A New Species of Megachile (Callomegachile) Michener, 1962 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) Described from Thailand
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https://doi.org/10.58837/tnh.25.8.266718Keywords:
wild bee, taxonomy, resin bee, DNA barcodeAbstract
During the revision of the resin bees subgenus Callomegachile Michener, 1962 in Thailand, we have identified and illustrated a novel species, Megachile (Callomegachile) sirindhornae Chatthanabun & Warrit, sp. nov. This discovery is based on three female specimens collected from northeastern and western regions of Thailand. The species exhibits an association with Akschindlium godefroyanum (Kuntze) H. Ohashi (Fabaceae), which serves as a floral resource. Additionally, the barcode sequence derived from the COI region of this new species has been submitted to GenBank, with the accession number PX354073.
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