New and little-known bees of the genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Nomadinae) from Mongolia

Yulia V. Astafurova; Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin

doi:10.3897/jhr.84.67150

Journal of Hymenoptera Research (Aug 2021)

New and little-known bees of the genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Nomadinae) from Mongolia

Yulia V. Astafurova,
Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin

Affiliations

Yulia V. Astafurova: Zoological Institute, Russian Academy of Sciences
Maxim Yu. Proshchalykin: Federal Scientific Center of the East Asia Terrestrial Biodiversity, Far East Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.84.67150
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 84
pp. 11 – 28

Abstract

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A review of nine species of the bee genus Epeolus Latreille, 1802 (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Nomadinae) currently known from Mongolia is given. Two new species, E. leleji sp. nov. and E. mongolicus sp. nov. are described. The following five known species are newly recorded from Mongolia: E. alpinus Friese, 1893, E. cruciger (Panzer, 1799), E. melectiformis Yasumatsu, 1938, E. nudiventris Bischoff, 1930, and E. ruficornis Morawitz, 1875. A lectotype is designated for Epeolus tarsalis Morawitz, 1874.

Published in Journal of Hymenoptera Research

ISSN: 1070-9428 (Print); 1314-2607 (Online)
Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
Country of publisher: Bulgaria
LCC subjects: Science: Zoology
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