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Male sleeping aggregations of solitary oil-collecting bees in Brazil (Centridini, Tapinotaspidini, and Tetrapediini; Hymenoptera: Apidae)

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Author(s):
Alves-dos-Santos, I. [1] ; Gaglianone, M. C. [2] ; Naxara, S. R. C. [1] ; Engel, M. S. [3, 4]
Total Authors: 4
Affiliation:
[1] Univ Sao Paulo, Inst Biociencias, Dept Ecol, Sao Paulo - Brazil
[2] Univ Estadual Norte Fluminense, Ctr Biociencias & Biotecnol, Lab Ciencias Ambientais, Campos Dos Goytacazes, RJ - Brazil
[3] Univ Kansas, Dept Ecol & Evolutionary Biol, Lawrence, KS 66045 - USA
[4] Univ Kansas, Nat Hist Museum, Div Entomol Paleoentomol, Lawrence, KS 66045 - USA
Total Affiliations: 4
Document type: Journal article
Source: Genetics and Molecular Research; v. 8, n. 2, p. 515-524, 2009.
Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Zoology
Web of Science Citations: 17
Abstract

Males of solitary bees usually spend the night in clusters on small branches of plants, cavities and flowers. The individuals usually return to the same location each evening during their life, exhibiting site fidelity to a particular plant. We report on the sleeping roosts of the males of some oil-collecting bees of the genera Centris, Paratetrapedia, Lanthanomelissa, Monoeca, and Tetrapedia, as well as the host plants. We discuss the role of the male clusters to the associated plants. (AU)