Revue d'Hyménoptérologie

Journal of Hymenopterology

ISSN 2727-3806

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VOLUME 13

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A new species of the bee genus Chlerogelloides Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997 from the rainforest of French Guiana (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae)

Joseph Monks

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Monks, J. (2025). A new species of the bee genus Chlerogelloides Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997 from the rainforest of French Guiana (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Halictidae). Osmia, 13: 69–76. https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA13.4
Received 01 May 2024 - Accepted 08 December 2025 - Published (online) 26 December 2025

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• DOI: https://doi.org/10.47446/OSMIA13.4
• Zoobank (ICZN): https://zoobank.org/02DB92F0-95B0-4B0B-8831-200007652059
• HAL (CNRS-INRAE): https://hal.science/hal-05432537
• Zenodo (CERN): https://zenodo.org/records/18063485

Abstract
The rare genus Chlerogelloides Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997 to date consists of three species from across the Amazonian region of South America, including Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana and Peru. A fourth species Chlerogelloides paetzae sp. n. is described herein from females collected in French Guiana. A key to the females of this genus is given.

Keywords
Chlerogelloides paetzae, Guiana Shield, Augochlorini, Neotropical bees, South America

Titre (traduction)
Une nouvelle espèce d’abeille du genre Chlerogelloides Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997 de la forêt tropicale de Guyane française (Hymenoptera : Apoidea : Halictidae)

Résumé
Le genre rare Chlerogelloides Engel, Brooks & Yanega, 1997 comprend à ce jour trois espèces distribuées dans la région amazonienne d’Amérique du Sud, notamment au Brésil, en Colombie, en Équateur, en Guyane française et au Pérou. Une quatrième espèce, Chlerogelloides paetzae sp. n., est décrite ici à partir de femelles collectées en Guyane française. Une clé des femelles de ce genre est proposée.

Mots-clefs
Chlerogelloides paetzae, Plateau des Guyanes, Augochlorini, ​Abeilles néotropicales, Amérique du Sud

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