dey; Sarita Kumar

Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity (Sep 2024)

A new species of the cleptoparasitic genus Sphecodes (Hymenoptera: Halictidae) with an updated checklist and new geographical records from India

Jyoti Falswal,
Debjani Dey,
Sarita Kumar

Affiliations

Jyoti Falswal: National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India; Department of Zoology, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110019, India
Debjani Dey: National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, 110012, India; Corresponding author. ORCID.:0000-0002-6956-239X
Sarita Kumar: Department of Zoology, Acharya Narendra Dev College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, 110019, India

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 17, no. 3
pp. 497 – 504

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A new species of the genus Sphecodes, i.e. Sphecodes solanensis sp. nov. is described from India. Also, two species of the genus, namely Sphecodes binghami Blüthgen 1924 and Sphecodes hakkarensis Warncke 1992 are recorded for the first time from India. An annotated checklist with valid names of the genus, synonyms, and seven new regional records within India is also included.

Published in Journal of Asia-Pacific Biodiversity

ISSN: 2287-884X (Print); 2287-9544 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Netherlands
LCC subjects: Science: Biology (General): Ecology
Website: http://www.journals.elsevier.com/journal-of-asia-pacific-biodiversity/

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