New records of bee genera (hymenoptera: apoidea) from colombia

Abstract

The solitary bee genera Lophothygater Moure y Michener (Apidae, Eucerini) and Tapinotaspoides Moure (Apidae, Tapinotaspidini) are reported from northern Colombia for the first time. These genera were previously known from the central Brazilian Amazonian and Argentina and Paraguay, respectively.

Se registran por primera vez para Colombia los géneros de abejas solitarias Lophothygater Moure y Michener (Apidae, Eucerini) y Tapinotaspoides Moure (Apidae, Tapinotaspidini). Estos géneros solo se conocían del centro de la Amazonía brasileña, Argentina y Paraguay, respectivamente.