Species info
Classification > Tribe Protandrenini > Genus Parasarus
Parasarus specularis Ramos, 2014
Female lateral view (MLP) Photo: M.Lucia
Female lateral view (MLP) Photo: M.Lucia
Female lateral view (MLP) Photo: M.Lucia
Female head in frontal view (paratype). Photo: Ramos, 2014
Female head in frontal view (paratype). Photo: Ramos, 2014
Lateral view of the female (paratype). Photo: Ramos, 2014
Lateral view of the female (paratype). Photo: Ramos, 2014
Male head in frontal view (holotype). Photo: Ramos, 2014
Male head in frontal view (holotype). Photo: Ramos, 2014
Lateral view of the male (holotype). Photo: Ramos, 2014
Lateral view of the male (holotype). Photo: Ramos, 2014
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
  • Argentina
    • Catamarca
    • Córdoba
    • La Rioja
    • Mendoza
    • Río Negro
    • Salta
    • San Juan
    • Tucumán
Other distribution
 
Host plants
Bulnesia retamo Griseb., Larrea divaricata, Cav., and L. cuneifolia Cav. (Zygophyllaceae).
References
  • RAMOS, K. S. 2014a. Taxonomic revision of Parasarus (Hymenoptera: Apidae s.l.: Protandrenini), a South American genus of bees. Rev. Bras. Zool. 31 (5): 503-515
  • RAMOS, K.S., KAWADA, R. & BRANDÃO, C.R.F. 2015. Type specimens of bees (Hymenoptera, Apidae) deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil. Pap. Avul. Dep. Zool., S. Paulo 55 (24): 335-361
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