Two new species of Euglossa from South America, with notes on their taxonomic affinities (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Ismael Hinojosa-Diaz, Emory University; André Nemesio, Universidade Federal de Uberlândia; Michael S. Engel, University of Kansas
• Language: English
• Date: 2012-09-13
• Publisher: Pensoft Publishers
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: Copyright Ismael A. Hinojosa-Díaz, André Nemésio, Michael S. Engel
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.221.3659
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: ZooKeys
• ISSN: 1313-2989
• Volume: 221
• Start Page: 63
• End Page: 79
• Grant/Funding Information: Part of this work was supported by a fellowship from Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT, Mexico) to the senior author.; This is a contribution of the Division of Entomology, University of Kansas Natural History Museum.
• Keywords: Colombia; Glossurella; Taxonomy; Brazil; Orchid bees; Atlantic Forest
• Research Categories: Biology, Ecology; Environmental Sciences; Biology, Entomology

Abstract

Two new species of the genus Euglossa Latreille, subgenus Glossurella Dressler are here presented. Euglossa (Glossurella) embera sp. n., from the Pacific lowlands of Colombia, and Euglossa (Glossurella) adiastola sp. n., from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil. Their taxonomic association and distinction are discussed, as well as the correct understanding of the subgenus Glossurella.