Bees of the family Halictidae Thomson, 1869 from Dominica, Lesser Antilles (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
- The bees of the family Halictidae Thomson, 1869 from Dominica are reviewed. Seven new species are described and illustrated: Lasioglossum (Dialictus) kalinago sp. nov., L. (D.) dominicense sp. nov., L. (D.) kilpatrickae sp. nov., L. (Habralictellus) roseauense sp. nov., Sphecodes diablotinus sp. nov., S. albifacies sp. nov. and Habralictus antillarus sp. nov. A description and images of the previously unknown female of Microsphecodes dominicanus (Stage, 1972) are provided. In total, eleven species are recognized: eight nest-building species and three kleptoparasites. All halictid species from Dominica are currently known only from the island. A key to halictid bees from Dominica is provided.
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| Author: | Jason GibbsORCiD |
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| URN: | urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-460005 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2016.180 |
| ISSN: | 2118-9773 |
| Parent Title (English): | European journal of taxonomy : 180 |
| Series (Serial Number): | European journal of taxonomy : EJT (180) |
| Publisher: | Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle |
| Place of publication: | Paris |
| Document Type: | Part of Periodical |
| Language: | English |
| Year of Completion: | 2016 |
| Year of first Publication: | 2016 |
| Publishing Institution: | Universitätsbibliothek Johann Christian Senckenberg |
| Release Date: | 2018/04/03 |
| Tag: | Caenohalictini; Halictini; Sphecodini; West Indies; taxonomy |
| Page Number: | 50 |
| Dewey Decimal Classification: | 5 Naturwissenschaften und Mathematik / 59 Tiere (Zoologie) / 590 Tiere (Zoologie) |
| Sammlungen: | Sammlung Biologie / Biologische Hochschulschriften (Goethe-Universität) |
| Licence (German): |  Creative Commons - Namensnennung 3.0 |
