A taxonomic key to mature larvae of cleptoparasitic bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)

Title Variants

Alternative: Key to cleptoparasitic bee larvae

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3309

By

Rozen, Jerome G. Jr. (Jerome George), 1928-

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2001

Notes

Caption title.

"January 30, 2001."

A taxonomic key is presented for the identification of mature larvae of cleptoparasitic bees to family, subfamily, tribe, and genus/subgenus. A total of 39 genera/subgenera are treated. All taxonomically important characters are illustrated. A table cites references to mature larvae described since the appearance of 'A catalog and review of immature Apoidea (Hymenoptera)' (R.J. McGinley, 1989, Smithson. Contrib. Zool. 494: 24 pp.). Other tables list the known or strongly suspected cleptoparasite/host associations at the tribal, subfamilial, and familial levels. A final table lists the genera/subgenera of cleptoparasitic bees whose mature larvae have yet to be found and studied.

Subjects

Bees , Classification , Host-parasite relationships , Identification , Larvae , Parasitic insects

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3309 2001

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2001)309<0001:ATKTML>2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 45955533