Population Traits and a Female Perspective for Aglae and Exaerete, Tropical Bee Parasites (Hymenoptera, Apinae: Euglossini)

Size variation of both males and females leads to taxonomic confusion regarding wholly parasitic euglossines. The six most widespread species, Exaerete frontalis, E. smaragdina, E. dentata, E. trochanterica, E. lepeletieri, and Aglae caerulea, ranged from 12.5 to 28 mm in length (n = 522; 50 females...

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Main Author: David W. Roubik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2019-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/4602785
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