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Polylecty

Term in pollination ecology

The term polylecty or generalist is used in pollination ecology to refer to bees that collect pollen from a range of unrelated plants. Honey bees exemplify

Polylecty

Stingless bee

Bee tribe, reduced stingers, strong bites

morphological diversity, diverse foraging strategies, generalist foraging habits (polylecty), and flower constancy during foraging trips. Nest densities and colony

Stingless bee

Stingless_bee

Melittidae

Family of bees

that this is because they are oligoleges, whereas other bees express polylecty (diverse host-plant preferences) allowing them to increase their diversification

Melittidae

Meganomiinae

Subfamily of bees

D.; Eardley, C.D.; Timmermann, K.; Danforth, B.N. (2010). "Unexpected polylecty in the bee genus Meganomia (Hymenoptera: Apoidea; Melittidae)". Journal

Meganomiinae

Augochloropsis

Genus of bees

plants. Certain life history traits of bees are actually known to predict polylecty, including social lifestyles, long windows of adult activity, and producing

Augochloropsis

Xylocopa nasalis

Species of bee

will also use her metasoma to block the entrance. X. nasalis displays polylecty and a broad host plant range when foraging for pollen. X. nasalis is known

Xylocopa nasalis

Xylocopa_nasalis

Plebeia remota

Species of bee

family Apidae, P. remota occupies an intermediate position on the scale of polylecty that covers ten species. Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade

Plebeia remota