The apid cuckoo bees of the Cape Verde Islands (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

By

Straka, Jakub
Engel, Michael S.

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2012

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

218

Pages

77-109

Subjects

Anthophila , Apidae , Apoidea , Cape Verde Islands , Chiasmognathus , cleptoparasite , taxonomy , Thyreus

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.218.3683

 

Abstract

The apid cuckoo bees of the Cape Verde Islands (Republic of Cape Verde) are reviewed and five species recognized, representing two genera. The ammobatine genus Chiasmognathus Engel (Nomadinae: Ammobatini), a specialized lineage of cleptoparasites of nomioidine bees is recorded for the first time. Chiasmognathus batelkai sp. n. is distinguished from mainland African and Asian species. The genus Thyreus Panzer (Apinae: Melectini) is represented by four species – Thyreus denolii sp. n., T. batelkai sp. n., T. schwarzi sp. n., and T. aistleitneri sp. n. Previous records of Thyreus scutellaris (Fabricius) from the islands were based on misidentifications.