Leioproctus rosellae sp. n., the first record of the genus from northern South America (Hymenoptera, Colletidae)

Authors: Gonzalez, Victor DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.141.2029 Published: Jan. 1, 2011 Source: ZooKeys OpenAlex: View in OpenAlex

Collection: Pensoft Publishers

Keywords: Anthophila · Topics: Plant and animal studies, Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy, Fern and Epiphyte Biology

Leioproctus Smith is a diverse colletine genus found in the Australian region and primarily temperate areas of South America. A new species of Leioproctus subgenus Perditomorpha Ashmead, L. rosellae Gonzalez sp. n., from a tropical dry forest of the Caribbean coast of Colombia is described and figured. This is the first record of the genus from northern South America.

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