Bionomics of the Bee-associated Meloidae (Coleoptera); Bee and Plant Hosts of Some Nearctic Meloid Beetles—a Synopsis1

Erickson, E. H.; Enns, W. R.; Werner, Floyd G.

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“…As observed in several other genera associated with apoid hosts, the first larval instar of M. fuscatus is a triungulin larva of the phoretic type (Selander 1965(Selander , 1985, and it is therefore suspected to attach itself to a host, typically a bee visiting a flower, to be phoretically carried back to its nest (Erickson et al 1976). Although it is widely distributed with documented occurrences in Brazil (Borgmeier 1937;Pereira-Martins 1991;Santos and Garófalo 1994;Garófalo and Rozen 2001), Ecuador (Dodson 1966;Cameron and Ramírez 2001), Peru (Waterhouse 1872), Trinidad (Bennett 1965), Costa Rica (Horn 1928), and possibly Colombia (Nates-Parra and Gonzáles 2000; Nates-Parra 2005), the biology of M. fuscatus is not well-known.…”

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Reproductive aspects of Meloetyphlus fuscatus a meloid beetle cleptoparasite of the bee Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini)

Garófalo¹,

Camillo²,

Serrano³

2011

Apidologie

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-This study investigated the reproductive biology of the meloid beetle Meloetyphlus fuscatus Waterhouse, a cleptoparasite of Eulaema nigrita nests. New E. nigrita nests had rates of cell parasitism by meloids ranging from 3.7% to 15.8%, while in re-used nests the rate of cell parasitism ranged from 1.4% to 18.7%. The adult parasites were never observed trying to leave the host nests. Both sexes mated more than once. Females had a high fecundity (more than 8,000 eggs), and in most cases, deposited their eggs into the empty, old cells of the host. The triungulins (the first larval instars) hatched from eggs 18-20 days after oviposition and dispersed from the host nest by attaching themselves to males as they emerged. The triungulins most likely transfer to female bees during mating and are transported to the nests of their hosts. Within an attacked cell, the triungulin consumes the bee egg and completes its development by consuming the larval food stored in the cell.

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Reproductive aspects of Meloetyphlus fuscatus a meloid beetle cleptoparasite of the bee Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini)

Garófalo¹,

Camillo²,

Serrano³

2011

Apidologie

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“…In any case, nemognathines are known to utilise more than one host group. Several species are known to parasitise different genera as well as different families of bees (Selander and Bohart 1954;Erickson et al 1976). The geographic distribution of meloids within Australia has never been examined.…”

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The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of Australasia: a generic review, descriptions of new taxa, and a challenge to the current definition of subfamilies posed by exceptional variation in male genitalia

Bologna

Turco

Pinto

2013

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Abstract. The seven Australasian genera of blister beetles (Coleoptera : Meloidae : Nemognathinae) are reviewed. Included are a key to genera, generic synopses and descriptions of two new genera of Nemognathini, Australozonitis and Pulchrazonitis, as well as a new monotypic tribe Palaestrini, which features a bauplan of male genitalia unique not only to the subfamily Nemognathinae but to the entire family. The genus Palaestra is redefined to include several Australasian, Asian and African species previously assigned to Zonitis. Exceptional variation of male genitalia encountered in the Palaestrini challenges current subfamily definitions, which are partly based on male genitalic structure and correlated sexual behaviour. Generic synopses include synonyms, type species, number of species, geographic distribution, significant references on taxonomy, life history and morphology, and additional notes. Forty-six new combinations are proposed for species previously in Zonitis. Distribution and relationship of tribes within the Nemognathinae, as well as the biogeography of the Australasian Meloidae are outlined and discussed.

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“…Werner, et al 1966: 68 (in part). Erickson, et al 1976: 960 (in part) Pseudozonitis castaneis Dillon 1952: 345. Enns 1956 New synonymy.…”

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“…As in other nemognathine genera its larvae are assumed to develop on provisions and immature stages of Apoidea. One species, P. maculicollis, has been associated with nests of Melissodes (Apidae) (MacSwain 1956, Erickson, et al 1976, and another, P. brevis, has been partially reared on a mixture of pollen and honey from honey bees (Erickson and Werner 1974). MacSwain (1956) states that eggs are placed on vegetation.…”

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A Gaxonomic Review of the Genus Pseudozonitis Dillon (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

Pinto

2018

Transactions of the American Entomological Society

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ISSO 0002-8320 http://taes.entomology-aes.org/ This included elytral color and body size which vary intraspecifically as well as features associated with the hind tibial spurs which do not provide the separation contended. The aim of this paper is to augment Enns' study by treating the entire known range of the genus, incorporating more recent collections, and emphasizing characters which better reflect species differences. As a result the definitions of certain species are modified considerably. Included are generic and species descriptions, a discussion of the relationship of Pseudozonitis to other nemognathine genera, a revised key to species, a summary of seasonal and geographic distribution, and the description of three new species, P. dianae, P. florida, and P. huetheri. Additionally, two nominal species, P. castaneis Dillon and P. vogti Dillon, are synonymized.

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Bionomics of the Bee-associated Meloidae (Coleoptera); Bee and Plant Hosts of Some Nearctic Meloid Beetles—a Synopsis1

Cited by 30 publications

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Reproductive aspects of Meloetyphlus fuscatus a meloid beetle cleptoparasite of the bee Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini)

Reproductive aspects of Meloetyphlus fuscatus a meloid beetle cleptoparasite of the bee Eulaema nigrita (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini)

The Meloidae (Coleoptera) of Australasia: a generic review, descriptions of new taxa, and a challenge to the current definition of subfamilies posed by exceptional variation in male genitalia

A Gaxonomic Review of the Genus Pseudozonitis Dillon (Coleoptera: Meloidae)

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