%0 Journal Article
%T Trichothurgus bolithophilus sp. n. (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae) a bee nesting in horse manure pads in Patagonia, Argentina
%A Laura Sarzetti
%A Jorge Genise
%A Maria Victoria Sanchez
%J Journal of Hymenoptera Research
%D 2012
%I Pensoft Publishers
%R 10.3897/jhr.29.3529
%X A new species of Trichothurgus, described herein, T. bolitophilus sp. n., nests in dry horse manure pads in Chubut, Patagonia, Argentina. The simplest nests consisted of one main tunnel ending in a series of 2 cells without partitions between them. In the more complex ones up to 6 cells were connected laterally to the main tunnel. Nests showed signs of reutilization. The behavior of nesting in horse manure is described for the first time in bees.
%K Trichothurgus bolitophilus sp. n.
%K nests
%K horse manure
%K Patagonia
%K Argentina
%U http://www.pensoft.net/journals/jhr/article/3529/