Author/Authors :
Majumder ، Bhaswati Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore , Nath ، Riju Department of Entomology - Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya , Kazmi ، Sarfrazul Islam Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore , Senapati ، Sabita Kumar Department of Entomology - Uttar Banga Krishi Viswavidyalaya , Rameshkumar ، Anandhan Zoological Survey of India, M Block, New Alipore
Abstract :
Two species of Austronomia Michener, 1965 (Hymenoptera: Halictidae, Nomiinae), namely A. goniognatha (Cockerell, 1919) and A. takauensis (Friese, 1910), are reported from India for the first time. Eleven Nomiinae bee species, Austronomia capitata (Smith, 1875), Austronomia himalayana (Nurse, 1902), Austronomia notiomorpha (Hirashima 1978), Austronomia pseudoscutellata Pauly, 2009, Hoplonomia incerta (Gribodo, 1894), Lipotriches ceratina (Smith, 1857), Lipotriches phenacura (Cockerell, 1911), Macronomia antennata (Smith, 1875), Nomia crassipes (Fabricius, 1798), Pachynomia nathani Pauly, 2009, Steganomus fulvipennis Cameron, 1898 are added to the West Bengal bee fauna. A checklist of Nomiinae bees comprising 30 species from West Bengal along with floral association is documented.
Keywords :
Austronomia , distribution , floral association , Oriental , pollinators
