Notes on the nest architecture of Centris (Centris) caxiensis Ducke (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in an urban dry forest fragment in northeastern Brazil

We described the nest architecture and the brood cell morphology of the oil-collecting bee Centris caxiensis. The nest is a single and unbranched tunnel measuring between 37 and 49 cm in length slant obliquely into the ground. There were one or two brood cells at the end of the gallery oriented vert...

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Main Authors: Herbeson Ovidio de Jesus Martins, Felipe Vivallo, Vinina Silva Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedad Chilena de Entomología 2020-07-01
Series:Revista Chilena de Entomología
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Online Access:https://www.biotaxa.org/rce/article/view/63547