Title
Ovarioles and oocytes of two Old World cleptoparasitic bees with biological notes on Ammobatoides (Hymenoptera, Apidae)
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Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3326
By
Rozen, Jerome G. Jr. (Jerome George), 1928-
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2001
Notes
Title from caption.
"April 26, 2001."
The mature oocytes and ovarioles of the cleptoparasitic bees Epeoloides coecutiens (Fabricius) (Apinae: Osirini) and Ammobatoides abdominalis (Eversmann) (Nomadinae: Ammobatoidini) are described and compared, as is their chorionic microstructure. Number of ovarioles per ovary, oocyte to body-size ratios, and differences in oocyte shape and chorion structure support the conclusion that these two taxa represent different cleptoparasitic lineages. Male and female flight behavior of Ammobatoides abdominalis is also presented as well as information on egg deposition in the cell of its host Melitturga clavicornis (Latreille) (Andrenidae: Panurginae). The strong sexual dimorphism of this cleptoparasite is noted"--P. [1].
Subjects
Ammobatoides abdominalis
,
Bayreuth
,
Bees
,
Behavior
,
Chandalash Range
,
Eggs
,
Epeoloides coecutiens
,
Germany
,
Host-parasite relationships
,
Insects
,
Kyrgyzstan
,
Parasitic insects
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3326, 2001
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2001)326<0001:OAOOTO>2.0.CO;2
OCLC:
46953412
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