The first cases of gynandromorphism in oil-collecting bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae: Centridini, Tapinotaspidini)
| Autor: | Wagner Pereira da Silva, Antonio J. C. Aguiar, Mariano Lucia, Leopoldo Jesús Alvarez |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Insecta
Ginandromorfismo Inseto - características sexuais Arthropoda Gynander Zoology Apidae medicine.disease_cause Centridini Pollinator Mosaic gynandromorphy Pollen lcsh:Zoology medicine Animalia Zoología lcsh:QL1-991 Taxonomy biology Pollinators Biodiversity biology.organism_classification Hymenoptera Metasoma Epicharis Fertilização de plantas Lophopedia Intersex Animal Science and Zoology Abelha Gynandromorph Mesosoma |
| Zdroj: | Repositório Institucional da UnB Universidade de Brasília (UnB) instacron:UNB Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Volume: 59, Article number: e20195936, Published: 03 OCT 2019 Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; v. 59 (2019); e20195936 Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia; Vol. 59 (2019); e20195936 Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia Universidade de São Paulo (USP) instacron:USP SEDICI (UNLP) Universidad Nacional de La Plata instacron:UNLP Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia, Vol 59 |
| ISSN: | 1807-0205 0031-1049 |
| Popis: | 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. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo |
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