Report of the nest of Megachile (Moureapis) benigna (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) from an urban environment, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Abstract

ABSTRACT One nest of Megachile (Moureapis) benigna Mitchell, 1930 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) was collected using trap-nests in a forest fragment (Atlantic Forest biome) into an urban matrix in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in October/2017. The nest architecture and larval food are presented providing initial data for management and conservation of this species in cities.

Keywords

• Leafcutter bee
• pollen
• solitary bee
• trap-nest
• urban ecology