The first cases of gynandromorphism in oil-collecting bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Centridini, Tapinotaspidini)
Here we provide descriptions of gynandromorphs of two species oil-collecting bees: Lophopedia nigrispinis and Epicharis iheringii, both with partial bilateral phenotypic asymmetry. The bees have a female phenotype predominantly on mesosoma and metasoma. The specimen of L. nigrispinis has distinct ch...
| Main Authors: | Alvarez, Leopoldo Jesús, Silva, Wagner Pereira, Lucia, Mariano, Aguiar, Antonio José Camillo de |
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| Format: | Artigo |
| Language: | English |
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Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo
2020
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https://repositorio.unb.br/handle/10482/36214 https://doi.org/10.11606/1807-0205/2019.59.36 http://orcid.org/0000-0003-4330-9617 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5199-3124 http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8019-6768 http://orcid.org/0000-0002-1319-6431 |
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Here we provide descriptions of gynandromorphs of two species oil-collecting bees: Lophopedia nigrispinis and Epicharis iheringii, both with partial bilateral phenotypic asymmetry. The bees have a female phenotype predominantly on mesosoma and metasoma. The specimen of L. nigrispinis has distinct characteristics on legs, suggesting a mosaic pattern of gynandromorphism. The pollen and oil loads on legs suggest that the bee was foraging normally. The gynander specimen of E. iheringii has mostly a female phenotype, except for head, with right half female type and left half male type. The specimen of L. nigrispinis was collected foraging on flowers of Bidens sp. at Parque Nacional Iguazú, Argentina with loads of pollen on legs suggesting it was reproductive and was provisioning a nest. The specimen of Epicharis iheriingi has no evidence of any oil or pollen collection, despite its mostly female phenotype. |
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