A comparative study of the exocrine products of cleptoparasitic bees (Holcopasites) and their hosts (Calliopsis) (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae, Andrenidae)

Abraham Hefetz; George C. Eickwort; Murray S. Blum; James Cane; George E. Bohart

doi:10.1007/BF01403102

A comparative study of the exocrine products of cleptoparasitic bees (Holcopasites) and their hosts (Calliopsis) (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae, Andrenidae)

Abraham Hefetz^*, George C. Eickwort, Murray S. Blum, James Cane, George E. Bohart

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Abstract

The cephalic secretion of females of the cleptoparasitic bee Holcopasites calliopsidis contains two main volatiles, 6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one and geranyl acetone. The mandibular gland secretion of its host, Calliopsis andreniformis, on the other hand, contains the two isomeric forms of citral (neral and geranial). Neral and geranial are also produced by mandibular glands of two other species of Calliopsis and one species in the related genus Nomadopsis. The Dufour's gland of C. andreniformis contains an oily secretion composed of hydrocarbons that are deposited on the brood cell walls and pollen balls providing a waterproof lining for both.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1389-1397
Number of pages	9
Journal	Journal of Chemical Ecology
Volume	8
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01403102
State	Published - Nov 1982

Keywords

6-methyl-5-hepten-2-one
Andrenidae
Anthophoridae
Calliopsis
Dufour's gland
Holcopasites
Hymenoptera
Nomadopsis
cell lining
cleptoparasite
geranial
geranyl acetone
hydrocarbons
mandibular glands
neral

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