Hylaeus polybiaeformis ( Schrottky, 1907 )

Alvarez, Leopoldo Jesús, Ramello, Pablo José, Avalos, Adan Alberto, Almada, Valentín, Aguirre, Marina Soledad, Torretta, Juan Pablo & Lucia, Mariano, 2024, Contributions to the wild bee fauna in Argentina (Hymenoptera: Anthophila), Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia 64, pp. 1-13 : 6

publication ID	https://doi.org/ 10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.006
DOI	https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.10943032
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scientific name	Hylaeus polybiaeformis ( Schrottky, 1907 )
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Hylaeus polybiaeformis ( Schrottky, 1907) View in CoL

( Figs. 2G, H View Figure 2 and 5 View Figure 5 )

Material examined (13♀♀): 1♀, Argentina, Misiones, Loreto, Col. A. Ogloblin. 6♀♀, Argentina, Misiones, M. Belgrano 15/II/1949. 1♀, Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, 12/XII/2008, Col. Zamudio, Colleselli & Gómez de Oliveira // Límite, Van-Pesc., T 1-E1 //. 2♀♀, Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, 16/XII/2008, Col. Zamudio, Colleselli & Gómez de Oliveira // Palmital, Van-Pesc., T 1-E2 //. 1♀, Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, Rta. 101, 09/XII/2017, Col. L. Alvarez – P.Ramello // Recolectada con vainillin, Sitio 5, (-25°42′22.2″, -54°21′41.7″), dosel 12 m //. 2♀♀, Argentina, Misiones, Parque Nacional Iguazú, Rta. 101. 27/IV/2018. Col. L. Alvarez, D. Aquino.

Distribution: Paraguay ( Urban & Moure, 2002; Rasmussen et al., 2009). Argentina: Misiones. New records.

Remarks: Hylaeus polybiaeformis is a species characterized by the great development of yellow spots on the head and mesosoma, including clypeus, antenna, a large part of the face and paraocular area ( Fig. 2G View Figure 2 ), pronotum, pronotal lobe, tegula, scutellum and axilla.This species is easily distinguished from other species of the genus by the gena with a yellow spot as long as the eye ( Fig. 2H View Figure 2 ) ( Schrottky, 1907).