Nest architecture, life cycle and cleptoparasite of the neotropical leaf-cutting bee Megachile (Chrysosarus) pseudanthidioides Moure (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)

Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 193-202

  Zillikens, Anne ^a   Steiner, Josefina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CATARINA   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Atlantic rain forest; Bivoltine life cycle; Brazil; Cleptoparasite; Coelioxys tepaneca; Megachile pseudanthidioides; Megachilidae; Nest materials; Trap nests

Indexed keywords

BEE; HOST-PARASITE INTERACTION; LIFE CYCLE; NEST STRUCTURE; REPRODUCTION;

BRAZIL; SANTA CATARINA; SOUTH AMERICA;

APOIDEA; COELIOXYS; COELIOXYS TEPANECA; HYMENOPTERA; MEGACHILE; MEGACHILE PSEUDANTHIDIOIDES; MEGACHILIDAE;

EID: 4344567119     PISSN: 00228567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2317/0310.29.1     Document Type: Article

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