First record of Chiasmognathus from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

By

Alqarni, Abdulaziz S.
Hannan, Mohammed
Hinojosa-Diaz, Ismael
Engel, Michael S.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

Journal of Hymenoptera research

Volume

35

Pages

83-89

Subjects

Ammobatini , Anthophila , Apoidea , Biodiversity , cleptoparasitism , cuckoo bees

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Washington, D.C International Society of Hymenopterists

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.35.5841

 

Abstract

The cleptoparasitic bee genus Chiasmognathus Engel (Nomadinae: Ammobatini) is recorded from Saudi Arabia for the first time. Chiasmognathus nearchus Engel was previously known from specimens collected in the United Arab Emirates and Oman. Here we report and figure two individuals captured in central Saudi Arabia.