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First report of Osmia (Pyrosmia) Tkalců from India with description of a new species and redescription of Osmia gulmargensis Nurse

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Osmia (Pyrosmia) Tkalců, previously known only from the Palaearctic region, is reported for the first time from India, specifically from northern India, which marks the confluence of the Palaearctic and Indo-Malayan realms and therefore, has a mixture of species from both. This is the third subgenus of Osmia Panzer after Osmia (Helicosmia) Thomson and Osmia (Osmia s.str.) reported from India. Osmia (Pyrosmia) muelleri sp. nov. is described based on the material deposited in the National Zoological Collection, Zoological Survey of India. The rare and unique osmiine bee with an unusually shaped mandible, Osmia gulmargensis Nurse, is also redescribed and illustrated.

Source: Zootaxa

DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5551.1.9

Authors: SAYAN SARDAR, S. I. KAZMI, A. RAMESHKUMAR

Institutions: University of Calcutta, Zoological Survey of India, Aligarh Muslim University, New Alipore College

Language: English

Topic: Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4405222042

FWCI: 0.374

Cites: 5

Cited by: 1

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