Occurrence of Two Species of Old World Bees, \u3ci\u3eAnthidium Manicatum\u3c/i\u3e and \u3ci\u3eA. Oblongatum\u3c/i\u3e (Apoidea: Megachilidae), in Northern Ohio and Southern Michigan [PDF]
, 2018 Anthidium manicatum and A. oblongatum are two European bees species that have recently established themselves in North America. Anthidium manicatum has previously been documented in New York and Ontario, Canada, and A.
Arduser, Mike +3 more
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Heterospecific Hymenoptera found inside the nests of Bombus impatiens (Hymenoptera: Apidae). [PDF]
, 2018 The nests of social Hymenoptera are particularly attractive to species engaging in resource robbing due to their concentration of resources. Here, the identity of heterospecific intruders in Bombus impatiens nests are described, with a particular focus ...
Graham, Kelsey K
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Biodiversity Of Apoidea In Cultivated And Natural Environments In The Regions Of Algiers And Bouira (Algeria) [PDF]
, 2023 This study is a contribution to the recognition of wild Apoid fauna in the Mahdi Boualem station in Algiers and the Bechloul and Ain Bessam stations in Bouira, in two environments, natural and cultivated at different altitudes.
Benlameur Zahia +2 more
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Morphological phylogeny of Megachilini and the evolution of leaf-cutter behavior in bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae): Evolution of leaf-cutter behavior in bees [PDF]
, 2019 A unique feature among bees is the ability of some species of Megachile Latreille s.l. to cut and process fresh leaves for nest construction. The presence of a razor between the female mandibular teeth (interdental laminae) to facilitate leaf-cutting (LC)
Engel, Michael S +2 more
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Bee assemblage (Hymenoptera, Apidae) of an area of natural grasslands in Vila Velha State Park and comparisons with bee surveys in other Brazilian areas of grasslands and cerrado [PDF]
, 2009 A assembléia de abelhas (Hymenoptera, Apidae) de uma área restrita de campos naturais do Parque Estadual de Vila Velha, Paraná e comparações com áreas de campos e cerrado.
AGUIAR, Antonio J.C. +2 more
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Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2013, Issue 1, 2013., 2013 This study was conducted in 2006 in central Uganda to provide baseline data on relationships between bee community variables and local, climatic, landscape and regional drivers affecting bee community abundance and diversity in agricultural landscapes. Bee abundance and species richness increased significantly (P < 0.05) with increase in percent cover ...
M. B. Théodore Munyuli +1 more
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Black bees in the desert: Description of a new species of wool carder bee (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae, Anthidium) from the northern Sahara with colouration atypical for xeric environments [PDF]
Contributions to EntomologyBees inhabiting xeric environments often exhibit, like many other insects, brown, beige, and sandy colours, aligning with the hues of the desert landscape.
Max Kasparek +2 more
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Generalist Bee Species on Brazilian Bee‐Plant Interaction Networks
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology, Volume 2012, Issue 1, 2012., 2012 Determining bee and plant interactions has an important role on understanding general biology of bee species as well as the potential pollinating relationship between them. Bee surveys have been conducted in Brazil since the end of the 1960s. Most of them applied standardized methods and had identified the plant species where the bees were collected ...
Astrid de Matos Peixoto Kleinert +2 more
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A new species of the previously monotypic Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee genus Rhynostelis, with notes on Rhynostelis multiplicata (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) [PDF]
, 2020 A new species of the cleptoparasitic bee genus Rhynostelis Moure & Urban (Megachilidae: Anthidiini) from the Amazon rainforest in Brazil is described and figured.
Mahlmann, Thiago
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What do we know about Neotropical trap‑nesting bees? Synopsis about their nest biology and taxonomy [PDF]
, 2019 Cavity-nesting bees are enigmatic because they are difficult to observe in the wild, hence trap-nests (man-made cavities) provide the means by which these bees may be studied.
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