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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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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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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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Checklist das abelhas coletoras de óleos do Estado de São Paulo, Brasil [PDF]

, 2011
Neste trabalho uma lista atualizada das espécies de abelhas coletoras de óleo do Estado de São Paulo é apresentada, com suas ocorrências associadas aos grandes biomas do estado: Floresta Atlântica e Cerrado.
Aguiar, Antonio José Camillo de, Gaglianone, Maria Cristina, Santos, Isabel Alves dos, Vivallo, Felipe   +3 more
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Bee community of a beach dune ecosystem on Maranhão Island, Brazil

Brazilian Archives of Biology and Technology, 2007
The bee-plant community in a beach dune ecosystem in north-eastern of Brazil was studied concerning phenology and floral preference. The bees visited thirty-three species of 20 families of plants.
Patricia Maia Correia de Albuquerque, João Maria Franco de Camargo, José Ângelo Cordeiro Mendonça   +2 more
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Ecologia da polinização de Raphiodon echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer (Lamiaceae) em Petrolina, PE, Brasil Pollination ecology of Raphiodon echinus (Nees & Mart.) Schauer (Lamiaceae) in Petrolina, Pernambuco State, Brazil

Acta Botânica Brasílica, 2007
Raphiodon echinus é uma espécie de hábito rasteiro, que ocorre espontaneamente em áreas de caatinga. No presente trabalho foram observados a biologia reprodutiva desta espécie com o objetivo de contribuir com informações sobre sua ecologia da polinização.
Carla Tatiana de Vasconcelos Dias, Lúcia Helena Piedade Kiill   +1 more
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Floral Resource Partitioning between Centris (Heterocentris) analis (Fabricius, 1804) and Centris (Heterocentris) terminata Smith, 1874 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Centridini), in an Urban Fragment of the Atlantic Forest

Sociobiology, 2017
The knowledge on plant species used for the collection of floral resources is crucial to understanding interactions between plants and bees. The aim of the present study was to identify floral resources used by Centris analis and Centris terminata to ...
Reinanda Lima, Maria Ferreira-Caliman, Marcos da Costa Dórea, Caroline Tito Garcia, Francisco de Assis Ribeiro dos Santos, Favízia Freitas Oliveira, Carlos Alberto Garófalo   +6 more
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Sleeping aggregation of an oil-collecting bee, Centris (Paracentris) xanthomelaena Moure & Castro (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Centridini)

Sociobiology, 2018
Sleep aggregations have been registered for some species of solitary bees and wasps. In this note we describe the aggregation behaviour of Centris xanthomelaena Moure & Castro bees in their inactive periods.
Heberson Martins, Patricia Rebouças, Vinina Ferreira   +2 more
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Centris aenea (Hymenoptera, Apidae): a Ground-nesting Bee with High Pollination Efficiency in Malpighia emarginata DC (Malpighiaceae)

Sociobiology, 2013
This study aimed to assess the efficiency of Centris aenea Lepeletier as pollinator of Malpighia emarginata DC. The pollination efficiency was determined according to three criteria: 1) the pollen deposition rate of M.
Geane Almeida Oliveira, Cândida Maria Lima Aguiar, Maise Silva, Miriam Gimenes   +3 more
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Centridini Bees as Manageable Pollinators of West Indian Cherry (Malpighia emarginata, Malpighiaceae) Orchards in Southeast Brazil

Sociobiology
The West Indian cherry (Malpighia emarginata), commonly referred to as “Acerola”, has attracted particular interest due to its high vitamin C content in the fruit. One of the limitations observed in Acerola crops is their dependence on cross-pollination,
Diego Moure-Oliveira, Reinanda Lima, Morgana S. Sazan, Cláudia Inês Silva, Carlos A. Garófalo   +4 more
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