First host record for the cleptoparasitic bee Rhathymus friesei Ducke (Hymenoptera, Apidae) Primeiro registro de hospedeiro para a abelha cleptoparasita Rhathymus friesei (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

The genus Rhathymus contains only obligatory cleptoparasitic species whose hosts belong to the genus Epicharis (Apidae, Centridini). Host information is available for only four of the 20 species of Rhathymus. In this note a new host record is added, in which the parasitism by R. friesei on nests of...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista brasileira de entomologia 2012-12, Vol.56 (4), p.519-521
Hauptverfasser: Hugo A. Werneck, Gabriel A. R. Melo, Lucio A. O. Campos
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Zusammenfassung:The genus Rhathymus contains only obligatory cleptoparasitic species whose hosts belong to the genus Epicharis (Apidae, Centridini). Host information is available for only four of the 20 species of Rhathymus. In this note a new host record is added, in which the parasitism by R. friesei on nests of Epicharis (Epicharoides) picta is documented.O gênero Rhathymus é composto apenas por cleptoparasitas obrigatórios cujos hospedeiros conhecidos pertencem todos ao gênero Epicharis (Apidae, Centridini). Para apenas quatro das 20 espécies válidas havia previamente registro de hospedeiros. O presente trabalho documenta, pela primeira vez, o parasitismo de Rhathymus friesei sobre o hospedeiro Epicharis (Epicharoides) picta.
ISSN:0085-5626
1806-9665