Predation of Soil-Nesting Centris muralis (Insecta: Apidae) by Armadillos (Zaedyus pichiy) (Mammalia: Cingulata) in La Rioja Province, Northwestern Argentina

Laura C. Sarzetti; Jorge F. Genise

doi:10.2317/JKES100412.1

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Laura C. Sarzetti, Jorge F. Genise

Abstract

This paper documents the predation of Centris muralis by Zaedyus pichiy. It presents the first detailed observations of the predation of solitary bee nests by a mammal in soils and reports the alternative use of soil mounds as a nesting site by Centris muralis.

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Laura C. Sarzetti and Jorge F. Genise "Predation of Soil-Nesting Centris muralis (Insecta: Apidae) by Armadillos (Zaedyus pichiy) (Mammalia: Cingulata) in La Rioja Province, Northwestern Argentina," Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 84(3), 179-183, (1 July 2011). https://doi.org/10.2317/JKES100412.1

Received: 11 August 2011; Accepted: 1 August 2011; Published: 1 July 2011

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