Ptiloglossa

Ptiloglossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Tribe:
Genus:	Ptiloglossa; Smith, 1853

Ptiloglossa is a small genus of bees within the family Colletidae, endemic to the Americas. Ptiloglossa is one of the most common nocturnal groups of colletids.

Distribution[]

The species of Ptiloglossa are most diverse (over 50 species) in South America and Central America. Three species, , , and P. mexicana, occur in the Southwestern United States.

Description[]

Ptiloglossa consists of generally large, hairy species which are temporally-specialized crepuscular pollinators.^[1] They have greatly enlarged ocelli to assist them in flying under very low light levels.

Life History[]

They are active only at sundown (vespertine) or more typically at pre-dawn (matinal). They often utilize a pollen-extraction behavior known as buzz pollination. Like most colletids, these bees have liquid larval provisions sealed inside a membranous, cellophane-like cell lining, and it is believed that yeasts in the liquid may act as the primary protein source.

Species[]

These 55 species belong to the genus Ptiloglossa:

Friese, 1908^{i c g}
Friese, 1904^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Timberlake, 1946^{i c g}
Friese, 1908^{i c g}
Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Friese, 1925^{i c g}
Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Smith, 1853^{i c g}
Friese, 1904^{i c g}
(Smith, 1861)^{i c g}
Friese, 1925^{i c g}
Moure, 1987^{i c g}
(Cameron, 1903)^{i c g}
(Smith, 1879)^{i c g}
Schrottky, 1914^{i c g}
Moure, 1953^{i c g}
Roberts, 1971^{i c g}
Moure, 1944^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1949^{i c g}
Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Timberlake, 1946^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1923^{i c g}
(Friese, 1899)^{i c g}
(Schrottky, 1904)^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1912^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa mexicana (Cresson, 1878)^{i c g b}
(Friese, 1898)^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1911^{i c g}
Friese, 1925^{i c g}
Friese, 1908^{i c g}
(Friese, 1898)^{i c g}
Moure, 1947^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Friese, 1899^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
(Friese, 1900)^{i c g}
(Smith, 1879)^{i c g}
(Fox, 1895)^{i c g}
(Friese, 1898)^{i c}
Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Moure, 1987^{i c g}
(Friese, 1900)^{i c g}
Moure, 1953^{i c g}
Cockerell, 1949^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Moure, 1945^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[2] c = Catalogue of Life,^[3] g = GBIF,^[4] b = Bugguide.net^[5]

References[]

^ Siqueira, Estefane; Oliveira, Reisla; Dötterl, Stefan; Cordeiro, Guaraci Duran; Alves-Dos-Santos, Isabel; Mota, Theo; Schlindwein, Clemens (2018). "Pollination of Machaerium opacum (Fabaceae) by Nocturnal and Diurnal Bees". Arthropod-Plant Interactions. 12 (5): 633–645. doi:10.1007/s11829-018-9623-z.
^ "Ptiloglossa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Browse Ptiloglossa". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Ptiloglossa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
^ "Ptiloglossa Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Ptiloglossa

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Distribution[]

Description[]

Life History[]

Species[]

See also[]

References[]

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