Species info
Classification > Tribe Oxaeini > Genus Oxaea
Oxaea austera Gerstaecker, 1867
Female of O. austera, Iguazú National Park, Misiones Argentina. Photo: L. Alvarez
Female of <i>O. austera</i>, Iguazú National Park, Misiones Argentina. Photo: L. Alvarez
Female of O. austera, Iguazú National Park, Misiones Argentina. Photo: L. Alvarez
Female in lateral viewn (MLP).
Female in lateral viewn (MLP).
Female, metasoma on dorsal view (MLP).
Female, metasoma on dorsal view (MLP).
Male on patrol flight, Capioví, Misiones (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Male on patrol flight, Capioví, Misiones (Photo: L. Alvarez)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
  • Argentina
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Brazil and Paraguay
 
References
  • BERTONI, A. W. 1911. Contribución á la biología de las avispas y abejas del paraguay (Hymenoptera). An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires (3) 15: 97-146
  • MOURE, J. S. 1947. Notas sobre algunas abejas de la Provincia de Salta (Hymen. Apoidea). Rev. Soc. Entomol. Argent. 13: 218-25
  • RUZ, L., L. COMPAGNUCCI & A. ROIG ALSINA. 2008. Andrenidae. En Biodiversidad de artrópodos argentinos Vol. 2, Sociedad Entomológica Argentina ediciones. Mendoza, Argentina. 630 pp
  • SARZETTI, L., GENISE, J. & SANCHEZ, M . 2014. Nest architecture of Oxaea austera (Andrenidae, Oxaeinae) and its significance for the interpretation of Uruguayan fossil bee cells. Journal of Hymenoptera Research 39: 59-70.
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