Thectochlora Moure, 1940

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 : 9

Genus Thectochlora Moure

The species of Thectochlora are medium-sized green bees. The genus Thectochlora is characterized by the presence of a well-developed acarinarium on T1, the presence of a strong dorsal hook on the middle trochanter, and a lamellate dorsal pronotal ridge ( Engel, 2000). Taxonomic revision of the genus and identification keys for females and males for the five recognized species (although females of two species [ Thectochlora alaris (Vachal, 1904) and T.basiatra (Stand, 1910) ] were considered indistinguishable) were presented by GonÇalves & Melo (2006).