Preliminary study of the bumble bee Bombus griseocollis, its eggs, their eclosion, and its larval instars and pupae (Apoidea, Apidae, Bombini)

Rozen, Jerome G.; Johnson, Dennis E.; Smith, Corey Shepard.

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“…16). Because it strongly resembled the micropyle opening through the vitelline membrane into the yolk of Bombus griseocollis (DeGeer) (Rozen et al, 2018: fig. 10), the more symmetrical (in lateral view, fig.…”

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On Egg Eclosion and Larval Development in Euglossine Bees

Rozen

2018

American Museum Novitates

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This study explores egg eclosion and larval biology of orchid bees (Apidae: Euglossini) in light of existing knowledge from studies dealing with a group of tribes within the Apidae referred to as corbiculate bees. It reports that Eulaema (Apeulaema) polychroma (Mocsary) has five larval instars, and its first instar exists only briefly in that with the help of a band of spicules along both of its sides its exoskeleton is shed with the remnants of the chorion. Mature larvae of euglossines exhibit two anatomical features that are not characteristic of other corbiculates, namely the elongate, tapering area of the prothorax immediately behind the head and the small size of the cranium. These features are suggested to be accommodations allowing the develop¬ ment of the extremely long labiomaxillary region of the pupa, which in turn accounts for the lengthy mouthparts of the adult. Descriptions of the egg and mature larva of Euglossa (Euglossa) hemichlora Cockerell are appended as well as referenced in the text.

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On Egg Eclosion and Larval Development in Euglossine Bees

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2018

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“…Rather than presenting a separate diagnosis for each taxon treated here, the following is a comparative diagnosis of the mature larvae of the four genera (five species) treated herein. Many studies (e.g., Ritcher, 1933;Michener, 1953;Rozen et al, 2018aRozen et al, , 2018b show that with Bombus the small, paired dorsolateral tubercles on each thoracic segment are character¬ istic for the genus. The same configuration of such tubercles holds for the known larvae of the Euglossini except for species of Euglossa, which in addition to the thoracic tubercles have a set of paired tubercles on the first abdominal segment (Rozen, 2016: fig.…”

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“…This is the fifth of a recent series of studies undertaken by the first author to explore the egg anatomy, its hatching process, and the last stage larvae of corbiculate bees, including the Euglossini (Rozen, 2018), Bombini (Rozen et al, 2018a(Rozen et al, , 2018b, Apini (Rozen et al, 2017), and this study of Meliponini, each members of the Apidae. These studies are far from complete; the goal is to focus on what is known to date, with the hope that future investigations can be better directed.…”

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Immature Stages of Selected Meliponine Bees (Apoidea: Apidae)

Rozen

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This paper describes the eggs and last larval instars of certain species of bees belonging to the tribe Meliponini, one of the four related tribes that comprise the corbiculate bees in the subfamily Apinae. The four taxa analyzed include some whose immature stages have previously been described. Our purpose is to identify what is known about the anatomy of immature stages and suggest what needs to be studied to better understand the developmental anatomy of eggs and mature larvae in this group of highly eusocial bees.

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Preliminary study of the bumble bee Bombus griseocollis, its eggs, their eclosion, and its larval instars and pupae (Apoidea, Apidae, Bombini)

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On Egg Eclosion and Larval Development in Euglossine Bees

On Egg Eclosion and Larval Development in Euglossine Bees

Immature Stages of Selected Meliponine Bees (Apoidea: Apidae)

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