Cleptoparasitic behavior and immatures of the bee Melecta duodecimmaculata (Apoidea, Apidae, Melectini) ; Appendix, tribal descriptions of the Anthophorini and Melectini based on their mature larvae

Title Variants

Alternative: Melecta duodecimmaculata

Alternative: Tribal descriptions of the Anthophorini and Melectini based on their mature larvae

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3746

By

Rozen, Jerome G. Jr. (Jerome George), 1928-

Ding, Liang.
Zhongguo ke xue yuan. Dong wu yan jiu suo.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2012

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Caption title.

"June 12, 2012."

This study describes the nesting biology of the cleptoparasitic bee Melecta duodecimmaculata (Rossi), which attacked a nesting site of Anthophora (s. str.) melanognatha Cockerell (Apidae: Anthophorini) in Beijing, China. In addition, we provide an account of its first and last larval instars and information concerning ovarian statistics and mature oocytes. Comparisons are made with previous accounts of the cleptoparasitic behavior and anatomy of immature stages of other Melectini. We also explore the phylogenetic relationship of the Melectini with the Anthophorini and with other cleptoparasitic Apinae (especially the Ericrocidini) in light of this information. Appended are accounts of larval anatomy of the Melectini and Anthophorini at the tribal level based on taxa whose mature larvae were available or had been described.

Subjects

Anthophora melanognatha , Anthophoridae , Anthophorini , Bees , Behavior , Beijing , China , Host-parasite relationships , Insects , Larvae , Melecta duodecimmaculata , Melectini , Parasites , Parasitic insects , Phylogeny

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3746 2012

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 795184345