Abstract
The Central American species of the rare bee genus Chlerogella Michener (Halictinae: Augochlorini) are revised. Aside from the previously described Chlerogella elongaticeps Michener and C. clidemiae Engel, five new species are added to the fauna and figured as C. prolixa, sp. n., C. fortunaensis, sp. n., C. kellieae, sp. n., C. anthonoma, sp. n., and C. pinocchio, sp. n. These species include the first records from Costa Rica (C. kellieae, C. anthonoma, and C. pinocchio) and the first description of the male for C. elongaticeps. A dichotomous key to the species is provided.
Highlights
The bee genus Chlerogella Michener is a rarely encountered representative of the halictid tribe Augochlorini
Today the genus remains one of the more rare among the Augochlorini and there are numerous species (Engel, in prep.), only a few are known from significant series of individuals
Material for this first portion of the study consisted of specimens (6♀♀, 8♂♂, despite years of looking for Chlerogella in muesums) from the following collections: AEI
Summary
Revision of the bee genus Chlerogella (Hymenoptera, Halictidae), Part I: Central American species.
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