An updated distributional checklist of Bees of the subfamily Nomiinae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) with new records from south India

Authors

  • Arati Pannure Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra, Bengaluru - 560 065, India.
  • Vasuki V. Belavadi Department of Entomology, University of Agricultural Sciences, Gandhi Krishi Vignan Kendra, Bengaluru - 560 065, India.

Keywords:

Apiformes, distribution, fauna, Halictidae, diversity

Abstract

The first comprehensive distributional checklist of the species belonging to Nomiinae of south India is presented. Totally, 48 species under 13 genera are listed, of which Curvinomia strigata (Fabricius, 1793), Macronomia antennata (Smith, 1875) and Steganomus lieftincki Pauly, 2009 are newly recorded from south India. Sixteen of these species are reported for the first time for Karnataka, three species for Andhra Pradesh, two species for Tamil Nadu and one species each for Kerala and Telangana. Distribution of species of Nomiinae in south India is provided.

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Published

2017-12-06

How to Cite

Pannure, A., & Belavadi, V. V. (2017). An updated distributional checklist of Bees of the subfamily Nomiinae (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae) with new records from south India. ENTOMON, 42(4), 311–328. Retrieved from http://entomon.in/index.php/Entomon/article/view/331

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 4 (2017)

Section

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