Ptiloglossa

Ptiloglossa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Colletidae
Tribe:	Caupolicanini
Genus:	Ptiloglossa; Smith, 1853

Ptiloglossa is a small genus of feather-tongued bees within the family Colletidae, that is endemic to the Americas.

Distribution

The species of Ptiloglossa are most diverse (50 or more species) in South America and the Central America region of North America.

At least one species, Ptiloglossa arizonensis, occurs in the Southwestern United States.

Description

Ptiloglossa consists of generally large, hairy species which are temporally-specialized crepuscular pollinators. They are active only at: sundown (vespertine); or more typically at pre-dawn (matinal). They often utilize a pollen-extraction behavior known as buzz pollination.

They have greatly enlarged ocelli to assist them in flying under very low light levels.

Reproduction

Like most colletids (Colletidae), these bees have liquid larval provisions sealed inside a membranous, cellophane-like cell lining, and it is believed that yeasts in the liquid may act as the primary protein source.

Species

These 55 species belong to the genus Ptiloglossa:

Ptiloglossa absurdipes Friese, 1908^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa aculeata Friese, 1904^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa aenigmatica Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa amita Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa arizonensis Timberlake, 1946^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa buchwaldi Friese, 1908^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa concinna Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa costaricana Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa cyaniventris Friese, 1925^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa decipiens Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa decora Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa dubia Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa ducalis Smith, 1853^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa eburnea Friese, 1904^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa eximia (Smith, 1861)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa fassli Friese, 1925^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa fulvonigra Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa fulvopilosa (Cameron, 1903)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa generosa (Smith, 1879)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa giacomelli Schrottky, 1914^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa goffergei Moure, 1953^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa guinnae Roberts, 1971^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa hemileuca Moure, 1944^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa hondurasica Cockerell, 1949^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa hoplopoda Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa immixta Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa jonesi Timberlake, 1946^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa lanosa Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa latecalcarata Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa lucernarum Cockerell, 1923^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa magrettii (Friese, 1899)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa matutina (Schrottky, 1904)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa mayarum Cockerell, 1912^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa mexicana (Cresson, 1878)^{i c g b} (Mexican feather-tongue)
Ptiloglossa olivacea (Friese, 1898)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa ollantayi Cockerell, 1911^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa pallida Friese, 1925^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa pallipes Friese, 1908^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa pretiosa (Friese, 1898)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa psednozona Moure, 1947^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa rugata Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa stafuzzai Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa steinheili Friese, 1899^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa styphlaspis Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa tarsata (Friese, 1900)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa tenuimarginata (Smith, 1879)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa thoracica (Fox, 1895)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa tomentosa (Friese, 1898)^{i c}
Ptiloglossa torquata Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa trichrootricha Moure, 1987^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa virgili (Friese, 1900)^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa willinki Moure, 1953^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa wilmattae Cockerell, 1949^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa xanthorhina Moure, 1945^{i c g}
Ptiloglossa xanthotricha Moure, 1945^{i c g}

Data sources: i = ITIS,^[1] c = Catalogue of Life,^[2] g = GBIF,^[3] b = Bugguide.net^[4]

References

↑ "Ptiloglossa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
↑ "Browse Ptiloglossa". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
↑ "Ptiloglossa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
↑ "Ptiloglossa Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Ptiloglossa

Distribution

Description

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