Advanced search
Start date
Betweenand
(Reference retrieved automatically from SciELO through information on FAPESP grant and its corresponding number as mentioned in the publication by the authors.)

The bees of the genus Xylocopa Latreille (Xylocopini, Apidae) of São Paulo State, Brazil

Full text
Author(s):
Paola Marchi [1] ; Isabel Alves-dos-Santos [2]
Total Authors: 2
Affiliation:
[1] Universidade de São Paulo. Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências. Laboratório de Abelhas - Brasil
[2] Universidade de São Paulo. Departamento de Ecologia, Instituto de Biociências. Laboratório de Abelhas - Brasil
Total Affiliations: 2
Document type: Journal article
Source: Biota Neotropica; v. 13, n. 2, p. 249-269, 2013-06-00.
Abstract

This study contributes to the knowledge about the diversity of bees belonging to the genus Xylocopa Latreille, 1802 of the São Paulo State through a compilation of taxonomic and biological information. Identification keys are presented for the four subgenera (DasyxylocopaHurd & Moure, 1963; NeoxylocopaMichener, 1954; Schonnherria Lepeletier, 1841 and StenoxylocopaHurd & Moure, 1960) and for the 22 species recorded for the state, beyond the available data on its biology, plants visited and geographic occurrence. (AU)