Female in lateral view, Concordia, Entre Ríos (Photo: L. Alvarez)
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
Argentina
Buenos Aires
Entre Ríos
Other distribution
Brazil and Paraguay.
References
HOLMBERG, E. L. 1903. Delectus Hymenopterologicus Argentinus. An. Mus. Nac. Hist. Nat. B. Aires 2 (3): 377-468
MICHENER, C. D. & LANGE, R. B. 1958. Observations on the ethology of neotropical anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 39 (3): 69-96
HAZELDINE, P.L. 1996. Comportamiento de nidificación de cuatro especies de Ptilotrix Smith (Apidae: Emphorini). Physis 54:27–41
TORRETTA, J. P., MARRERO, H. J., GONZÁLEZ-VAQUERO, R., & GARIBALDI, L. A. 2023. Solitary bees in Pampean agroecosystems: a review about current status of knowledge. Journal of Apicultural Research. 1-20.