Floral oil collection by male Tetrapedia bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Tetrapediini)
Abstract
Several groups of solitary bees, known as oil-collecting bees, gather lipids from flowers that offer them as their main reward to pollinators. In the Neotropical region, oil-collecting bees belong to the tribes Centridini, Tapinotaspidini, and Tetrapediini (Apidae: Apinae). The floral oils collected by females of these groups are used as larval food or in nest construction. The interaction of these bees with oil flowers is characterized by the...
Paper Details
Title
Floral oil collection by male Tetrapedia bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Tetrapediini)
Published Date
Jul 21, 2011
Journal
Volume
43
Issue
1
Pages
39 - 50
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