Nesting of the leaf-cutter bee Megachile (Ptilosarus) microsoma Cockerell (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) in Trinidad, West Indies

Abstract

We describe some structural aspects of the nest and the female’s behavior in building and provisioning it of Megachile (Ptilosarus) microsoma. This species has been recorded to Bolivia, Brazil, Guiana, Peru and Trinidad and Tobago and this is the first record of nesting for the species.

Keywords

• abejas solitarias
• anthophila
• arquitectura de nido
• región neotropical