Femi Ezhuthupallickal Benny and Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, researchers from ATREE, recently discovered two new solitary bee species in Arunachal Pradesh, which have been named Elaphropoda triangulata and Habropoda adi.
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Researchers from the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) have discovered two new species of solitary bees in Arunachal Pradesh. The species, which belong to the genera Elaphropoda and Habropoda, have been named Elaphropoda triangulata, after the triangle-shaped markings on its abdomen, and Habropoda adi, after the Adi indigenous community of Arunachal Pradesh, which inhabits the region where the bees were collected.Ground-nesting solitary beesAccording to Femi Ezhuthupallickal Benny and Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan, who conducted the study, these species belong to the bee subfamily Anthophorinae, which consists largely of ground-nesting solitary bees. They noted that, as vital pollinators, solitary bees have increasingly gained research and conservation attention in recent years.
These species belong to the bee subfamily Anthophorinae, which consists largely of ground-nesting solitary bees.
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