Nesting biology of Centris ( Paracentris ) burgdorfi (Apidae: Centridini)
Nesting biology of Centris ( Paracentris ) burgdorfi (Apidae: Centridini)
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Centris (Paracentris) burgdorfi(蜜蜂科:Centridini)的筑巢生物学
DOI:
10.1080/00218839.2020.1717760
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发表时间:
2020
影响因子:
1.9
通讯作者:
da Silva, Cláudia Inês
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作者:
Sabino, William O.;Alves-dos-Santos, Isabel;Queiroz, Elisa Pereira;de Faria, Letícia Biral;Papaj, Daniel R.;Buchmann, Stephen L.;da Silva, Cláudia Inês
We describe the nesting biology ofCentris(Paracentris)burgdorfi, a solitary bee that nests in sandstone in northeastern Brazil. The nest consists of a shallow tunnel with access to the brood cells. Females ofC. burgdorfimade 1–7 brood cells per nest with each cell requiring 2.58 ± 0.40 (± SD) days to construct. The average cell-building construction time was longer when compared to otherCentrisspecies. Females were larger than males, and this difference was reflected in the size of their respective emergence cells. The temperature withinC. burgdorfinests was lower when compared to ambient temperature. Our study is the first to report the nesting biology ofC. burgdorfi. The detailed behavior of the female inside the nest was also described, which is unusual in the study of solitary bee nesting biology.