First report of the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link (Fabales: Fabaceae) by Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae)

We report here for the first time the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link by Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1811). This behavior was observed in an urban area in southern Brazil during the afternoon between December 2018 and January 2019. Known information on alternative food...

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Main Author: 10.35249/rche.45.4.19.18
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Published: Sociedad Chilena de Entomología 2019-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/58191
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description We report here for the first time the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link by Tetragonisca angustula (Latreille, 1811). This behavior was observed in an urban area in southern Brazil during the afternoon between December 2018 and January 2019. Known information on alternative food resources for these bees is important for the preservation of this species.
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First report of the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link (Fabales: Fabaceae) by Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
Revista Chilena de Entomología
interaction
jataí
meliponini
nectar
urban environment
title First report of the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link (Fabales: Fabaceae) by Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_full First report of the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link (Fabales: Fabaceae) by Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_fullStr First report of the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link (Fabales: Fabaceae) by Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_full_unstemmed First report of the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link (Fabales: Fabaceae) by Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_short First report of the use of extrafloral nectaries of Bauhinia forficata Link (Fabales: Fabaceae) by Tetragonisca angustula Latreille (Hymenoptera: Apidae)
title_sort first report of the use of extrafloral nectaries of bauhinia forficata link fabales fabaceae by tetragonisca angustula latreille hymenoptera apidae
topic interaction
jataí
meliponini
nectar
urban environment
url https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/58191
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