Overview of the bee genus Trachusa Panzer, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini) from China with description of three new species

Ze-Qing Niu; John S Ascher; Michael C Orr; Terry Griswold; Chao-Dong Zhu

doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4646.2.3

Overview of the bee genus Trachusa Panzer, 1804 (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini) from China with description of three new species

Zootaxa. 2019 Jul 24;4646(2):zootaxa.4646.2.3. doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.4646.2.3.

Authors

Ze-Qing Niu¹, John S Ascher, Michael C Orr, Terry Griswold, Chao-Dong Zhu

Affiliation

¹ Key Laboratory of Zoological Systematics and Evolution, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1 Beichen West Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100101, P. R. China.. niuzq@ioz.ac.cn.

PMID: 31717014
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4646.2.3

Abstract

The Chinese bees of the genus Trachusa Panzer, 1804 are reviewed. Nine species are confirmed to occur in China. Three new species are described and illustrated: Trachusa (Paraanthidium) pingdaensis Niu, sp. nov., T. (P.) staabi Niu, sp. nov. and T. (P.) wuae Niu, sp. nov. The distribution of each species is given. An illustrated key to the Chinese species is provided.

Keywords: Hymenoptera, Apiformes, review, fauna, illustration, taxonomy.

MeSH terms

Animal Distribution
Animals
Bees
China
Hymenoptera*