Species info
Classification > Subfamily Eucerinae > Tribe Ancyloscelidini > Genus Ancyloscelis
Ancyloscelis mesopotamica (Holmberg, 1903)
Lateral view of male of Ancyloscelis mesopotamica (Holmberg, 1903).
Lateral view of male of <i>Ancyloscelis mesopotamica</i> (Holmberg, 1903).
Lateral view of male of Ancyloscelis mesopotamica (Holmberg, 1903).
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Chaco
    • Corrientes
    • Formosa
    • Tucumán
Other distribution
Brazil
 
Synonyms
  • Ancyloscelis turmalis Vachal, 1904
Host plants
Pontederia cordata (Ramello et al. 2021)
References
  • RAMELLO, P.J., ALVAREZ, L.J., ALMADA, V. AND 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
  • SCHALLER, A., & ROIG-ALSINA, A. 2021. A revision of the bee genus Ancyloscelis (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Argentina. Zootaxa, 4980(3), 521540.
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