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2019•Journal of MelittologyOpen access

On the classification of North American Chelostoma (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Michael S. Engel, Terry Griswold

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A new subgenus of Chelostoma Latreille is established for the New World group historically placed in Foveosmia Warncke. These species, placed herein in Neochelostoma Engel & Griswold, new subgenus, are differentiated from the Palearctic Foveosmia and a modified key is provided to the subgenera of Chelostoma.

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A new subgenus of Chelostoma Latreille is established for the New World group historically placed in Foveosmia Warncke. These species, placed herein in Neochelostoma Engel & Griswold, new subgenus, are differentiated from the Palearctic Foveosmia and a modified key is provided to the subgenera of Chelostoma.

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A new subgenus of Chelostoma Latreille is established for the New World group historically placed in Foveosmia Warncke. These species, placed herein in Neochelostoma Engel & Griswold, new subgenus, are differentiated from the Palearctic Foveosmia and a modified key is provided to the subgenera of Chelostoma.

Key concepts: Subgenus, Megachilidae, Hymenoptera, Key (lock), Zoology, Biology, Botany, Ecology

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