Mature larvae of calliopsine bees : Spinoliella, Callonychium, and Arhysosage including biological notes, and a larval key to calliopsine genera (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Andrenidae, Panurginae)

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Alternative: Spinoliella, Callonychium, and Arhysosage including biological notes, and a larval key to calliopsine genera (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Andrenidae, Panurginae)

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Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3782

By

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

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY, American Museum of Natural History, [2013], ©2013

Notes

Caption title.

"September 27, 2013."

"This paper is a result of a series of short studies (nest excavations) ... gathered over numerous field trips to Chile, Argentina, and Brazil"--Page 26.

The known mature larvae of andrenid genera Spinoliella, Callonychium, and Arhysosage are described and compared with one another and with those of other Calliopsini. On the basis of both larval and adult anatomy, these three genera represent a distinctive clade, the "Spinoliella clade." The larvae are characterized by conspicuously enlarged and oddly shaped, paired dorsal tubercles on the pro- and mesothorax, while the paired dorsal tubercles of most other body segments are erect, elongate, and slender. All dorsal tubercles bear fine setae. The larvae were collected on field trips to South America over a 35 year period. Associated field notes are reported, treating information on nesting ecology, nest structure and dimensions, provisions, larval behavior, associated cleptoparasites, and mating behavior. Also presented is a preliminary taxonomic key to the genera of Calliopsini based on mature larvae.

Subjects

Argentina , Arhysosage , Bees , Brazil , Calliopsini , Callonychium , Chile , Classification , Insects , Larvae , Spinoliella

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3782 2013

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 859152162