Systematics and biology of Xylocopa subgenus Schonnherria (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Argentina
dc.contributor.author | Lucia, Mariano | |
dc.contributor.author | Gonzalez, Victor H. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abrahamovich, Alberto H. | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2016-04-01T19:19:01Z | |
dc.date.available | 2016-04-01T19:19:01Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2015-12-09 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Lucia M, Gonzalez VH, Abrahamovich AH. Systematics and biology of Xylocopa subgenus Schonnherria (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Argentina. ZooKeys. 2015;(543):129-167. doi:10.3897/zookeys.543.6300. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1808/20629 | |
dc.description.abstract | Biological information on the species of the large carpenter bee Xylocopa subgenus Schonnherria occurring in Argentina is revised. Based on the appraisal of museum specimens, the study of type material, and field surveys conducted across 15 provinces between 2007 and 2011, the following seven species are recognized for the country: Xylocopa bambusae Schrottky, Xylocopa chrysopoda Schrottky, Xylocopa macrops Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, Xylocopa simillima Smith Xylocopa splendidula Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, Xylocopa pulchra Smith, and Xylocopa viridis Smith. Previous literature records of Xylocopa dimidiata Latreille, Xylocopa subcyanea Pérez, and Xylocopa varians Smith for the province of Misiones appear to have been misidentified specimens, although the presence of these species in Argentina cannot be entirely ruled out given the proximity of this province to Brazil and Paraguay where they occur; Xylocopa boops Maidl was described from a male specimen with unusually enlarged eyes and is newly synonymized under Xylocopa macrops. Males and females of all species are diagnosed, described, and figured, including details of the male genitalia. Taxonomic comments, data on the geographical distribution and nesting substrates, and identification keys to all Argentinean species of Schonnherria are provided. The nesting biologies of Xylocopa splendidula and Xylocopa viridis are documented. | en_US |
dc.publisher | Pensoft Publishers | en_US |
dc.rights | Copyright Mariano Lucia, Victor H. Gonzalez, Alberto H. Abrahamovich. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | Anthophila | en_US |
dc.subject | Carpenter bees | en_US |
dc.subject | Host plants | en_US |
dc.subject | Nesting biology | en_US |
dc.subject | Pollinators | en_US |
dc.subject | Xylocopini | en_US |
dc.title | Systematics and biology of Xylocopa subgenus Schonnherria (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in Argentina | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
kusw.kuauthor | Gonzalez, Victor H. | |
kusw.kudepartment | Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | en_US |
kusw.oastatus | fullparticipation | en_US |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3897/zookeys.543.6300 | en_US |
kusw.oaversion | Scholarly/refereed, publisher version | en_US |
kusw.oapolicy | This item meets KU Open Access policy criteria. | en_US |
dc.rights.accessrights | openAccess |
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