A checklist of Nomiinae (Hymenoptera, Halictidae) from Kerala, India: new distributional and floral association records
Lipotriches torrida, a rarely collected species, is documented outside its type locality for the first time.Another uncommon species, G. argenteobalteata, last recorded in 1902 from an unspecified location in India, has been rediscovered in the present study.A comprehensive checklist of 42 Nomiinae species from Kerala is provided, incorporating new distributional records and floral associations based on original records and literature review.Brief diagnoses for all collected species are also presented.
Authors
- Shaji E. Mathew (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5662-7262)
- Anju Sara Prakash (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6759-7508)
- C. Bijoy
- Cherodath Sankar Athul
- Azhakath Viswambharan Vishnu
Institutions
- University of Calicut (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Insect Biodiversity and Systematics
- Published
- 2025-07-20
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.61186/jibs.11.3.601
- Primary Topic
- Plant and animal studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Chulalongkorn University
- Kerala State Council for Science, Technology and Environment