Biology of the bee Canephorula apiformis and its cleptoparasite, Melectoides bellus : nesting habits, floral preferences, and mature larvae (Hymenoptera, Apidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 3308

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dc.contributor.authorMichelette, Elen R. F.en_US
dc.contributor.authorCamargo, João Maria Franco de.en_US
dc.contributor.authorRozen, Jerome G., Jr. (Jerome George), 1928-en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T16:11:17Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T16:11:17Z
dc.date.issued2000en_US
dc.description23 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 22-23).en_US
dc.description.abstractData are presented on the nesting and phenology of Canephorula apiformis Friese (Apidae: Eucerini), a monotypic genus of bees endemic to the arid and semiarid regions of the Argentinian northwest. Aggregations of nests are found in the ground where the surface is horizontal and frequently exposed to the sun. The brood cells, 5-6 cells per nest, are at an approximate depth of 20 cm. Floral hosts include Prosopis strombulifera (Fabaceae), Atamisquea emarginata (Capparidaceae), Larrea divaricata (Zygophyllaceae), and Tessaria absinthioides (Asteraceae) and are visited mainly between 10:00 and 14:00 hr. Adults and immature stages of Melectoides bellus (Jörgensen) (Apidae: Isepeolini) were found in the nests, the first association for this cleptoparasitic tribe with any host other than the genus Colletes. Canephorula apiformis may have two generations per year while the voltinism of its cleptoparasite is uncertain. The mature larvae of both host and cleptoparasite are described for the first time and compared with known larvae of their respective tribes. Cocoons of the two species are also described, illustrated, and compared to those of related taxa.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/2010
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York, NY : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 3308en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.3308, 2000en_US
dc.subject.lcshCanephorula apiformis -- Behavior.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCanephorula apiformis -- Parasites.en_US
dc.subject.lcshCanephorula apiformis -- Larvae.en_US
dc.subject.lcshMelectoides bellus.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBees -- Behavior -- Argentina -- San Juan (Province)en_US
dc.subject.lcshBees -- Parasites -- Argentina -- San Juan (Province)en_US
dc.subject.lcshBees -- Larvae -- Argentina -- San Juan (Province)en_US
dc.subject.lcshParasitic insects -- Argentina -- San Juan (Province)en_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects -- Behavior -- Argentina -- San Juan (Province)en_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects -- Parasites -- Argentina -- San Juan (Province)en_US
dc.subject.lcshInsects -- Larvae -- Argentina -- San Juan (Province)en_US
dc.titleBiology of the bee Canephorula apiformis and its cleptoparasite, Melectoides bellus : nesting habits, floral preferences, and mature larvae (Hymenoptera, Apidae). American Museum novitates ; no. 3308en_US
dc.title.alternativeCanephorula and its cleptoparasiteen_US
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