Occurrence of the exotic leafcutter bee Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in southern South America. An accidental introduction?

Here we report for the first time the presence of the exotic leafcutter bee Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna in South America, based on specimens collected in the northeast part of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. We believe that M. concinna accidentally entered the country probably together with...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: Alvarez, Leopoldo Jesús, Lucia, Mariano, Durante, Silvana Patricia, Pisonero, Juliana, Abrahamovich, Alberto Horacio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2012
País:Argentina
Institución:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repositorio:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/214366
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/214366
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:NON-NATIVE SPECIES
POLLINATOR MONITORING
TRAP NESTS
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Sumario:Here we report for the first time the presence of the exotic leafcutter bee Megachile (Eutricharaea) concinna in South America, based on specimens collected in the northeast part of Buenos Aires province, Argentina. We believe that M. concinna accidentally entered the country probably together with the introduction of M. rotundata to different regions of the country for commercial purposes since the 1970?s. A diagnosis, illustrations, flowers records, and nesting data are given.