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Understanding the Reproductive Biology of Angelonia integerrima Spreng. (Plantaginaceae), a Native Southern Brazilian Plant with Horticulturally Desirable Traits [PDF]

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Angelonia Bonpl. (Plantaginaceae) is a neotropical genus of ornamental interest, with some Mexican species already commercialized in the horticultural trade. Angelonia integerrima Spreng.
Júlia de Moraes Brandalise, Fernando H. Calderon-Quispe, Rafael Becker, Renan Pittella, Jessica Pinto Moura, Rosana Farias-Singer, Rodrigo Bustos Singer   +6 more
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The primary types of some species of Centris bees described by European entomologists in the 18th and 20th centuries (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2023
In this paper are presented notes on the primary types of some species of the oil-collecting bees of the genus Centris described by the European naturalists and entomologists Amédée Louis Michel Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, Anders Christian Jensen ...
Felipe Vivallo
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Relicthemisia, a new subgenus of the oil-collecting bee genus Centris Fabricius, 1804 with notes on distribution and host plants of C. xanthomelaena Moure & Castro, 2001 (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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, Fernando César Vieira Zanella   +1 more
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The Nominal Species of the Bee Genus Centris Described by Johan Christian Fabricius (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Sociobiology, 2020
In this paper the primary types of Centris bees described by the Danish entomologist Johan Christian Fabricius were studied. The primary types of C. flavifrons, C. analis, C. furcata, C. haemorrhoidalis, C. lanipes, C. longimana, C.
Felipe Vivallo
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Morfologia polínica e visitantes florais de duas espécies simpátricas de Malpighiaceae Juss. no Parque da Cidade em Santarém, Pará

Paubrasilia, 2021
Objetivou-se identificar e analisar a morfologia polínica das espécies simpátricas de Malpighiaceae que ocorrem no Parque da Cidade em Santarém, bem como identificar os visitantes florais dessas espécies.
Leilla Cristina Figueiredo de Sousa, Natalia Moura de Araújo, Lucas Fonseca de Sousa, Ádria Giselle dos Santos Lira, Vanessa Holanda Righetti de Abreu   +4 more
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Contribution of entomophilous pollination to fruit production of West Indian cherry plants

Pesquisa Agropecuária Tropical, 2015
The production of West Indian cherry may increase considerably when its flowers are visited by bees. This study aimed to determine the dependence degree of the West Indian cherry Olivier cultivar, concerning the entomophilous pollination, as well as ...
José Eduardo Martins de Oliveira, Daniel Nicodemo, Favízia Freitas de Oliveira   +2 more
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Notes on the nest architecture of Centris (Centris) caxiensis Ducke (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an urban dry forest fragment in northeastern Brazil

Revista Chilena de Entomología, 2020
We described the nest architecture and the brood cell morphology of the oil-collecting bee Centris caxiensis. The nest is a single and unbranched tunnel measuring between 37 and 49 cm in length slant obliquely into the ground. There were one or two brood
Herbeson Ovidio de Jesus Martins, Felipe Vivallo, Vinina Silva Ferreira   +2 more
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The species of the bee genus Centris of the “hyptidis group” revisited with the description of Centris (Anisoctenodes) new subgenus (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini)

European Journal of Taxonomy, 2020
In this paper, the species of Centris of the “hyptidis group” are revisited, proposing to recognize them as members of Anisoctenodes subgen. nov., a new subgenus supported by morphological and molecular data. The species included in this new taxon are C. 
Felipe Vivallo
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Ocorrência de Centris (Hemisiella) vittata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini) no Cerrado s.l. do nordeste do Maranhão, Brasil Occurrence of Centris (Hemisiella) vittata Lepeletier (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini ) in the Cerrado s.l. Bioma of Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil

Acta Amazonica, 2007
Fêmeas de Centris vittata Lepeletier foram observadas visitando flores de Byrsonima sp. e nidificando em troncos de Astronium sp. (Anacardiaceae) em uma área de Mata Mesofítica, em Urbano Santos (3º 12' 28''S; 43º24'12''), Maranhão, Brasil.Females of ...
Marina da Costa Ramos, Márcia Maria Correia Rêgo, Patrícia Maia Corrêa de Albuquerque   +2 more
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Discovering new floral visitors of four Chilean endemic orchids

Gayana, 2019
Orchidaceae is a diverse group with conservation issues all over the World. Due to its endangered situation, knowledge about its reproductive biology is needed to plan conservation strategies. We conducted a study during October 2016 and October 2017 in
Víctor H. Monzón, Rodrigo O. Araujo, Patricio Avedaño, Rubén Garrido, José N. Mesquita-Neto   +4 more
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