Revue d'Hyménoptérologie

Journal of Hymenopterology

ISSN 2727-3806

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VOLUME 11

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Mesocheira bicolor (Fabricus, 1804): new record for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini)

Joseph Monks

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Citation
Monks, J. (2023). Mesocheira bicolor (Fabricius, 1804): new record for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini). Osmia, 11: 19–22. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA11.4
Received 07 August 2022  - Accepted 26 April 2023 - Published (online) 30 April 2023

Indexation • Archivage - Archiving

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA11.4
• Zoobank (ICZN): https://zoobank.org/D463F1A9-0705-491E-B9CF-584DD5AEC6CB
• HAL (CNRS-INRAE): https://hal.science/hal-04085730
• Zenodo (CERN): https://zenodo.org/record/7879272

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Abstract
The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Fabricius, 1804) is recorded for the first time from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines based on four specimens held in the Natural History Museum, London. The addition of M. bicolor increases the known number of species from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to 34 species. 

Keywords
Cleptoparisitic bee, Neotropical fauna, Natural History Museum Collections

Titre (traduction)
Mesocheira bicolor (Fabricius, 1804) : nouvelle espèce pour Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines (Hymenoptera : Apidae : Ericrocidini)

Résumé
L’abeille néotropicale cleptoparasite Mesocheira bicolor (Fabricius, 1804) est mentionnée pour la première fois à Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines sur la base de quatre spécimens stockés au Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle de Londres. L’ajout de cette nouvelle espèce porte la faune d’abeilles de Saint-Vincent-et-les-Grenadines à 34 espèces.
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Mots-clefs
Abeille cleptoparasite, faune néotropicale, Collections de Muséum d’Histoire naturelle

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