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Polistomorpha fasciata and its host Euglossa cordata: new records of the wasp for Maranhão, Brazil

open access: yesActa Biológica Colombiana
The genus Polistomorpha (Hymenoptera: Leucospidae) is exclusive to the Neotropical region, comprising seven species. Polistomorpha fasciata has previously been recorded in the Brazilian states of Amapá, Amazonas, Pará, and São Paulo. This study presents
André Luis Martins   +2 more
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Key for Identification of Bumblebee Queens from Costa Rica (Apidae: Apinae: Bombini)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Zoology and Animal Biology, 2023
In Costa Rica, five species of bumblebees of the Bombus genus are reported, however, two of these species have practically identical coloration, which makes it difficult to distinguish between populations that reside in the same site. A dichotomous key was generated to identify the bombus queens, and it is determined that the species B. ephippiatus and
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Diversity and distribution of wasps and bees (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Vespidae, Apidae) in the Gauhati University Campus, Kamrup Metro, Assam, India

open access: yesJournal of Threatened Taxa
The diversity and distribution of wasps and bees in the Gauhati University campus, Kamrup Metro, Assam was investigated in four different habitats: campus gardens, grasslands, residential areas, and areas adjacent to wetlands. Specimens were observed or
Briyanka Kashyap   +3 more
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The melectine bee genera Brachymelecta and Sinomelecta (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2012
The enigmatic, cleptoparasitic bee genera Brachymelecta Linsley and Sinomelecta Baker (Apinae: Melectini) are redescribed, each represented by a single species which has not been reencountered since capture of the type series ca.
Michael Engel, Charles Michener
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Miocene honey bees from the Randeck Maar of southwestern Germany (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

open access: yesZooKeys, 2011
The Miocene Randeck Maar (southwestern Germany) is one of the only sites with abundant material of fossil honey bees. The fauna has been the focus of much scrutiny by early authors who recognized multiple species or subspecies within the fauna.
Ulrich Kotthoff   +2 more
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Changes in the size of cephalic salivary glands of Apis mellifera and Scaptotrigona postica (Hymenoptera: Apidae) queens and workers in different life phases

open access: yesZoologia (Curitiba), 2010
The bee species of the Apinae, in addition to the thoracic salivary glands, possess a pair of cephalic glands originating as branches of the excretory duct that crosses the head. These glands are known as cephalic salivary or labial cephalic glands.
Silvana B. Poiani   +1 more
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Foraging behavior of Melipona rufiventris Lepeletier (Apinae; Meliponini) in Ubatuba, SP, Brazil

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Biology
This study describes how the foraging activity of Melipona rufiventris is influenced by the environment and/or by the state of a colony. Two colonies were studied in Ubatuba, SP (44° 48’ W and 23° 22’ S) from July/2000 to June/2001.
AO. Fidalgo, AMP. Kleinert
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Diversity of flower visiting bees of Eugenia uniflora L. (Myrtaceae) in fragments of Atlantic Forest in South Brazil

open access: yesSociobiology, 2016
Eugenia uniflora L. (Myrtaceae) is pollinated mostly by bees and there are no restrictions for pollen collection in their flowers. This stimulated us to study the bee diversity on its flowers in two forest fragments in southern Brazil, in August and ...
Mary Ellen Reis Diniz   +1 more
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The Sandhills Longhorn Bee, Epimelissodes aegis (LaBerge, 1956) (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apidae: Apinae)

open access: yesEDIS
This publication (part of the Featured Creatures collection, which profiles insects, nematodes, arachnids and other Florida organisms  for interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology and for academic audiences), describes the sandhills longhorn
Manisha Yadav   +2 more
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Evaluation of the Wax and Scent Glands in the Apinae (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

open access: yes, 1963
(Uploaded by Plazi from the Biodiversity Heritage Library) No abstract provided.
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