Species info
Classification > Tribe Protandrenini > Genus Anthrenoides
Anthrenoides elioi Urban, 2008
Male in lateral view, La Plata, Buenos Aires (MLP). Photo: M.Lucia
Male in lateral view, La Plata, Buenos Aires (MLP). Photo: M.Lucia
Male in lateral view, La Plata, Buenos Aires (MLP). Photo: M.Lucia
Male in frontal view, La Plata, Buenos Aires (MLP). Photo: M.Lucia
Male in frontal view, La Plata, Buenos Aires (MLP). Photo: M.Lucia
Female in lateral view, La Plata, Buenos Aires (MLP). Photo: M.Lucia
Female in lateral view, La Plata, Buenos Aires (MLP). Photo: M.Lucia
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
Other distribution
Brazil
 
Host plants
Eggplant (Solanum melongena) crop visitor with vibration foraging behavior (Alvarez et al. 2014). Other wild plants recorded are Cichorium intybus, Picris echioides, Cuphea fruticosa (Ramello et al. 2021).
References
  • URBAN, D. 2008. Espécies novas de Anthrenoides Ducke (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Andreninae) do Rio Grande do Sul e notas descritivas. Rev. Bras. Entomol. 52 (4): 575-587
  • ALVAREZ, L. J., LUCIA, M., RAMELLO, P.J., DEL PINO, M., ABRAHAMOVICH, A.H. 2014. Abejas asociadas a cultivos de Berenjena (Solanum melongena L., Solanaceae) en invernadero del Cinturón Hortícola de La Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina. Rev. Fac. Agron.113(2): 211-217
  • RAMELLO, P.J., ALVAREZ, L.J., ALMADA, V. & LUCIA, M. 2021. The melittofauna and its floral associations in a natural riparian forest in Buenos Aires province, Argentina.J. Api. Res, 60(2): 241-254
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