A New species of the bee, Anthophora Latreille, 1803(Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Kurdistan region-Iraq
https://doi.org/10.24017/science.2017.1.4
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A New species of the family Apidae, Anthophora sulaimanensis sp. nov. Is described; main parts illustrated and got comparisons with its nearly- related species from Iraq-Kurdistan region. The species is characterized by Mandibles black, bi dentate; Labrum black with two brown sculptures on lateral basal sides; Clypeus without sculpture; Marginal cell of the fore wings broadly rounded apically, strongly bent away from wing margin. The important taxonomic parts have been drawn. Localities, plant visiting and collections date have been mentioned.
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Hymenoptera, Apidae, New species, Anthophora Latreille, Kurdistan region-Iraq.
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https://doi.org/10.1080/03946975.1999.10539381
[4] Delaplane, K. S. and Mayer, D. E.,"Crop pollination by bees," CABI Publishing; Wallingford, 2000.
https://doi.org/10.1079/9780851994482.0000
[5] A. I.Derwesh," A preliminary list of identified insects and some arachnids of Iraq,"Direct. Gen. Agri. Res. and Proj. Baghdad. Iraq. Bull. , 112: 123 pp, 1965.
[6] C. Eardley, D. Roth, J. Clarke, S. Buchmann, and B. Gemmill, "Pollinators and pollination: a resource book for policy and practice," African Pollinator Initiative, African Research Council, Plant Protection Research Institute, Pretoria, South Africa, 2006.
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H. M. Amin and N. A. Mawlood, “A New species of the bee, Anthophora Latreille, 1803(Hymenoptera: Apidae) from Kurdistan region-Iraq”, KJAR, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 65–67, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.24017/science.2017.1.4.
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