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Centris pallida (Hymenoptera: Apidae) male body size decreases across five decades

Ecological Entomology, 2022
Historical data suggest that many bee species have declined in body size. Larger‐bodied bees with narrow phenological and dietary breadth are most prone to declines in body size over time.
M. Barrett, Meredith G. Johnson
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Method for maintaining adult solitary bee Centris analis under laboratory conditions

Methods in Ecology and Evolution, 2021
Although solitary bees represent at least 70% of bee species, most ecotoxicological studies on bees focus on social species and there are only a few species of solitary bees.
Rafaela Tadei, Cláudia Inês da Silva, P. Decio, Elaine C. M. Silva-Zacarin, O. Malaspina   +4 more
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Two new species of oil-collecting bees of Centris (Melanocentris) from Colombia (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Iheringia: Série Zoologia, 2021
In this article are described two new species of oil-collecting bees of Centris (Melanocentris) from Colombia. Centris (Melanocentris) marinae sp. nov. occurs in the northeast, César Department, while C. (Melanocentris) germani sp. nov.
F. Vivallo
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The first case of gynandromorphy in Centris pallida (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini)

Journal of Melittology, 2021
A case of gynandromorphy is reported for the first time for Centris pallida Fox, a bee species found predominantly in the deserts of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
M. Barrett
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Centris (Centris) aenea Lepeletier 1841

, 2020
Centris (Centris) aenea Lepeletier, 1841 Centris aenea Lepeletier, 1841. 163. Type data: Lectotype female (MNHP, examined). Subsequent designation: Moure (1969). Type locality: Brazil: Minas Gerais state. Centris rufa Lepeletier, 1841. 153, 154.
Vivallo, Felipe
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A new species of Centris (Centris) (Fabricius) from northeastern Brazil, with taxonomic notes on C. (C.) pulchra Moure, Oliveira & Viana (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

ZooKeys, 2012
We describe a new species of the bee genus Centris, C. (C.) byrsonimae Mahlmann & Oliveira sp. n., whose name has appeared as a nomen nudum in the literature since 1985. Further, a new species group of Centris s.str.
Thiago Mahlmann, Favizia Oliveira
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Collection of floral resources by bees in Solanum lycocarpum A.St.-Hil. (Solanaceae): interference of abiotic factors and need for buzzing behavior

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, Glaucia Almeida de Morais, Michele Castro de Paula, Jessica Amaral Henrique, Leandro Pereira Polatto, Valter Vieira Alves Junior   +5 more
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New host records of Aglaomelissa duckei and a compilation of host associations of Ericrocidini bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

Zoologia (Curitiba), 2009
For the first time, confirmed host records are reported for the monotypic Ericrocidini genus Aglaomelissa Snelling & Brooks, 1985. Aglaomelissa duckei (Friese, 1906) emerged from trap-nests of Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius, 1804) and C ...
Léo C. Rocha-Filho, Élder F. Morato, Gabriel A. R. Melo   +2 more
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Centris (Centris) maculifrons Smith 1854

, 2020
Centris (Centris) maculifrons Smith, 1854 Centris maculifrons Smith, 1854. 372. Type data: To describe this species Smith (1854) used an undetermined number of female specimens collected, according to the original description, in Brazil.
Vivallo, Felipe
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Centris (Centris) fasciata , Smith 1854

, 2020
Centris (Centris) fasciata Smith, 1854 Centris fasciata Smith, 1854. 377, 378. Type data: Smith (1854) described this species based on at least two specimens of each sex collected in Jamaica.
Vivallo, Felipe
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