A new species of Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

By

Gonzalez, Victor H.
Engel, Michael S.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

172

Pages

77-87

Subjects

Anthophila , Apinae , Apoidea , Joe Arroyo , Meliponini , Neotropics , stingless bees , taxonomy

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.172.2735

 

Abstract

A new species of the Neotropical stingless bee genus Geotrigona Moure from the Caribbean coast of Colombia is described and figured. Geotrigona joearroyoi sp. n. belongs to the fulvohirta species group and is distinguished on the basis of color and type of pubescence on the metasomal terga. New geographical records and an updated key to the species of Geotrigona are provided.