Ngat Thi Tran, Michael S. Engel, Manh Thanh Nguyen, Cuong Quang Nguyen, Lien Thi Phuong Nguyen
American Museum Novitates 2024 (4022), 1-12, (28 June 2024) https://doi.org/10.1206/4022.1
The bee genus Pasites Jurine (Nomadinae: Ammobatini) is recorded from Vietnam for the first time. A new species, Pasites vuquang Tran, Engel, and Nguyen, n. sp., is described and illustrated based on two females and one male collected from Vu Quang National Park, central Vietnam. Its potential host is Pseudapis (Pseudapis) siamensis Cockerell (Halictidae: Nomiinae). An identification key is provided to the species of Asian Pasites.