Andrena chaparralensis New Species, a New Vernal Bee Associated with Asteraceae on the South Texas Plains (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Andrenidae)

Andrena chaparralensis New Species, a New Vernal Bee Associated with Asteraceae on the South Texas Plains (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Andrenidae)

Andrena chaparralensis n. sp., an early spring bee from the South Texas Plains is described to make the name available for the publication of a molecular study of subgenus Callandrena. This small bee apparently is narrowly oligolectic, collecting pollen only from flowers of Aphanostephus and Astrant...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 2002-10, Vol.75 (4), p.268-273
Hauptverfasser: Neff, John L., Larkin, Leah LaPerle
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Andrenidae
Asteraceae
Bees
Biological taxonomies
Entomology
Fascia
Female animals
Genitalia
Hair
Hyalin
Mandible
Pollen
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Zusammenfassung:Andrena chaparralensis n. sp., an early spring bee from the South Texas Plains is described to make the name available for the publication of a molecular study of subgenus Callandrena. This small bee apparently is narrowly oligolectic, collecting pollen only from flowers of Aphanostephus and Astranthium (Asteraceae: Astereae).
ISSN:0022-8567
1937-2353