Nest and immatures of the South American anthidiine bee Notanthidium (Allanthidium) chilense (Urban) (Apoidea, Megachilidae). (American Museum novitates, no. 3826)
Supplemental Materials
Date
2015-02-26
item.page.datecreated
Journal Title
Journal ISSN
Volume Title
Publisher
American Museum of Natural History.
DOI
DOI
Abstract
A nest of the leaf-cutter bee Notanthidium (Allanthidium) chilense (Urban) (Anthidiini) is described and illustrated, the second such account for the genus. The nest, presumably constructed from resin, consisted of four cells and was attached to a stem of the plant genus Baccharis (Asteraceae) in the high Andes of northern Chile. The cells held two postdefecating larvae, a male pupa, and an emerged adult female, all in cocoons, permitting the first descriptions of the immature stages and cocoon for the genus. To the extent possible the immatures are compared with those of other tribal members.
Description
12 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm.
item.page.type
item.page.format
Keywords
Notanthidium chilense., Nests., Larvae., Cocoons., Baccharis., Host plants., Megachilidae., Bees., Chile., Andes Region., Pupae.