The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini) in Argentina

Mesocheira bicolor (Fabricius) is a cleptoparasite bee, widely distributed in the New World from Mexico to northern Argentina. In Argentina, this species is only documented from Formosa. In this contribution, we report new records of males and females reared from trap nests obtained from different s...

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Main Authors: Torretta, Juan Pablo, Graffigna, Sofía, Allasino, Mariana Laura, Avalos, Adán A., Marrero, Hugo Javier, Álvarez, Leopoldo J.
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author Torretta, Juan Pablo
Graffigna, Sofía
Allasino, Mariana Laura
Avalos, Adán A.
Marrero, Hugo Javier
Álvarez, Leopoldo J.
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Avalos, Adán A.
Graffigna, Sofía
Marrero, Hugo Javier
Torretta, Juan Pablo
Álvarez, Leopoldo J.
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Graffigna, Sofía
Allasino, Mariana Laura
Avalos, Adán A.
Marrero, Hugo Javier
Álvarez, Leopoldo J.
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description Mesocheira bicolor (Fabricius) is a cleptoparasite bee, widely distributed in the New World from Mexico to northern Argentina. In Argentina, this species is only documented from Formosa. In this contribution, we report new records of males and females reared from trap nests obtained from different studies about nesting biology of solitary bees in pre-existing cavities in several Argentinian provinces. Also, we studied material from Argentinean research collections, and we searched for occurrence data in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Adults of M. bicolor were reared from nests of Centris(Hemisiella) tarsata and C. (Hemisiella) nigriventris Burmeister. Here, we reported eight new provincial records that widely increase the geographical distribution of this species in Argentina, expanding its austral most distribution record by more than 1,000 km.
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spelling INTA187072024-07-30T10:42:36Z The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini) in Argentina Torretta, Juan Pablo Graffigna, Sofía Allasino, Mariana Laura Avalos, Adán A. Marrero, Hugo Javier Álvarez, Leopoldo J. Argentina Hymenoptera Apidae Mesocheira bicolor Mesocheira bicolor (Fabricius) is a cleptoparasite bee, widely distributed in the New World from Mexico to northern Argentina. In Argentina, this species is only documented from Formosa. In this contribution, we report new records of males and females reared from trap nests obtained from different studies about nesting biology of solitary bees in pre-existing cavities in several Argentinian provinces. Also, we studied material from Argentinean research collections, and we searched for occurrence data in the Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Adults of M. bicolor were reared from nests of Centris(Hemisiella) tarsata and C. (Hemisiella) nigriventris Burmeister. Here, we reported eight new provincial records that widely increase the geographical distribution of this species in Argentina, expanding its austral most distribution record by more than 1,000 km. IPAF Cuyo Fil: Torretta, Juan Pablo. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra Botánica General; Argentina. Fil: Torretta, Juan Pablo. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Graffigna, Sofía. Universidad de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Agronomía. Cátedra Botánica General; Argentina. Fil: Graffigna, Sofía. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Allasino, Mariana Laura. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria (INTA). Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Tecnológico para la Agricultura Familiar Región Cuyo; Argentina Fil: Avalos, Adán A. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Instituto de Botánica del Nordeste; Argentina. Fil: Avalos, Adán A. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Marrero, Hugo J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro de Recursos Naturales Renovables de la Zona Semiárida (CERZOS); Argentina. Fil: Marrero, Hugo J. Universidad Nacional del Sur. Laboratorio de Interacciones Bióticas en Agroecosistemas (LIBA); Argentina. Fil: Marrero, Hugo J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. Fil: Álvarez, Leopoldo J. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Museo de La Plata. División Entomología; Argentina. Fil: Álvarez, Leopoldo J. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina. 2024-07-30T10:17:00Z 2024-07-30T10:17:00Z 2024-02-16 info:ar-repo/semantics/artículo info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18707 https://bioone.org/journals/transactions-of-the-american-entomological-society/volume-150/issue-1/061.150.0103/The-Neotropical-Cleptoparasitic-Bee-Mesocheira-bicolor-Hymenoptera--Apidae/10.3157/061.150.0103.full 0002-8320 https://doi.org/10.3157/061.150.0103 eng info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) application/pdf American Entomological Society Transactions of the American Entomological Society 150 (1) : 159-164 (2024)
spellingShingle Argentina
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Mesocheira bicolor
Torretta, Juan Pablo
Graffigna, Sofía
Allasino, Mariana Laura
Avalos, Adán A.
Marrero, Hugo Javier
Álvarez, Leopoldo J.
The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini) in Argentina
title The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini) in Argentina
title_full The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini) in Argentina
title_fullStr The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini) in Argentina
title_full_unstemmed The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini) in Argentina
title_short The Neotropical cleptoparasitic bee Mesocheira bicolor (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Ericrocidini) in Argentina
title_sort neotropical cleptoparasitic bee mesocheira bicolor hymenoptera apidae ericrocidini in argentina
topic Argentina
Hymenoptera
Apidae
Mesocheira bicolor
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12123/18707
https://bioone.org/journals/transactions-of-the-american-entomological-society/volume-150/issue-1/061.150.0103/The-Neotropical-Cleptoparasitic-Bee-Mesocheira-bicolor-Hymenoptera--Apidae/10.3157/061.150.0103.full
https://doi.org/10.3157/061.150.0103
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