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'''''Aglae''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Euglossini|euglossine]] [[bee]]s, with the only described species '''''Aglae caerulea'''''. Like all [[orchid bee]]s, it is restricted to the [[Neotropics]]. They are metallic blue. This species, like the genus ''[[Exaerete]]'', is a nest parasite on free-living Euglossini. ''A. caerulea'' lays its eggs in the nests of ''[[Eulaema nigrita]]'', and possibly other ''[[Eulaema]]'' species. |
'''''Aglae''''' is a [[genus]] of [[Euglossini|euglossine]] [[bee]]s, with the only described species '''''Aglae caerulea'''''. Like all [[orchid bee]]s, it is restricted to the [[Neotropics]]. They are metallic blue. This species, like the genus ''[[Exaerete]]'', is a nest parasite on free-living Euglossini. ''A. caerulea'' lays its eggs in the nests of ''[[Eulaema nigrita]]'', and possibly other ''[[Eulaema]]'' species. |
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Among other substances, males of this species are attracted by [[methyl cinnamate]] baits.<ref>{{cite journal |title=First record of Aglae caerulea (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) in Brazilian Cerrado east of the Amazon Region, Maranhão State, Brazil |journal=Brazilian Journal of Biology |date=2015-04-24 |last=Martins |first=D. C. |last2=Albuquerque |first2=P. M. C. |last3=Silva |first3=F. S. |last4=Rebêlo |first4=J. M. M. |doi=10.1590/1519-6984.06415 |url=https://www.readcube.com/articles/10.1590%2F1519-6984.06415 |accessdate=2021-08-01 }}</ref> |
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Among other substances, males of this species are attracted by [[methyl cinnamate]] baits.{{Citation needed|date=April 2021}} |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Aglae Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 |
| Species: | A. caerulea
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Aglae is a genus of euglossine bees, with the only described species Aglae caerulea. Like all orchid bees, it is restricted to the Neotropics. They are metallic blue. This species, like the genus Exaerete, is a nest parasite on free-living Euglossini. A. caerulea lays its eggs in the nests of Eulaema nigrita, and possibly other Eulaema species.
Among other substances, males of this species are attracted by methyl cinnamate baits.[1]
Name
The Ancient Greek, Αγλαιη means "beauty".
Distribution
A. caerulea was thought to occur only in the Amazon basin, in the rainforests of northern Bolivia, western Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Venezuela, Suriname, and Panama. However, the record from Panama is doubtful. Recent studies have extended the range by about 2,400 km southwards, when specimens were found in the National Park Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso, Brazil.[2]
Footnotes
- ^ Martins, D. C.; Albuquerque, P. M. C.; Silva, F. S.; Rebêlo, J. M. M. (2015-04-24). "First record of Aglae caerulea (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Euglossini) in Brazilian Cerrado east of the Amazon Region, Maranhão State, Brazil". Brazilian Journal of Biology. doi:10.1590/1519-6984.06415. Retrieved 2021-08-01.
- ^ dos Anjos-Silva et al. 2006
References
- Williams, Norris H. & Whitten, W. Mark (1983): Orchid floral fragrances and male euglossine bees: methods and advances in the last sesquidecade. Biol. Bull. 164: 355-395.
- dos Anjos-Silva, Evandson J.; Camillo, Evandro & Garófalo, Carlos A. (2006): Occurrence of Aglae caerulea Lepeletier & Serville (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Euglossini) in the Parque Nacional da Chapada dos Guimarães, Mato Grosso State, Brazil. Neotrop. Entomol. 35(6) doi:10.1590/S1519-566X2006000600024
- "Aglae". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 12 June 2008.
Further reading
- Cameron, Sydney A. (2004): Phylogeny and Biology of Neotropical Orchid Bees (Euglossini). Annual Review of Entomology 49: 377-404. doi:10.1146/annurev.ento.49.072103.115855
External links
- David Roubik (Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute): Diagnostic photographs of Aglae caerulea