Description of a new species of genus Ceratina Latreille, ۱۸۰۲ (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) from Eastern Himalayas, India with a new country record

A new species of the genus Ceratina Latreille, ۱۸۰۲ is described from Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, Eastern Himalaya, India. The new species is assigned to the subgenus Ceratinidia Cockerell & Porter, ۱۸۹۹ which was previously represented by seven species from mainland India. Ceratina (Ceratinidia) bryanti Cockerell, ۱۹۱۹ is also reported for the first time from India. Diagnostic features are elaborated and illustrated and distinguishing characters are discussed from closely allied species Ceratina (Ceratinidia) bryanti Cockerell, ۱۹۱۹. Type localities mapped and augmented. An updated checklist of Ceratina species and their distribution in India is mapped and discussed.

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Ceratinini ، Eastern Himalaya ، India ، taxonomy ، small carpenter bee ، Checklist