Early nesting biology of the bee Caupolicana yarrowi (Cresson) (Colletidae, Diphaglossinae) and its cleptoparasite Triepeolus grandis (Friese) (Apidae, Nomadinae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3931)

Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorRozen, Jerome G., Jr. (Jerome George), 1928-
dc.contributor.authorDanforth, Bryan N.
dc.contributor.authorSmith, Corey Shepard.
dc.contributor.authorDecker, Brenna L.
dc.contributor.authorDorian, Nicholas N.
dc.contributor.authorDority, Delina.
dc.contributor.authorKilpatrick, Shelby Kerrin.
dc.contributor.authorKrichilsky, Erin.
dc.contributor.authorLaws, Angela N.
dc.contributor.authorUrban-Mead, Katherine R.
dc.contributor.authorCane, James H. (James Harley), 1955-
dc.date.accessioned2019-06-26T22:15:49Z
dc.date.available2019-06-26T22:15:49Z
dc.date.issued2019-06-28
dc.description20 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 26 cm. Appendix: Use of nectar by the desert bee Caupolicana yarrowi (Colletidae) in cell construction / James H. Cane and Jerome G. Rozen, Jr.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe first part of this publication, written by a group of participants in Bee Course 2018, results from the discovery of three nests of Caupolicana yarrowi (Cresson, 1875) at the base of the Chiricahua Mountains in southeastern Arizona. The nests are deep with branching laterals that usually connect to large vertical brood cells by an upward turn before curving downward and attaching to the top of the chambers. This loop of the lateral thus seems to serve as a "sink trap," excluding rainwater from reaching open cells during provisioning. Although mature larvae had not yet developed, an egg of C. yarrowi was discovered floating on the provisions allowing an SEM examination of its chorion, the first such study for any egg of the Diphaglossinae. Larval food for this species at this site came from Solanum elaeagnifolium Cav. (Solanaceae). Nests were parasitized by Triepeolus grandis (Friese, 1917) (Epeolini), which previously was known to attack only Ptiloglossa (Diphaglossinae: Caupolicanini). The subterranean nest cells of the desert bee Caupolicana yarrowi (Colletidae), which are enveloped by a casing of hardened soil that easily separates from the surrounding matrix, are discussed in a separate appendix. Chemical analysis revealed the casing to be rich in reducing sugars, indicating that the mother bee had regurgitated floral nectar onto the rough interior walls of the cell cavity before smoothing and waterproofing them. This novel use of nectar in nest construction is compared with that of other bee species that bring water to a nest site to soften soil for excavation.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://digitallibrary.amnh.org/handle/2246/6951
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Museum of Natural History.en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates;no.3931.
dc.subjectCaupolicana yarrowi.en_US
dc.subjectNests.en_US
dc.subjectEggs.en_US
dc.subjectParasites.en_US
dc.subjectTriepeolus grandis.en_US
dc.subjectNectar.en_US
dc.subjectBees.en_US
dc.subjectCochise County (Ariz.)en_US
dc.subjectArizona.en_US
dc.subjectSouthwest, New.en_US
dc.subjectMexico.en_US
dc.titleEarly nesting biology of the bee Caupolicana yarrowi (Cresson) (Colletidae, Diphaglossinae) and its cleptoparasite Triepeolus grandis (Friese) (Apidae, Nomadinae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3931)en_US
dc.title.alternativeNesting biology of the bee Caupolicana yarrowi.en_US

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 3 of 3
Thumbnail Image
Name:
N3931.pdf
Size:
7.39 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
Download
Thumbnail Image
Name:
N3931 highres.pdf
Size:
97.95 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Description:
High resolution
Download
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
N3931.epub
Size:
8.12 MB
Format:
Unknown data format
Description:
Download

Collections

American Museum Novitates