A New Gynandromorph ofXylocopa frontaliswith a Review of Gynandromorphism inXylocopa(Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini) | Zendy

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A New Gynandromorph ofXylocopa frontaliswith a Review of Gynandromorphism inXylocopa(Hymenoptera: Apidae: Xylocopini)

Author(s) -

Mariano Lucía,

Víctor H. González

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

annals of the entomological society of america

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.671

H-Index - 72

eISSN - 1938-2901

pISSN - 0013-8746

DOI - 10.1603/an13085

Subject(s) - hymenoptera , apidae , biology , subgenus , apoidea , zoology , aculeata , foraging , ecology , taxonomy (biology)

A new case of gynandromorphism in bees is described and illustrated for the first time for Xylocopa (Neoxylocopa) frontalis (Olivier), a widely distributed carpenter bee in the neotropical region. The mixed gynandromorph, recorded from a single specimen from Paraguay, exhibits a mixture of male and female features in all tagmata. Previous literature records of gynandromorphs in Xylocopa Latreille are summarized, and the species identity of some gynandromorphs recorded for South America is revised. Including the specimen described herein, gynandromorphs are now known for a total of 12 species in Xylocopa, half of them in the neotropical subgenus Neoxylocopa.

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