Resumo
Specimens of five bee species of the genus Ancyloscelis Latreile, 1836 were sampled during three consecutive years in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with the aim to study their morphology and behavior during flower visits. Characteristics that allow to distinguish the five species are presented.
Hymenoptera; solitary bees; legs morphology; patrol behavior
Hymenoptera; solitary bees; legs morphology; patrol behavior
Aspectos morfológicos e comportamentais dos machos de Ancyloscelis Latreille (Anthophoridae, Apoidea)
Morphological and behavioral aspects of Ancyloscelis Latreille males (Anthophoridae, Apoidea)
Isabel Alves-dos-Santos
Laboratório de Abelhas, Departamento de Ecologia Geral, Instituto de Biociências, Universidade de São Paulo. Cidade Universitária, 05508-900 São Paulo, São Paulo, Brasil. E-mail: isabelha@usp.br
ABSTRACT
Specimens of five bee species of the genus Ancyloscelis Latreile, 1836 were sampled during three consecutive years in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with the aim to study their morphology and behavior during flower visits. Characteristics that allow to distinguish the five species are presented.
Key words: Hymenoptera, solitary bees, legs morphology, patrol behavior.
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AGRADECIMENTOS. Agradeço ao Prof. Dieter Wittmann pela orientação, colaboração, apoio e valiosas sugestões neste trabalho, ao Prof. J.S. Moure pela constante colaboração e principalmente pela minha iniciação no mundo das abelhas, e aos biólogos Alice Grossman, Mardiore Pinheiro, Rodrigo Cunha e Paulo Milani pelas valiosas contribuições nos trabalhos de campo e laboratório.
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Alves-dos-Santos, I. 1997. Melittophilous Plants, Their Pollen and Flower Visiting Bees in Southern Brazil: 3. Pontederiaceae. Biociências, Porto Alegre, 5(2): 3-18.
Haliday, A.H. 1836. Descriptions of Hymenoptera collected by Capt. King in the survey of Straits of Magellan. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 316-331.
Latreille, P.A. 1825. Families naturelles du règne animal. Paris, Baillière, 570p.
Michener, C.D. 1942. North American Bees of the Genus Ancyloscelis (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Pan-Pacific Entomol. 18 (3): 108-113.
______ . 1974. Further notes on nests of Ancyloscelis (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Jour. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 42 (1): 19-22.
Michener, C.D. & J.S. Moure. 1957. A study of the classification on the more primitive non-parasitic anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 112 (5): 399-451.
Moure, J.S. 1992. Lissopedia, gen.n. de Paratetrapedini para região Neotropical, com as descrições de três espécies novas (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophoridae). Revta bras. Zool. 9 (3-4): 305-317.
Roig-Alsina, A. & C.D. Michener. 1993. Studies of the phylogeny and classification of long-tongued bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 55 (4): 123-173.
Ruttner, F. 1975. Ein metatarsaler Haftapparat bei den Drohnen der Gattung Apis (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Entomol. Germanica 2(1): 22-29.
Schlindwein, C. & D. Wittmann. 1995. Specialized solitary bees as effective pollinators of South Brazilian species of Notocactus and Gymnocalycium (Cactaceae). Bradleya 13: 25-34.
TORCHIO, P.F. 1974. Notes on the biology of Ancyloscelis armata Smith and comparisons with other anthophorine bees. Jour. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 47 (1): 54-63.
Toro, H. 1985. Ajuste mecânico para la copula de Callonychium chilense (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae). Rev. Chil. Ent. 12: 153-158.
Recebido em 06.VIII.1998; aceito em 16.XI.1999.
- Alcock, J. 1984. Animal Behavior, an Evolutionary Approach. Sunderland, Sinauer Associates Inc. Publishers, 5 ed., 625p.
- Alves-dos-Santos, I. 1997. Melittophilous Plants, Their Pollen and Flower Visiting Bees in Southern Brazil: 3. Pontederiaceae. Biociências, Porto Alegre, 5(2): 3-18.
- Haliday, A.H. 1836. Descriptions of Hymenoptera collected by Capt. King in the survey of Straits of Magellan. Trans. Linn. Soc. London 17: 316-331.
- Latreille, P.A. 1825. Families naturelles du règne animal. Paris, Baillière, 570p.
- Michener, C.D. 1942. North American Bees of the Genus Ancyloscelis (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Pan-Pacific Entomol. 18 (3): 108-113.
- ______ . 1974. Further notes on nests of Ancyloscelis (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Jour. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 42 (1): 19-22.
- Michener, C.D. & J.S. Moure. 1957. A study of the classification on the more primitive non-parasitic anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 112 (5): 399-451.
- Moure, J.S. 1992. Lissopedia, gen.n. de Paratetrapedini para região Neotropical, com as descrições de três espécies novas (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Anthophoridae). Revta bras. Zool. 9 (3-4): 305-317.
- Roig-Alsina, A. & C.D. Michener. 1993. Studies of the phylogeny and classification of long-tongued bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 55 (4): 123-173.
- Ruttner, F. 1975. Ein metatarsaler Haftapparat bei den Drohnen der Gattung Apis (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Entomol. Germanica 2(1): 22-29.
- Schlindwein, C. & D. Wittmann. 1995. Specialized solitary bees as effective pollinators of South Brazilian species of Notocactus and Gymnocalycium (Cactaceae). Bradleya 13: 25-34.
- TORCHIO, P.F. 1974. Notes on the biology of Ancyloscelis armata Smith and comparisons with other anthophorine bees. Jour. Kansas Entomol. Soc. 47 (1): 54-63.
- Toro, H. 1985. Ajuste mecânico para la copula de Callonychium chilense (Hymenoptera, Andrenidae). Rev. Chil. Ent. 12: 153-158.
Datas de Publicação
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Publicação nesta coleção
04 Jun 2009 -
Data do Fascículo
1999
Histórico
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Aceito
16 Nov 1999 -
Recebido
06 Ago 1998
