Occurrence of Aglae caerulea Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 (Apidae, Hymenoptera) in the Cerrado biome: new records from Minas Gerais state, Brazil

Jean H. Ignácio-Souza; Thiago H. A. Tosta; Leo C. Rocha-Filho; Solange C. Augusto

doi:10.37486/2675-1305.ec07007

Authors

Jean H. Ignácio-Souza Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1286-4693
Thiago H. A. Tosta Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3576-3740
Leo C. Rocha-Filho Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3431-6009
Solange C. Augusto Universidade Federal de Uberlândia, Campus Umuarama, Uberlândia, MG, Brazil https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2560-4516

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37486/2675-1305.ec07007

Keywords:

Brazilian savanna, cleptoparasite, euglossine, aromatic baits, methyl cinnamate

Abstract

Aglae caerulea Lepeletier & Serville, 1825 (Apidae, Hymenoptera) is a rare cleptoparasitic species primarily associated with the Amazon rainforest and gallery forest in the Cerrado Biome. Here, we report two new records of A. caerulea from surveys conducted in seasonal semideciduous forest remnants of Cerrado, extending its home range to Minas Gerais state, Brazil. During these surveys, five A. caerulea males were attracted to methyl cinnamate. These findings highlight the importance of forested habitat in the Cerrado for supporting rare euglossine species and contribute to a better understanding of the distributional range and habitat use of A. caerulea.

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