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

Autor(es)

Alves-dos-Santos, I. ^[1] ; Gaglianone, M. C. ^[2] ; Naxara, S. R. C. ^[1] ; Engel, M. S. ^{[3, 4]}

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[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

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Genetics and Molecular Research; v. 8, n. 2, p. 515-524, 2009.
• Área do conhecimento: Ciências Biológicas - Zoologia
• Citações Web of Science: 17
• Assunto(s): Morfologia animal Abelhas Lanthanomelissa Monoeca Paratetrapedia

Resumo

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)

• Processo FAPESP: 04/00274-4 - Abelhas coletoras de óleo: biologia, relação com plantas, análise química e morfologia funcional
• Beneficiário: Isabel Alves dos Santos
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores