Review of the Genus Maculonomia Wu (Apoidea: Halictidae: Nomiinae) from India, featuring a new species and new record
A new species, Maculonomia orri sp. nov., is described, diagnosed, and illustrated from India. Another species from the genus, Maculonomia penangensis (Cockerell,1920), is reported from India for the first time. A distribution map for the Indian species of Maculonomia is provided, along with tabulated key characteristics of the individual species.
Authors
- H. M. Yeshwanth (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5104-3401)
- A. Rameshkumar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7263-8968)
- Silas Bossert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3620-5468)
- Bhaswati Majumder (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8347-1673)
Institutions
- University of Calcutta (IN)
- Zoological Survey of India (IN)
- University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore (IN)
- Washington State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Zootaxa
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5637.1.5
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.03