Resumo
Lissopedia, a new genus is proposed for Tetrapedia globulosa Friese, 1899, from Brazil and to include Tetrapedia flavopicta Cockerell, described from Yucatan, México. Three new species: Lissopedia ochronota from Albany, Jamaica, Lissopedia xanthina from Carmen (on the River Madre de Dios), Pando, Bolívia, and Lissopedia tristriata from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil are described. The female of Lissopedia globulosa is described from Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil and thus a locality is given for this species. This genus seems to be confined to the Neotropical Region. Exomalopsini, Tapinotaspidini and Paratetrapediini are considered as tribes of Exomalopsinae.
Lissopedia; Anthophoridae; Apoidea; Systematics; Neotropical Region
Lissopedia; Anthophoridae; Apoidea; Systematics; Neotropical Region
Lissopedia, gen.n. de Paratetrapediini para a região neotropical, com as descrições de três espécies novas (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophoridae)1 1 Contribuição número 771 do Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná.
Lissopedia, gen.n. of Paratetrapediini in the neotropical region with descriptions of three new species (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophoridae)
Jesus Santiago Moure
Departamento de Zoologia, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Caixa Postal 19020, 81531-970 Curitiba, Paraná, Brasil. Professor Emérito. Bolsista do CNPq
ABSTRACT
Lissopedia, a new genus is proposed for Tetrapedia globulosa Friese, 1899, from Brazil and to include Tetrapedia flavopicta Cockerell, described from Yucatan, México. Three new species: Lissopedia ochronota from Albany, Jamaica, Lissopedia xanthina from Carmen (on the River Madre de Dios), Pando, Bolívia, and Lissopedia tristriata from Manaus, Amazonas, Brazil are described. The female of Lissopedia globulosa is described from Barreiras, Bahia, Brazil and thus a locality is given for this species. This genus seems to be confined to the Neotropical Region. Exomalopsini, Tapinotaspidini and Paratetrapediini are considered as tribes of Exomalopsinae.
Key words: Lissopedia, Anthophoridae, Apoidea, Systematics, Neotropical Region
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Agradecimentos: Agradeço aos Drs. Günther Peters e Frank Koch, do Museu Zoológico de Berlim, a E. Diller do Zoologische Sammlung de Munique e a D. Wittmann a intermediação para ter em mãos o tipo de
Tetrapedia globulosa
Friese, 1899. Igualmente ao Prof. C.D. Michener que me proporcionou através de "grant" da National Science Foundation a visita à Europa e a Rockefeller Foundation e à CAPES a visita aos Estados Unidos.
Recebido em 29.V.1993; aceito em 25.VIII.1993.
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Datas de Publicação
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Publicação nesta coleção
06 Ago 2009 -
Data do Fascículo
1992
Histórico
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Aceito
25 Ago 1993 -
Recebido
29 Maio 1993