Nesting Biology and Seasonality of Long-Horned Bee Eucera nigrilabris Lepeletier (Hymenoptera, Apidae)

We provide information on the nesting behavior, seasonality and nest soli type characteristics of Eucera nigrilabris Lepeletier, 1841 in Egypt. A nest was discovered in a canal bank in Abbis Village, Alexandria, Western Egypt. The species is protandrous, univoltine, ground nesting species. The bees...

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Main Author: Mohamed Shebl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Feira de Santana 2016-12-01
Series:Sociobiology
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Online Access:http://periodicos.uefs.br/index.php/sociobiology/article/view/1181