Integrative approach resolves the taxonomy of Eulaema cingulata (Hymenoptera, Apidae), an important pollinator in the Neotropics [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2022 Species delimitation is a rich scientific field that often uses different sources of data to identify independently evolving lineages that might be recognized as species.
Tamires de Oliveira Andrade +4 more
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Diversity and distribution of orchid bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Euglossini) in Belize [PDF]
PeerJ, 2023 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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An elevational gradient in floral traits and pollinator assemblages in the Neotropical species Costus guanaiensis var. tarmicus in Peru [PDF]
Ecology and Evolution, Volume 13, Issue 8, August 2023., 2023 We analyzed floral traits and pollinator assemblages in the Neotropical species Costus guanaiensis var. tarmicus along a steep elevational gradient in Peru. Results show floral traits and pollinator assemblage variation along the elevational gradient. We examined our results considering two hypotheses: (1) local adaptation to different bee assemblages ...
Rossana Maguiña‐Conde +2 more
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Males of the orchid bee Eulaema cingulata (Hymenoptera: Apidae) as important vectors of the cleptoparasitic beetle Meloetyphlus fuscatus (Coleoptera: Meloidae) [PDF]
Apidologie, 2014 Meloid beetles are known by their hypermetamorphic life cycle with active first instar larvae called triungulins found in most species. Most of the larvae in this family feed on provisions and immature stages of bees. The monotypic genus Meloetyphlus is associated with the nests of some orchid bee species, and some of its morphological characteristics ...
Leo Correia Da Rocha Filho +2 more
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First Record of Brazil nut Pollinators Outside Amazon Biome
Floresta e Ambiente, 2022 We present the first records of insect visitors and pollinators of Bertholletia excelsa (Lecythidaceae) in a 25 years plantation outside the Amazon biome, flowering and producing Brazil nuts. We installed a platform to observe and photograph the insects.
Clarissa de Moraes Sousa +11 more
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Três novas espécies de abelhas da Amazônia pertencentes ao gênero Eulaema (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) [PDF]
Acta Amazonica, 2006 Eulaema (Apeulaema) pseudocingulata sp. n., semelhante a E. (A.) cingulata (Fabricius, 1804) e com distribuição pela Amazônia e planalto das Guianas; Eulaem a (Eulaema) parapolyzona sp.
Marcio Luiz de Oliveira
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Acta Botanica Mexicana, 2022 Antecedentes y Objetivos: Se ha reportado la visita y recolección de fragancias en frutos del género Vanilla por abejas Euglosinas (Eulaema spp.). Sin embargo, en Vanilla planifolia aun no se ha registrado este comportamiento.
Miguel Ángel Lozano Rodríguez +4 more
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Orchid bees enhance seed set production of an understory herb in the Western Brazilian Amazon
Journal of Pollination Ecology, 2023 Bee pollination is an important ecosystem service related to the maintenance of many flowering plants. We evaluated the relationship between orchid bee foraging time and the density of flowering plants and whether visitation varied according to the sex ...
Thaline Brito +4 more
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Functional resin use in solitary bees
Ecological Entomology, Volume 47, Issue 2, Page 115-136, April 2022., 2022 Overall, more than 30% of bee species depend on non‐floral resources such as resin, which is used in nesting for nest structures, chemical camouflage, defence, moisture regulation, and its anti‐microbial properties. Resin usage appears to be constrained by environmental and physiological factors and may play a major role in determining the ambient nest
Shao Xiong Chui +2 more
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Long‐term (1979–2019) dynamics of protected orchid bees in Panama
Conservation Science and Practice, Volume 3, Issue 12, December 2021., 2021 We gathered quantitative data on 33 species of an intact orchid bee community in lowland forest. Our two studies combined included half the months during 50 years' monitoring. Most species increased or were stable, but the declines included some of the most common and, therefore, unthreatened species.
David W. Roubik +5 more
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