Chalepogenus nigripes (Friese, 1899)
Female in lateral view, San Marcos Sierras, Córdoba (col. M. Geisa). Photo: L. Alvarez
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
- Argentina
- Buenos Aires
- Córdoba
- Entre Ríos
- Uruguay
Other distribution
Brazil
- Melitoma nigrotarsalis Brèthes, 1910
- ROIG-ALSINA, A. 1997. A generic study of the bees of the tribe Tapinotaspidini, with notes on the evolution of their oil-collecting structures. Mitt. Münch. Entomol. Ges. 87: 3-21
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- COCUCCI, A. A., SÉRSIC, A. & ROIG-ALSINA, A. 2000. Oil-colleting structures in Tapinotaspidini: their diversity, function and probable origin (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Mitt. Münch. Entomol. Ges. 90: 51-74
