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Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales
On-line version ISSN 1853-0400
Abstract
ROIG ALSINA, Arturo. Two new species of Melitoma Lepeletier and Serville (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Emphorini) from South America, with modified hind legs in the males. Rev. Mus. Argent. Cienc. Nat. [online]. 2009, vol.11, n.1, pp.101-105. ISSN 1853-0400.
Two new species of Melitoma Lepeletier and Serville are described: M. fulviscopis n. sp. from Matto Grosso, Brazil, and M. torquata n. sp. from southeastern and southern Brazil, and northern Argentina. The males have a peculiar hind basitarsus, unique among emphorine bees, that suggests a close relationship of the two species. The basitarsus bears, on the inner surface, a longitudinal channel-like polished depression fringed with long hairs.
Keywords : Bees; Emphorini; Brazil; Argentina.