Xylocopa caerulea and Xylocopa auripennis harbor a homologous gut microbiome related to that of eusocial bees [PDF]
Frontiers in Microbiology, 2023 BackgroundEusocial bees, such as bumblebees and honey bees, harbor host-specific gut microbiota through their social behaviors. Conversely, the gut microbiota of solitary bees is erratic owing to their lack of eusocial activities.
Yifan Gu +14 more
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Symbiosis of Carpenter Bees with Uncharacterized Lactic Acid Bacteria Showing NAD Auxotrophy [PDF]
Microbiology Spectrum, 2023 Eusocial bees (such as honey bees and bumble bees) harbor core gut microbiomes that are transmitted through social interaction between nestmates. Carpenter bees are not eusocial; however, recent microbiome analyses found that Xylocopa species harbor ...
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ZooKeys, 2017 A new species of the carpenter bee genus Xylocopa Latreille (Xylocopinae: Xylocopini) is described and figured from two localities in southern Saudi Arabia. Xylocopa (Koptortosoma) sarawatica Engel, sp. n.
Michael S. Engel +4 more
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Seasonal Variation in Flower Traits, Visitor Traits, and Reproductive Success of Solanum sisymbriifolium Lamarck (Solanaceae) in the Rarh Region of West Bengal, India [PDF]
BiologyThe wild tomato (Solanum sisymbriifolium) is a globally distributed shrubby weed with both negative and positive impacts, including its invasive properties and the potential for pharmaceutical and traditional medicinal uses.
Ujjwal Layek +4 more
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Detection of Apicystis bombi (Apicomplexa: Neogregarinorida) in carpenter bees of Argentina [PDF]
International Journal for Parasitology: Parasites and Wildlife, 2023 Historically, the neogregarine Apicystis bombi was isolated almost exclusively from bumble bees (Bombus spp.) where it disrupts adipose tissue, increasing hosts’ mortality rates. Records in solitary bees are scarce worldwide. To check for its presence in
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Actualidades Biológicas, 2015 Las abejas del género Xylocopa son los polinizadores más eficientes de muchas plantas del género Passiflora, por esta razón, se ha propuesto el uso de "nidos trampa" para aumentar el número de visitas de estos polinizadores.
Mario S Pinilla-Gallego +1 more
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The large carpenter bee Xylocopa augusti (Hymenoptera: Apidae): new record for Chile [PDF]
, 2013 The large carpenter bee Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) augusti Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, 1841, is here recorded for the first time in Chile. This new record increases to four the number of carpenter bees known for the country.
Allendes, Juan L. +2 more
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A gynandromorph of Xylocopa augusti and an unusual record of X. iris from Brazil (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini) [PDF]
, 2015 We describe and illustrate for the first time a mixed gynandromorph of Xylocopa(Neoxylocopa) augusti Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau from Buenos Aires, Argentina. Also, we document and discuss a historical specimen of the Old World carpenter bee X. (Copoxyla)
Gonzalez, Victor H. +2 more
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Journal of Threatened Taxa, 2010 The Carpenter Bee Xylocopa aestuans is a known pollen and nectar feeder. However, at Anshi National Park of Karnataka (India), the bee happens to be switching over to facultative carnivorous habit as they are found to feed on Red Tree Ants Oecophylla ...
S.A. Punekar, N.K.P. Kumaran, H.R. Bhat
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NEW CASES OF GYNANDROMORPHISM IN XYLOCOPA LATREILLE, 1802 (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE)
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, 2017 Gynandromorphism is the most common case of sexual anomaly reported in bees and is characterized by individuals that show male and female traits simultaneously in the body.
PAULA CAETANO ZAMA, IGOR RISMO COELHO
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