A lateral gynandromorph in the bee genus Thyreus and the sting mechanism in the Melectini (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

Title Variants

Alternative: Thyreus gynandromorph (Apidae)

Related Titles

Series: American Museum novitates, no. 3553

By

Engel, Michael S.

Type

Book

Material

Published material

Publication info

New York, NY American Museum of Natural History c2007

Notes

Title from caption.

"March 8, 2007."

A lateral gynandromorph of Thyreus redactulus? Cockerell is described and figured, with a particular emphasis on the genitalic sclerites. As such, the sting morphology and mechanism are described for T. ramosus (Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau) to provide a comparative framework for understanding the gynandromorph. The implications of the gynandromorph's genitalic arrangements for intersexual homologies are explored.

Subjects

Abnormalities , Anatomy , Apidae , Bees , Evolution , Generative organs , Gynandromorphism , Homology (Biology) , Hymenoptera , Insects , Melectini , Sting (Anatomy) , Thyreus , Thyreus redactulus

Call Number

QL1 .A436 no.3553 2007

Language

English

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1206/0003-0082(2007)530[1:ALGITB]2.0.CO;2
OCLC: 85855038