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Expanded range of eight orchid bee species (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) in Costa Rica [PDF]
The Monteverde region of Costa Rica is a hotspot of endemism and biodiversity. The region is, however, disturbed by human activities such as agriculture and urbanisation.
Elise McDonald +3 more
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Diversity and distribution of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Euglossini) in Belize [PDF]
Background Orchid bees are abundant and widespread in the Neotropics, where males are important pollinators of orchids they visit to collect fragrant chemicals later used to court females.
Kevin M. O’Neill +4 more
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Gene Flow Across Large Distances in the Cavity-Nesting Wasp <i>Deuteragenia subintermedia</i> in a Central European Forest. [PDF]
Retention forestry is widely considered a promising approach to conserve forest biodiversity, and beneficial effects of more heterogeneous forest structure have been shown for several taxa. However, it is often unclear if the approaches taken locally can provide connectivity for specimens over the landscape or if they lead to “biodiversity islands ...
Ruppert LS +4 more
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ABELHAS EUGLOSSINAE DE BARREIRINHAS, ZONA DO LITORAL DA BAIXADA ORIENTAL MARANHENSE [PDF]
Machos de Euglossinac foram coletados nos cerrados da região de Barreirinhas, Zona do Litoral da Baixada Oriental Maranhense, com uso de cineol, eugenol, salicilato de metila e benzoato de benzila, como iscas. Foram encontradas 9 espécies distribuídas em
José Manuel Macário REBÊLO +1 more
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Euglossine Bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) of Buriticupu, Amazonia of Maranhão, Brazil1 [PDF]
Male euglossine bees attracted to cineole, vanillin, methyl salicylate, eugenol and benzyl benzoate, were collected from October 1995 to September 1996, twice a month, between 06.00 and 12.00 hours, at the Companhia Vale do Rio Doce Forest Reserve ...
Francinaldo Soares SILVA +1 more
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Community of male Euglossini bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in a secondary forest, Alcântara, MA, Brazil [PDF]
From September, 92 to August, 93 bee sampling was done in a secondary forest near the Pepital River, in Alcântara, MA, in order to study the local Euglossini fauna.
C. M. S. de BRITO, M. M. C. RÊGO
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Species of Euglossa of the analis group in the Atlantic forest (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
The species of Euglossa Latreille, 1802 of the analis group inhabiting the Brazilian Atlantic forest are revised and identification keys for males and females are provided. Five species are recognized in the Atlantic forest: Euglossa cognata Moure, 1970,
Luiz R. R. Faria, Gabriel A. R. Melo
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Surveys of orchid bees at the Brazilian Atlantic forest have been restricted to a few regions, making difficult to understand latitudinal patterns of distribution and diversity of these bees.
Vanessa C. Mattozo +2 more
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Euglossini bees are considered pollinators of a wide variety of plants in the Neotropical region, but little is known about their floral preferences. In this study, we identified the botanical species used as pollen and nectar sources by three Euglossa ...
Rafael Sousa Pinto +3 more
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Orchid bees are a conspicuous and ecologically important group of insects, commonly distributed at medium and low altitudes in tropical ecosystems. Therefore, new recordings of orchid bees at higher altitudes are interesting.
Manuela Burbano, Michelle Armijos
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