Biology of the cleptoparasitic bee Mesoplia sapphirina (Ericrocidini) and its host Centris flavofasciata (Centridini) (Apidae, Apinae)

Title Variants

Alternative: Mesoplia sapphirina

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3723

By

Rozen, Jerome G. Jr. (Jerome George), 1928-
Vinson, S. Bradleigh, 1938-
Coville, Rollin E.
Frankie, G. W.
Melo, Gabriel A. R.
Rocha-Filho, Léo C.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2011

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"October 25, 2011."

This paper investigates the bionomics of the cleptoparasitic bee Mesoplia sapphirina Melo and Rocha-Filho, sp. nov. (described in the appendix), and of its ground-nesting host Centris flavofasciata Friese found along the Pacific coast of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica. We explore the host-nest searching behavior, egg deposition, and hospicidal behavior of M. sapphirina. Anatomical accounts of its egg, first, second, and fifth larval instars are presented and compared with published descriptions of other ericrocidine taxa. Nests of the host bee as well as its egg and method of eclosion are also described.

Subjects

Bees , Behavior , Centris flavofasciata , Classification , Costa Rica , Guanacaste , Host-parasite relationships , Insects , Larvae , Mesoplia sapphirina , Nests , Parasites , Parasitic insects

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3723 2011

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 759171653