1Present address: Central Institute for Subtropical Horticulture, Lucknow-226101, Uttar Pradesh, India
National Pusa Collection, Division of Entomology, ICAR-IARI, New Delhi-110 012, India
*Corresponding author's E-mail: ddeyiari@hotmail.com
Online published on 6 July, 2016.
A lesser known halictine bee, Pseudapis oxybeloides (Apoidea: Halictidae: nomiinae) is being redescribed with updated taxonomic characters viz., pilosity, sculptures, morphometric ratios, illustrations and photographs of key diagnostic features. A new distribution as well as a new floral record is being established for this bee. A checklist of the Indian species has also been provided.
Halictidae, Nomiinae, Pseudapis, new distribution, floral record
