First record of the behavior of latex drainage by Trigona spinipes (Fabricius) (Hymenoptera, Apidae) in laticiferous flowers


Autoria(s): Koschnitzke,Cristiana
Data(s)

01/09/2011

Resumo

This paper describes the behavior of the bee Trigona spinipes, to avoid the latex, when piercing the base of the tubular corolla of the flowers of Mandevilla guanabarica in order to steal the nectar.

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http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0085-56262011000300020

Idioma(s)

en

Publicador

Sociedade Brasileira De Entomologia

Fonte

Revista Brasileira de Entomologia v.55 n.3 2011

Palavras-Chave #Apocynaceae #floral drilling #stingless bee
Tipo

journal article