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Taxonomic Revision Of Perdita Subgenus Heteroperdita Timberlake (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), With Descriptions Of Two Ant-Like Males, Zachary M. Portman, John L. Neff, Terry L. Griswold
Taxonomic Revision Of Perdita Subgenus Heteroperdita Timberlake (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae), With Descriptions Of Two Ant-Like Males, Zachary M. Portman, John L. Neff, Terry L. Griswold
Zachary Portman
Perdita subgenus Heteroperdita Timberlake, a distinctive subgenus of 22 species from the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico, all specialists on Tiquilia (Boraginaceae), is revised. Nine new species are described: Perdita (Heteroperdita) desdemona Portman, sp. n., P. (H.) exusta Portman & Griswold, sp. n., P. (H.) hippolyta Portman & Griswold, sp. n. (male previously incorrectly described as P. pilonotata Timberlake), P. (H.) hooki Portman & Neff, sp. n., P. (H.) nuttalliae Portman, sp. n., P. (H.) prodigiosa Portman & Griswold, sp. n., P. (H.) sycorax Portman, sp. n., P. (H.) titania Portman & Griswold, sp. n., and P. (H.) yanegai …