Aspectos morfológicos e comportamentais dos machos de Ancyloscelis Latreille (Anthophoridae, Apoidea)

Abstract

Morphological and bchavioral aspccts of Ancyloscelis Latreille males (Anthophoridae, Apoidea). Specimens of tive bee species of lhe genus A I7cy/oscelis Latreile, J 836 were sampled during three conseculive years in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, with lhe aim to study their morphology and behavior during flower visits. Characteristics that allow to distinguish the five species are presented.