Contributions to the wild bee fauna in Argentina (Hymenoptera: Anthophila)
Author
Alvarez, Leopoldo Jesús
Author
Ramello, Pablo José
Author
Avalos, Adan Alberto
Author
Almada, Valentín
Author
Aguirre, Marina Soledad
Author
Torretta, Juan Pablo
Author
Lucia, Mariano
text
Papéis Avulsos de Zoologia
2024
2024-02-05
64
1
13
https://www.revistas.usp.br/paz/article/view/215513
journal article
10.11606/1807-0205/2024.64.006
1807-0205
10943066
Genus
Callonychium
Brèthes
Callonychium
is a South American genus of small black-and-yellow colored bees, occurring in
Argentina
,
Brazil
,
Chile
, and
Paraguay
(
Gonzalez & Engel, 2016
;
Ruz
et al.,
2008
). It is divided into two subgenera: in
Callonychium
s. str.
the axillae are acute and yellow, while species of
Paranychium
Toro
have axilla rounded, depressed and black. Species of
Callonychium
s. str.
are not revised and there are additional forms not yet described (
Michener, 2007
).