Research Article
Population Traits and a Female Perspective for Aglae and Exaerete, Tropical Bee Parasites (Hymenoptera, Apinae: Euglossini)
Table 2
Diagnostic traits for species identification with the microscope. Sampling area as in Table
1.
| Trait | E. azteca | E. dentata | E. lepeletieri | E. smaragdina | E. frontalis | E. trochanterica | A. caerulea |
| frontal knob | | + | + | + | ++ | | |
| internal meta-femoral knob | | | | | ++ | | |
| external meta-femoral knob | ++ | ++ | | | | ++ | |
| scutellar smooth area | | | + | ++ | + | +- | |
| scutellar trough | + | ++ | | | | ++ | |
| scutellar median welt | | | + | + | + | | |
| slender hind tibia | | | | | | + | + |
| bluish color throughout | Blue green to purple | Green to bluish purple | | | | | ++ |
| also in female | | | | | | | |
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