Species info
Classification > Subfamily Eucerinae > Tribe Eucerini > Subtribe Thygaterina > Genus Trichocerapis
Trichocerapis mirabilis (Smith, 1865)
Female in frontal view, Iguazú National Park, Misiones (MLP). Photo: L. Alvarez
Female in frontal view, Iguazú National Park, Misiones (MLP). Photo: L. Alvarez
Female in frontal view, Iguazú National Park, Misiones (MLP). Photo: L. Alvarez
Female in lateral view, Iguazú National Park, Misiones (MLP). Photo: L. Alvarez
Female in lateral view, Iguazú National Park, Misiones (MLP). Photo: L. Alvarez
 
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
  • Argentina
    • Misiones
Other distribution
Brazil and Paraguay
 
Synonyms
  • Melissodes silvicola Bertoni & Schrottky, 1910
References
  • BERTONI, A. W. & SCHROTTKY, C. 1910. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der mit Tetralonia verwandten Bienen aus Südamerika. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 563-596
  • URBAN, D. 1989b. Duas espécies novas do gênero Trichocerapis Cockerell, 1904 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Revista Brasileira de Zoologia, 6(3): 457‑462.
  • FREITAS, F.V., SANTOS-JÚNIOR, J.E., SANTOS, F.R. & SILVEIRA, F.A. 2019. A phylogenetic study of the Thygater-Trichocerapis group and new scopes for the subgenera of Thygater Holmberg, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Syst. Entomol. 44: 728-744
  • ALVAREZ, L.J., RAMELLO, P.J., AVALOS, A.A., ALMADA, V., AGUIRRE, M.S., TORRETTA, J.P. & LUCIA, M. 2024. Contributions to the wild bee fauna in Argentina (Hymenoptera: Anthophila). Pap. Avulsos Zool., 2024; v.64: e202464006
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