Female lateral view, San Juan (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez).
Female lateral view, San Juan (MLP) (Photo: L. Alvarez).
Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
Argentina
Catamarca
Chaco
Córdoba
La Rioja
Río Negro
San Juan
Santiago del Estero
Other distribution
Host plants
Eremapis parvula is a specialist bee of Prosopis (Vossler, 2013)
References
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ROZEN JR, J. G. 2011. Immatures of exomalopsine bees with notes on nesting biology and a tribal key to mature larvae of noncorbiculate, nonparasitic Apinae (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Am. Mus. Novit. 3726: 1-52.
VOSSLER, F. G. 2013. The oligolecty status of a specialist bee of South American Prosopis (Fabaceae) supported by pollen analysis and floral visitation methods. Org Divers Evol 13:513–519
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