Acta Entomológica Chilena
PRELIMINARY STUDY OF RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN BOMBUS SPECIES (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) AND THE FLORA OF THE BOSQUE SERRANO IN CORDOBA (ARGENTINA)
ESTUDIO PRELIMINAR DE LA ASOCIACIÓN ENTRE ESPECIES DE BOMBUS (HYMENOPTERA: APIDAE) Y LA FLORA DEL BOSQUE SERRANO EN CÓRDOBA (ARGENTINA)
Author
Sosa, Claudio Alejandro
Abstract
This preliminary study reports the relationship between bumblebees and flowers of the Bosque Serranoin Córdoba, Argentina. There are three species of Bombus present in the area: moño, opifex and bellicosusObservations were made on the behavior of pollinators and flower syndromes. The results show that eachspecies of bumblebees presented a specific behavior when a particular plant was visited, but there are nodifferences between specimens.