Andinopanurgus, a new Andean subgenus of Protandrena (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae)

By

Gonzalez, Victor H.
Engel, Michael S.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2011

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

126

Pages

57-76

Subjects

Hymenoptera, Anthophila, Apoidea, South America, t

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.126.1676

 

Abstract

A new subgenus of Protandrena Cockerell (Panurginae: Protandrenini) from South America, Andinopanurgus Gonzalez & Engel, subgen. n., is described and figured for distinctive species of the genus occurring at mid- and high elevations in the Andes from Venezuela to Peru (1100–3400 m). In addition to the distribution, the subgenus is easily distinguished from other subgenera by a unique combination of morphological characters in both sexes, especially in the hidden sterna and genitalia of the male. Protandrena amyae sp. n., and P. femoralis sp. n., are also described and figured from the Ecuadorian and Peruvian Andes. New geographical records and a key to the species are also provided.