Title
Cleptoparasitic behavior and immatures of the bee Melecta duodecimmaculata (Apoidea, Apidae, Melectini) ; Appendix, tribal descriptions of the Anthophorini and Melectini based on their mature larvae
Title Variants
Alternative:
Melecta duodecimmaculata
Alternative:
Tribal descriptions of the Anthophorini and Melectini based on their mature larvae
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Series:
American Museum novitates, no. 3746
By
Rozen, Jerome G. Jr. (Jerome George), 1928-
Ding, Liang.
Zhongguo ke xue yuan. Dong wu yan jiu suo.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2012
Notes
Caption title.
"June 12, 2012."
This study describes the nesting biology of the cleptoparasitic bee Melecta duodecimmaculata (Rossi), which attacked a nesting site of Anthophora (s. str.) melanognatha Cockerell (Apidae: Anthophorini) in Beijing, China. In addition, we provide an account of its first and last larval instars and information concerning ovarian statistics and mature oocytes. Comparisons are made with previous accounts of the cleptoparasitic behavior and anatomy of immature stages of other Melectini. We also explore the phylogenetic relationship of the Melectini with the Anthophorini and with other cleptoparasitic Apinae (especially the Ericrocidini) in light of this information. Appended are accounts of larval anatomy of the Melectini and Anthophorini at the tribal level based on taxa whose mature larvae were available or had been described.
Subjects
Anthophora melanognatha
,
Anthophoridae
,
Anthophorini
,
Bees
,
Behavior
,
Beijing
,
China
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Host-parasite relationships
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Insects
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Larvae
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Melecta duodecimmaculata
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Melectini
,
Parasites
,
Parasitic insects
,
Phylogeny
Call Number
QL1 .A436 no.3746 2012
Language
English
Identifiers
OCLC:
795184345
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