Species info
Classification > Subfamily Nomadinae > Tribe Osirini > Genus Osiris
Osiris variegatus Smith, 1854
Female in lateral view, Misiones (MLP)
Female in lateral view, Misiones (MLP)
Female in lateral view, Misiones (MLP)
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Parasite bees
  • Argentina
    • Corrientes
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Brazil, Guyana and Paraguay
 
Synonyms
  • Osiris fasciatellus Friese, 1930
Observations
Osiris variegatus attacks nests of Paratetrapedia leucostoma (Torretta et al. 2024)
References
  • SMITH, F. 1854. Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465
  • SHANKS, S. S. 1986. A revision of the neotropical bee genus Osiris (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Wasmann J. Biol. 44 (1-2): 1-56
  • TORRETTA, J.P., AVALOS, A.A., FERNANDEZ PACELLA, L.E. & ALVAREZ, L.J. 2024. Nesting biology of two species of oil-collecting bees of the genus Paratetrapedia s.l. (Apidae: Tapinotaspidini) in Argentina. Apidologie. 55(73): https://doi.org/10.1007/s13592-024-01114-3
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