| Title: |
Occurrence of a Gynandromorphic Bombus bimaculatus (Hymenoptera: Apidae) in Southeastern Ohio |
| Authors: |
Spring, MaLisa R; Lustofin, Katy S; Gardiner, Mary M |
| Source: |
The Great Lakes Entomologist |
| Publisher Information: |
ValpoScholar |
| Publication Year: |
2017 |
| Collection: |
Valparaiso University: ValpoScholar |
| Subject Terms: |
Entomology |
| Description: |
Herein, we introduce the first reported case of gynandromorphy in the bumblebee Bombus bimaculatus (Cresson) (Hymenoptera: Apidae), a relatively common North American species found east of the Mississippi River. The specimen was collected in Marietta, Ohio as part of a bee diversity assessment project for Washington County. Gynanders exhibit discrete male and female characters in a single individual. We discuss the potential causes of gynandromorphy exhibited by this specimen, which has differing antennal segments (12 and 13), facial maculation, abdominal hair coloration, and the presence of a corbicula – secondary sex characters that are characteristic for the genus Bombus. |
| Document Type: |
text |
| File Description: |
application/pdf |
| Language: |
unknown |
| Relation: |
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol48/iss3/7; https://scholar.valpo.edu/context/tgle/article/1020/viewcontent/vol48no3_4_7.pdf |
| DOI: |
10.22543/0090-0222.1020 |
| Availability: |
https://scholar.valpo.edu/tgle/vol48/iss3/7; https://doi.org/10.22543/0090-0222.1020; https://scholar.valpo.edu/context/tgle/article/1020/viewcontent/vol48no3_4_7.pdf |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.D6A269DE |
| Database: |
BASE |