Immatures of the Old World oil-collecting bee Ctenoplectra cornuta (Apoidea, Apidae, Apinae, Ctenoplectrini)

Title Variants

Alternative: Oil-collecting bee Ctenoplectra cornuta

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3699

By

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

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

[New York], American Museum of Natural History, c2010

Notes

Caption title.

"October 22, 2010."

The mature oocyte, all five larval instars, and the pupa of Ctenoplectra cornuta Gribodo are described based upon specimens from Taiwan. Its mature larva though larger is compared with, and found similar to, that of the African Ctenoplectra armata Magretti, the only other larval ctenoplectrine studied to date. The egg index was similar to that of the African C. albolimbata Magretti. Although Ctenoplectra shares certain larval and pupal similarities with Tetrapedia (Tetrapediini), a broader study including representatives of all apine tribes needs to be considered for evaluating tribal relationships.

Subjects

Apinae , Bees , Classification , Ctenoplectra , Ctenoplectra cornuta , Ctenoplectrini , Eggs , Insects , Larvae , Phylogeny , Pupae , Taiwan

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3699 2010

Language

English

Identifiers

OCLC: 671758006