Species info
Classification > Subfamily Eucerinae > Tribe Tapisnostaspidini > Genus Paratetrapedia > Subgenus Paratetrapedia
Paratetrapedia (Paratetrapedia) volatilis (Smith, 1879)
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Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees
  • Argentina
    • Corrientes
    • Misiones
    • Tucumán
Other distribution
Brazil
 
Synonyms
  • Tetrapedia maculata Friese, 1899
  • Tetrapedia bimaculata Schrottky, 1902
  • Tetrapedia fuliginosa Schrottky, 1902
Host plants
Fridericia sp. (Bignoniaceae); Hyptis sp., Stachytarpheta cayennensis (Lamiaceae); Banisteriopsis muricata, Mascagnia divaricata, Stigmaphyllon bonariense (Malpighiaceae, floral oils) (Torretta & Roig-Alsina, 2017)
References
  • AGUIAR, A. J. C. & MELO, G. A. R. . 2011. Revision and phylogeny of the bee genus Paratetrapedia Moure, with description of a new genus from the Andean Cordillera (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini). Zool. J. Linn. Soc. 162: 351-442
  • TORRETTA, J.P. & ROIG-ALSINA, A. 2017. Las abejas colectoras de aceite del género Paratetrapedia (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Tapinotaspidini) en la Argentina. Rev. Mus. Argent. Cienc. Nat. (n.s.) 19 (2): 131-140
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