A New Species of Large Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa (Hymenoptera: Apidae), from Argentina

Mariano Lucia; Alberto H. Abrahamovich

doi:10.3157/021.121.0305

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Mariano Lucia,¹ Alberto H. Abrahamovich¹

¹Laboratorio de Apidologia, División Entomología, Museo de La Plata, Facultad de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de La Plata, Paseo del Bosque, s/n 1900 La Plata, Argentina. E-mails: (ML) , (AHA) . mlucia@fcnym.unlp.edu.ar albertoa@fcnym.unlp

Abstract

The new species Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) atamisquensis is described and illustrated from adult female and male specimens. We designate Predio Isla Verde (28°38′54″S, 64°04′58″W; 120 m), Department Atamisqui in south-central Santiago del Estero province, Argentina, as the type locality. The closest species are X. (N.) mendozana and X. (N.) ordinaria.

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Mariano Lucia and Alberto H. Abrahamovich "A New Species of Large Carpenter Bee, Xylocopa (Hymenoptera: Apidae), from Argentina," Entomological News 121(3), 243-248, (1 June 2010). https://doi.org/10.3157/021.121.0305

Received: 22 June 2009; Accepted: 28 July 2009; Published: 1 June 2010

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