Anthidiellum (Pycnanthidium) rasorium

Anthidiellum (Pycnanthidium) rasorium (Smith, 1875) Anthidium rasorium Smith, 1875: 50. Anthidium rufpies Smith, 1879: 85. Diagnosis. Differs from D. ramikrishnae with following characters: markings yellow rather than white, mesoscutum with punctures large and not contiguous, and female hind basitarsus relatively slender (length ~2.0x width). Floral Associations: unknown Flight period: Unknown. Distribution. Reported from southern and West Bengal, India. Material examined. None. Comments. Diagnostic characters are largely taken from study of the types of A. rasorium and A. rufipes conducted during an earlier study of Sri Lankan anthidiines (Griswold 2001).Published as part of Belavadi, Vasuki V., 2017, The Resin and Carder bees of south India (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini), pp. 436-468 in Zootaxa 4317 (3) on page 440, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4317.3.2, http://zenodo.org/record/88469

FIGURE 9 in The Resin and Carder bees of south India (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini)

FIGURE 9. Female Eoanthidium salemense (Cockerell) A) Face B) Mandible C) Scopa D) Dorsal view E) Ventral view

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FIGURE 6. Male Anthidium sp 1 A) Face B) Tergal apical segments C) Genitalia D) Dorsal view E) Ventral vie

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FIGURE 17. Female Pseudoanthidium flaviventre (Cameron) A) Face B) Mandible C) Scopa D) Dorsal view E) Ventral view

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FIGURE 10. Male Eoanthidium salemense (Cockerell) A) Face B) Tergal apical segments C) Genitalia D) S 8 E) Dorsal view F) Ventral view

FIGURE 13. Female Euaspis edentate Baker A in The Resin and Carder bees of south India (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini)

FIGURE 13. Female Euaspis edentate Baker A) Face B) Mandible C) Tergal apical segments D) Sternum apical segments E) Dorsal view F) Ventral view

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FIGURE 20. Male Pseudoanthidium rotundiventre (Pasteels) A) Face B) Tergal apical segments C) Genitalia D) Dorsal view E) Ventral view

FIGURE 14. Male Euaspis edentate Baker A in The Resin and Carder bees of south India (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini)

FIGURE 14. Male Euaspis edentate Baker A) Face B) Sternum apical segments C) Genitalia D) S 8 E) Dorsal view F) Ventral view

FIGURES 5 – 11 in A new species of the genus Discoelius Latreille, 1809 (Hymenoptera: Vespidae: Eumeninae) from India

FIGURES 5 – 11. Discoelius vasukii sp. nov., ♀, 5. Posterior portion of mesosoma; 6. Mesosoma, lateral view; 7. Posterior portion of propodeum; 8. Lower lateral portion of propodeum; 9. T 1, dorsal view; 10. T 2, dorsal view; 11. Posterior metasomal segments, dorsal view

Data from: Urbanization alters the spatiotemporal dynamics of plant-pollinator networks in a tropical megacity

Urbanization is a major driver of biodiversity change but how it interacts with spatial and temporal gradients to influence the dynamics of plant-pollinator networks is poorly understood, especially in tropical urbanization hotspots. Here, we analyzed the drivers of environmental, spatial, and temporal turnover of plant-pollinator interactions (interaction β-diversity) along an urbanization gradient in Bengaluru, a South Indian megacity. The compositional turnover of plant-pollinator interactions differed more between seasons and with local urbanization intensity than with spatial distance, suggesting that seasonality and environmental filtering were more important than dispersal limitation for explaining plant-pollinator interaction β-diversity. Furthermore, urbanization amplified the seasonal dynamics of plant-pollinator interactions, with stronger temporal turnover in urban compared to rural sites, driven by greater turnover of native non-crop plant species (not managed by people). Our study demonstrates that environmental, spatial, and temporal gradients interact to shape the dynamics of plant-pollinator networks and urbanization can strongly amplify these dynamics.Funding provided by: Deutsche ForschungsgemeinschaftCrossref Funder Registry ID: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100001659Award Number