Foraging behavior of Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) cearensis Ducke (Hymenoptera: Apidae, Xylocopini) in a population of Cuphea brachiata Koehne (Lythraceae)

• Published in: Neotropical entomology Vol. 36; no. 5; pp. 652 - 656
• Main Authors: Pigozzo, Camila M, Neves, Edinaldo L, Jacobi, Claudia M, Viana, Blandina F
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Portuguese
• Published: Netherlands 01.09.2007
• Subjects: Animals; Apidae; Bees; Brazil; Cuphea; Feeding Behavior; Hymenoptera; Lythraceae; Pollination; Xylocopa; Brazil

An analysis of the foraging behavior of the bee Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) cearensis Ducke among shrubs of Cuphea brachiata Koehne (Lythraceae), a key component in the Abaeté coastal sand dunes, Salvador, BA, Brazil, suggests that this bee is very important for the maintenance of the plant population, p...