Euglossa pepei

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Apidae
Subfamilia: Apinae
Tribus: Euglossini
Genus: Euglossa
Species: Euglossa pepei

Name

• Euglossa pepei Nemésio & Engel, 2012: figs 26-36

Holotype: UFMG, ♂, 19/04/2009, A. Nemésio.

Type locality: Parque Nacional do Pau Brasil (16°31'S, 39°17'W; 90 m a.s.l.), in the municipality of Porto Seguro, state of Bahia, northeastern Brazil.

Etymology: The specific epithet is a patronym honoring Leandro Mattos Santos, nicknamed “Pepê”, in recognition of his accomplishments in melittology.

References

Primary references

• Nemésio, A. & Engel, M.S. 2012. Three new cryptic species of Euglossa from Brazil (Hymenoptera, Apidae). ZooKeys 222: 47–68. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.222.3382 Reference page.