Nesting biology of a new high Andean bee, Anthophora walteri Gonzalez (Hymenoptera: Anthophorini)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 584-592

  Gonzalez, Victor H ^a   Chavez, Francis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE COLOMBIA   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Andes; Anthophora; Colombia; Nesting behavior; Salvia; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

BEE; HOST PLANT; NATURAL ENEMY; NESTING BEHAVIOR; NEW SPECIES; TAXONOMY;

ANDES; COLOMBIA; SOUTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ANTHOPHORA; ANTHOPHORA WALTERI; ANTHOPHORINI; APIDAE; APOIDEA; HYMENOPTERA; INSECTA; LAMIACEAE; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; SALVIA;

EID: 11344253835     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/E-8.1     Document Type: Article

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