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VOL. 8, ISSUE 4 (2023)
Forage plants and resources of solitary bee Icteranthidium saltatore (Nurse) [Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae, Anthidiini] in the thar desert of Rajasthan, India
Authors
Santosh Kumar Charan, Simran Gunsaria, Vikas Kumar Meena, Priyanka Sharma
Abstract
A study was conducted from February 2018 to March 2023 in the five
districts of the Western Rajasthan to explore the foraging plants of solitary
bee Icteranthidium saltatore (Nurse) in the Thar desert of Rajasthan,
India. A total 16 plant species were recorded belonging to 8 different families
of which maximum visitation was found on Fabaceae (5) followed by Amaranthaceae
(2), Asclepiadaceae (2), Asteraceae (2), Compositae (2), Acanthaceae (1),
Boraginaceae (1) and Capparidaceae (1). In our survey we found that was maximum
foraging activity of Icteranthidium saltatore (Nurse) was in the month
of September. The study also details the type of forage collected (Nector and
pollen). The study provides first-time information of Polylectic nature
of wild solitary bee Icteranthidium saltatore (Nurse) from the Great
Indian desert of Thar.
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Pages:51-53
How to cite this article:
Santosh Kumar Charan, Simran Gunsaria, Vikas Kumar Meena, Priyanka Sharma "Forage plants and resources of solitary bee <i>Icteranthidium saltatore</i> (Nurse) [Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Megachilidae, Anthidiini] in the thar desert of Rajasthan, India". International Journal of Entomology Research, Vol 8, Issue 4, 2023, Pages 51-53
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