Species info
Classification > Subfamily Eucerinae > Tribe Tapisnostaspidini > Genus Tapinotaspis
Tapinotaspis chalybaea (Friese, 1899)
Lateral view of female of Tapinotaspis chalybaea (Friese, 1899), Entre Rios, Liebig (Col. Caire) Photo: M. Lucia
Lateral view of female of <i>Tapinotaspis chalybaea</i> (Friese, 1899), Entre Rios, Liebig (Col. Caire) Photo: M. Lucia
Lateral view of female of Tapinotaspis chalybaea (Friese, 1899), Entre Rios, Liebig (Col. Caire) Photo: M. Lucia
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
  • Argentina
    • Buenos Aires
    • Córdoba
    • Entre Ríos
    • La Pampa
    • Santa Fe
    • Tucumán
Other distribution
Brazil
 
Synonyms
  • Tapinotaspis chacabucensis Holmberg, 1903
  • Exomalopsis longicornis Friese, 1906
References
  • 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
  • ROIG-ALSINA, A. 2003a. A revision of the bee genus Tapinotaspis Holmberg (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini). Mitt. Münch. Entomol. Ges. 93: 45-53
  • 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.
  • AGUIAR, A.J.C., MELO, G.A.R., VASCONCELOS, T.N.C., GONÇALVES, R.B., GIUGLIANO, L. & MARTINS, A.C. . 2020. Biogeography and early diversification of Tapinotaspidini oil-bees support presence of Paleocene savannas in South America. Mol. Phylog. Evol. 143: 1-10
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