The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila) [PDF]
The bee fauna of the Greater Puerto Rico area was studied. A review of the previous relevant studies is presented. An annotated catalog and information about the origin and distributional patterns are also provided.
Franz, Nico M., Genaro, Julio A.
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Phylogeny of the symphytan grade of Hymenoptera: new pieces into the old jigsaw(fly) puzzle
The Hymenoptera constitutes one of the largest, and ecologically and economically most important, insect orders. During the past decade, a number of hypotheses on the phylogenetic relationships among hymenopteran families and superfamilies have been ...
T. Malm, T. Nyman
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Great Diversity of Insect Floral Associates May Partially Explain Ecological Success of Poison Ivy (\u3ci\u3eToxicodendron Radicans\u3c/i\u3e Subsp. \u3ci\u3eNegundo\u3c/i\u3e [Greene] Gillis, Anacardiaceae) [PDF]
Little is known about insect floral associates of poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans, Anacardiaceae), despite the species’ ubiquity and importance in nature and society.
Senchina, David S, Summerville, Keith S
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Hymenoptera Genome Database: integrating genome annotations in HymenopteraMine
We report an update of the Hymenoptera Genome Database (HGD) (http://HymenopteraGenome.org), a model organism database for insect species of the order Hymenoptera (ants, bees and wasps).
C. Elsik+6 more
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Northern Distribution Records for Some Nearctic Pompilidae (Hymenoptera) [PDF]
Distributional records and nomenclatural changes are presented for 20 species of Nearctic Pompilidae. The records extend the species\u27 ranges northward in North America, are peripheral on the northern boundaries of the ranges, or fill in sizeable gaps ...
Kurczewski, Edmund J+1 more
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Evolution of Cuticular Hydrocarbons in the Hymenoptera: a Meta-Analysis
Chemical communication is the oldest form of communication, spreading across all forms of life. In insects, cuticular hydrocarbons (CHC) function as chemical cues for the recognition of mates, species, and nest-mates in social insects.
Ricarda Kather, S. Martin
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Parasitism of \u3ci\u3eAncistrocerus Antilope\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Eumenidae) by Leucospis Affinis (Hymenoptera: Leucospididae) [PDF]
The chalcid wasp Leucospis affinis has been known to parasitize only megachilid bees. Its rare occurrence as a parasite of the eumenid wasp Ancistrocerus antilope indicates that eumenid wasps may be a large resource this chalcid is not ...
Cowan, David P
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Checklist of British and Irish Hymenoptera - Proctotrupoidea [PDF]
This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Broad, G
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Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) (Hymenoptera, Scelionidae) emerges in North America
Trissolcus japonicus (Ashmead) is an Asian egg parasitoid of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stal). It has been under study in U.S. quarantine facilities since 2007 to evaluate its efficacy as a candidate classical biological control ...
E. Talamas+6 more
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Observations on the Nesting of \u3ci\u3eCrabro Tenuis\u3c/i\u3e (Hymenoptera: Sphecidae) [PDF]
Three nests of Crabro tenuis were studied during June 1971-1972 in Oswego County, New York. Females constructed shallow but lengthy, multicelled nests in sand with the cells being built in clusters, sometimes in series. Females plugged the entrances with
Kurczewski, Frank E, Miller, Richard C
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