Centris (Hemisiella) tarsata Smith, 1874
Lateral view of female of Centris (Hemisiella) tarsata Smith, 1874
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees that nest in preexisting cavities
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Chaco
- Corrientes
- Entre Ríos
- Formosa
- Jujuy
- Mendoza
- Misiones
- Santa Fe
- Uruguay
Other distribution
Brazil, Colombia, Guatemala, Guyana, Panama, Paraguay.
Oil rewarding flowers: Banisteriopsis muricata (Cav.) Cuatrec, Callaeum psilophyllum (A. Juss) D.M. Johnson, Heteropterys glabra Hook. and Arn, Heteropterys hypericifolia A. Juss, Heteropterys intermedia (A. Juss) Griseb, Janusia guaranitica (A. St. Hil.) A. Juss, Mascagnia divaricata (Kunth) Nied, Stigmaphyllon bonariense (Hook. and Arn.) C.E. Anderson and Stigmaphyllon jatrophifolium A. Juss (Torretta et al. 2022). Other resources (nectar/pollen): Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. and Cantinoa mutabilis (Rich.) Harley & J.F.B. Pastore (Ramello et al. 2021)
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- TORRETTA, J. P., & POGGIO, S. L . 2013. Species diversity of entomophilous plants and flower-visiting insects is sustained in the field margins of sunflower crops. Journal of Natural History, 47(3-4), 139-165.
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