Species info
Classification > Tribe Protandrenini > Genus Psaenythia
Psaenythia superba Friese, 1908
Female in frontal view, Concordia, Entre Ríos (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Female in frontal view, Concordia, Entre Ríos (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Female in frontal view, Concordia, Entre Ríos (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Female in lateral view, Concordia, Entre Ríos (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Female in lateral view, Concordia, Entre Ríos (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Female in dorsal view, Concordia, Entre Ríos (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Female in dorsal view, Concordia, Entre Ríos (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
  • Argentina
    • Entre Ríos
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Brazil and Paraguay
 
References
  • SCHROTTKY, C. 1913. La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286
  • HOLMBERG, E. L. 1921. Apidae Argentinae. Generis Psaenythia Gerstaecker. Exoticis inclusis. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires 31: 249-354
  • SCHLINDWEIN, C. 1998. Frequent oligolecty characterizing a diverse bee-plant community in a xerophytic bushland of subtropical Brazil. Stud. Neotrop. Fauna E. (1) 33: 46-59
  • RUZ, L., L. COMPAGNUCCI & A. ROIG ALSINA. 2008. Andrenidae. En Biodiversidad de artrópodos argentinos Vol. 2, Sociedad Entomológica Argentina ediciones. Mendoza, Argentina. 630 pp
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