&lt;htm&gt;&lt;i&gt;Epicharis (Epicharoides) decellii&lt;/i&gt;, a new neotropical species of bee (Anthophila, Centridini) from Serra da Mantiqueira region (Penedo, Itatiaia, RJ, Brazil)&lt;/htm&gt;

Laroca, Sebastião; Nery, Leticia

doi:10.5380/abpr.v47i0.59869

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“…Epicharis has nine subgenera (Anepicharis Moure, 1945, Cyphepicharis Moure, 1945, Epicharana Michener, 1954, Epicharis Klug, 1807, Epicharitides Moure, 1945, Epicharoides Radoszkowski, 1884, Hoplepicharis Moure, 1945, Parepicharis Moure, 1945and Triepicharis Moure, 1945, with a total of 36 species described (Moure et al 2012;Laroca and Nery 2018). However, there are available data on nesting biology for only 11 of them.…”

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A study of the biology of Epicharis (Epicharoides) picta using emergence-traps

Werneck¹,

Campos²

2020

JHR

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This study investigates the nesting habits of Epicharis picta in a nest aggregation located in a fragment of the Atlantic forest in Southeastern Brazil. Ten emergence-traps were set up in this nest aggregation to standardize data collection of phenology, natural enemies, and sex ratio. Epicharis picta nests were in an area of 160 m² with a density of 41 nests/m². Nest and cell architecture are described. Epicharis picta is a protandrous, univoltine species with its emergence in this study occurring between 28 January and 15 April. We provide direct evidence of parasitism on E. picta by Rhathymus friesei, Tetraonyx sexguttata and T. aff. lycoides. The predator Apiomerus lanipes was found to prey Epicharis for the first time. We suggest the use of emergence-traps as tools to support studies of ground-nesting bees. In addition, we compile, update, and discuss data on the nesting biology of all Epicharis subgenera.

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confidence: 99%