Description of mature larvae of Megachile rotundata, M-apicalis, and theirparasite, Coelioxys rufocaudata (hymenoptera : megachilidae)

摘要

A description is offered of the mature larvae of two leaf-cutter bees: Megachile apicalis and M, rotundata as well as of their natural enemy Coelioxys rufocaudata comparing them with the previously described larvae of the genera Megachile and Coelioxys, respectively. The most outstanding morphological aspects are the presence of tegumental microspicules in M. rotundata and C. rufocaudata. with a different arrangement in each of them, and the mandibular morphology of C. rufocaudata, with strong superficial setae and a marked tooth on the cuspal area.