Kelita tuberculata Ehrenfeld and Rozen

ROZEN, JEROME G., 2003, Eggs, Ovariole Numbers, and Modes of Parasitism of Cleptoparasitic Bees, with Emphasis on Neotropical Species (Hymenoptera: Apoidea), American Museum Novitates 3413, pp. 1-36 : 10

Kelita tuberculata Ehrenfeld and Rozen

Except for its smaller size, the mature oocyte of Kelita tuberculata differs little from that of K. toroi .

DESCRIPTION OF MATURE OOCYTE (figs. 5–8): Length 0.35–0.40 mm; dorsal and lateral maximum widths about 0.19 mm (N = 13); egg index 0.36–0.39 (dwarf). Shape, micropyle, and chorionic features as described for Kelita toroi . Other features as described for K. toroi .

MATERIAL STUDIED: Two females, Chile: Limari Prov., 1 km E Parque Nacional Fray Jorge, 25­X­2000 (J.G. Rozen) .