Discovery of the Bee Tribe Tarsaliini in Arabia (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with the Description of a New Species
Author
Engel, Michael S.
Abdulaziz S. Alqarni, & Division of Invertebrate Zoology (Entomology), American Museum of Natural History; Division of Entomology, Natural History Museum, and Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, University of Kansas, Lawrence. & Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. & Department of Plant Protection, College of Food and Agriculture Sciences, King Saud University, Riyadh,
Author
Michener, Charles D.
Author
Boontop, Yuvarin
text
American Museum Novitates
2017
2017-03-20
2017
3877
1
28
http://www.bioone.org/doi/10.1206/3886.1
journal article
5847
10.1206/3877.1
30867afc-5ebd-4c4e-a008-1a7f423b8b81
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Astibomelissa
Engel
,
new subgenus
TYPE
SPECIES
:
Tarsalia kindahensis
Engel,
new species
.
DIAGNOSIS: Body length approximately 5.5–9.0 mm; integument pale castaneous to testaceous on metasoma and majority of mesosoma (figs. 3–5, 6). Female metatibial scopa densely