Structural and Functional Co-Adaptation of Plants of the Genus <i>Lysimachia</i> L. (Primulaceae) and Pollinating Insects of the Genus <i>Macropis</i> Panzer (Hymenoptera, Melittidae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolThe co‐adaptation of bees from the genus Macropis and Lysimachia plants has been studied in detail. Research shows that bees collect not just pure liquid oil from flower petals but tear off trichome heads filled with oil, transferring them to their nests.
Radchenko VG +4 more
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Bee Body Size and Foraging Behavior Predict the Pollination Role of Bees in a Buzz-Pollinated Plant Community. [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe investigated how bee traits influence pollination success in a buzz‐pollinated plant community. Larger body size and floral sonication strongly predicted stigma contact, a proxy for pollination efficiency, while longer handling times were associated with reduced effectiveness.
Mesquita-Neto JN, Schlindwein C.
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First evidence of wasp brood development inside active nests of a termite with the description of a previously unknown potter wasp species. [PDF]
Ecol Evol, 2020 We describe a previously unknown potter wasp species, Montezumia termitophila sp. nov. (Vespidae: Eumeninae). Also, we provide the first evidence of wasp brood development inside active nests of the termite Constrictotermes cyphergaster (Silvestri, 1901) (Termitidae: Nasutitermitinae).
Hugo H +3 more
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História natural de Centris (Paracentris) burgdorfi Friese, 1901 (Apidae, Centridini) [PDF]
Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 2018 Centris species collect floral oil and use this resource in larval food and for waterproofing their cells. We investigated the trophic niche of three distinct populations of Centris burgdorfi, a widely distributed bee in Brazil, by using pollen collected from female bees.
William O. Sabino +2 more
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Pollination and plant reproduction in the Cerrado, the world's most biodiverse savanna. [PDF]
Biol Rev Camb Philos SocABSTRACT The Brazilian Cerrado is a continental‐wide biodiversity hotspot and the most species‐rich savanna ecosystem in the world. The main aspect characterising this biodiversity is that the landscape is arranged as an intricate mosaic of different plant formations, including grasslands, savannas, and forests, each harbouring distinct but ...
Cardoso JCF +6 more
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The species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 described by Curt Schrottky (Hymenoptera: Apidae) [PDF]
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2020 In this paper the primary types of Centris bees described by the German entomologist Curt Schrottky were studied. The type specimens of C. anisitsi, C. brethesi, C. ehrhardti, C. garleppi, C. garleppi var. unifasciata, C. pectoralis var.
Felipe Vivallo
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European Journal of Taxonomy, 2021 Centris xanthomelaena Moure & Castro, 2001 is a relict species, endemic to northeastern Brazil and broadly recorded within the semiarid region of Caatinga xerophilous open vegetation.
Felipe Vivallo +1 more
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The species of the bee genus Centris Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae) described by Giovanni Gribodo
Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2020 In this paper the prima ry types of Centris bees described by the Italian entomologist Giovanni Gribodo were studied. The type specimens of C. citrotaeniata, C. deiopeia, C. denudans var. rubida, C. proserpina, C.
Felipe Vivallo
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Dynamics of nest occupation and homing of solitary bees in painted trap nests
Ecological Entomology, Volume 46, Issue 2, Page 496-499, April 2021., 2021 The females of Centris analis preferred to nest in painted nests compared to unpainted nests. Bees improved their homing behaviour with time; however, nest colour did not seem to have an effect. The duration of foraging trips decreased along the day. 1.
Samuel Boff, Anna Friedel
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EntomoBrasilis, 2023 The foraging activity of floral visitors is influenced by habitat conditions and abiotic factors. The aim of this research was to define the faunal composition of the visitor community in Solanum lycocarpum A.St.-Hil.
Paulo Roberto de Abreu Tavares +5 more
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