- Aglae
Taxobox
name = "Aglae"
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Arthropoda
classis =Insecta
ordo =Hymenoptera
familia =Apidae
subfamilia =Apinae
tribus =Euglossini
genus = "Aglae"
genus_authority = Lepeletier & Serville, 1825
diversity_link = Aglae
diversity = 1 species
species = "A. caerulea"
binomial = "Aglae caerulea"
binomial_authority = Lepeletier & Serville, 1825
synonyms ="Aglae" is a
genus of euglossinebee s, with the only described species "Aglae caerulea". Like allorchid bee s, it is restricted to theNeotropics .They are metallic blue.
This species, like the genus "
Exaerete ", is a nest parasite on free-living Euglossini. "A. caerulea" lays its eggs in the nests of "Eulaema nigrita", and possibly other "Eulaema" species.Among other substances, males of this species are attracted by
methyl cinnamate baits.Name
The
Ancient Greek "Αγλαιη" means "beauty".Distribution
"A. caerulea" was thought to occur only in the
Amazon basin , in the rainforests of northernBolivia , westernColombia ,French Guiana ,Guyana ,Peru ,Venezuela ,Suriname andPanama . However, the record from Panama is doubtful. Recent studies have extended the range by about 2,400 km southwards, when specimens were found in the National ParkChapada dos Guimarães ,Mato Grosso ,Brazil [dos Anjos-Silva "et al." 2006] .Footnotes
References
* (1983): Orchid floral fragrances and male euglossine bees: methods and advances in the last sesquidecade. "Biol. Bull." 164: 355-395.
* (2006): Occurrence of "Aglae caerulea" Lepeletier & Serville (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in the Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. "Neotrop. Entomol." 35(6) doi|10.1590/S1519-566X2006000600024
*Further reading
* (2004): Phylogeny and Biology of Neotropical Orchid Bees (Euglossini). "Annual Review of Entomology" 49: 377-404. doi|10.1146/annurev.ento.49.072103.115855
External links
* David Roubik (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute): [http://pick5.pick.uga.edu/mp/20q?search=Aglae Diagnostic photographs of "Aglae caerulea"]
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