Tuesday, December 12, 2006 - 11:29 AM
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Description and comparison of 6 cavity nesting Centris bees (Anthrophoridae: Centridine) of Guanacaste Province, Costa Rica

S. Bradleigh Vinson, bvinson@tamu.edu, Texas A&M University, Department of Entomology, Entomology Research Laboratory, College Station, TX, Gordon W. Frankie, frankie@nature.berkeley.edu, University of California - Berkeley, Division of Insect Biology, 137 Mulford Hall, Berkeley, CA, and Renata C. M. Cônsoli, renatathrips@yahoo.com, ESALQ/University of São Paulo, Setor de Entomologia, AV. Pádua Dias 11, CxP. 9, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil.

The nests of six Centris bees (Anthrophoridae: Centridine) [Centris (Heterocentris) analis, Centris (Heterocentris) bicornuta, Centris (Hemisiella) trigonoides, Centris (Hemisiella) nitida, Centris (Hemisiella) vittata, and Centris (Xanthemisia) lutea] from Costa Rica are characterized. We describe the architecture, cell arrangement, orientation, and describe the foreign construction material brought into the nest to form the cells.


Species 1: Hymenoptera Anthrophoridae Centris bicornuta

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