Three new species of Eupetersia Blüthgen 1928 (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from the Oriental Region.

• Main Author: Alain Pauly
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Consortium of European Natural History Museums 2012-05-01
• Series: European Journal of Taxonomy
• Subjects: Sphecodina; African-Oriental distribution; disjunction; bees; Apoidea.
• Online Access: http://www.europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/view/81
• ISSN: 2118-9773

<p>Three new species, <em>Eupetersia </em>(<em>Nesoeupetersia</em>) <em>singaporensis </em>sp. nov.<em>, </em>collected in a mangrove swamp in Singapore, and <em>Eupetersia </em>(<em>Nesoeupetersia</em>) <em>sabahensis </em>sp. nov.<em>, </em>collected in the mountains of Sabah, Borneo, and <em>Eupetersia </em>(<em>Nesoeupetersia</em>)<em> yanegai </em>sp. nov.<em>, </em>collected in Thailand, are described.</p> <p>This genus is more diversified in the sub-Saharan region, including Madagascar. The only other Oriental species, <em>E. nathani</em> (Baker, 1974), was described from India and is diagnosed and re-illustrated here.</p><p><strong><br /></strong></p>