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Notes on oil sources for the bee genus Caenonomada(Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini)

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Author(s):
Antonio J. C. Aguiar [1] ; Gabriel A. R. Melo [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Museu de Zoologia - Brasil
[2] Univ. Fed. Parana. Dept. Zool.. Lab. Biol. Comparada Hymenoptera - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Revista Brasileira de Entomologia; v. 53, n. 1, p. 154-156, 2009-00-00.
Abstract

It is reported for the first time oil collecting by bees of the genus Caenonomada on flowers of Plantaginaceae. Females of Caenonomada unicalcarata were observed collecting oil on flowers of Angelonia cornigera, and males and females of Caenonomada bruneri and C. aff. unicalcarata were observed on flowers of Angelonia and Monopera (Plantaginaceae). The record of Caenonomada on Plantaginaceae suggests the use of trichomatic oil glands as a primitive condition in the tribe Tapinotaspidini. (AU)

FAPESP's process: 08/00499-7 - Phylogeny of the tribe Tapinotaspidini, and revisions of genera Arhysoceble Moure, Trigonopedia Moure and Xanthopedia Michener & Moure (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
Grantee:Antonio Jose Camillo de Aguiar
Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Post-Doctoral