title: DNA barcoding of euryglossine bees and the description of new species of Euhesma Michener (Hymenoptera, Colletidae, Euryglossinae).
abstract: This paper launches an open access DNA barcoding project "AUSBS" under the Barcoding of Life Datasystems (BOLD). The aims of the project are to help scientists who lack the necessary morphological knowledge to identify known species using molecular markers, to aid native bee specialists with the recognition of species groups that morphologically are difficult to define, and, eventually, to assist with the recognition of new species among known species. Using integrative taxonomy, i.e. morphological comparison to type specimens in Australian museum collections combined with phylogenetic analysis of a fragment of the mitochondrial DNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (mtCOI) gene sequences led to the recognition of four new species of Euhesma Michener (Hymenoptera: Colletidae: Euryglossini) collected during intensive surveys in remote Australian conservation areas, which are described. The new species are Euhesma micans, Euhesma lyngouriae, and Euhesma aulaca in a species group associated with Eremophila flowers, and Euhesma albamala in the walkeriana species group.
authors.affiliation: School of Agriculture, Food and Wine, The University of Adelaide, SA 5005.
authors.forename: Katja
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hogendoorn
authors.affiliation: South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000 ; School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, University of South Australia, Adelaide, SA 5000.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stevens
authors.affiliation: South Australian Museum, North Terrace, Adelaide, SA 5000.
authors.forename: Remko
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Leijs
keywords: Bush Blitz survey; barcoding; conservation; euryglossine bees; species discovery