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Calliopsini
Calliopsini is a tribe of mining bees in the family Andrenidae The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of solitary, ground-nesting bees. Most of the family's diversity is located in temperate or arid areas (warm temperate xeric). It i .... There are at least 120 described species in Calliopsini. Sharkey M.J. (2007). ''Phylogeny and Classification of Hymenoptera''. "Phylogenetic relationships among superfamilies of Hymenoptera", Sharkey M.J., Carpenter J.M., Vilhelmsen L., et al. 2012. ''Cladistics'' 28(1): 80-112. Genera * '' Acamptopoeum'' Cockerell, 1905 * '' Arhysosage'' Brèthes, 1922 * '' Calliopsis'' Smith, 1853 * '' Callonychium'' Brèthes, 1922 * '' Litocalliopsis'' Roig-Alsina & Compagnucci, 2003 * '' Spinoliella'' Ashmead, 1899 References * Michener, Charles D. (2000). ''The Bees of the World'', xiv + 913. * Michener, Charles D. (2007). ''The Bees of the World, Second Edition'', xvi + 953. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrenidae
The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of solitary, ground-nesting bees. Most of the family's diversity is located in temperate or arid areas (warm temperate xeric). It includes some enormous genera (e.g., ''Andrena'' with over 1300 species, and ''Perdita (bee), Perdita'' with over 700). One of the subfamilies, Oxaeinae, is so different in appearance that they were typically accorded family status, but careful phylogenetic analysis reveals them to be an offshoot within the Andrenidae, very close to the Andreninae.C. D. Michener (2007) ''The Bees of the World'', 2nd Edition, Johns Hopkins University Press. Description The Andrenidae are typically small to moderate-sized bees, which often have scopa (biology), scopae on the basal segments of the leg in addition to the arthropod leg, tibia, and are commonly oligolectic (especially within the subfamily Panurginae). They can be separated from other bee familie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliopsis (bee)
''Calliopsis'' is a genus of panurgine bees in the family Andrenidae The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of solitary, ground-nesting bees. Most of the family's diversity is located in temperate or arid areas (warm temperate xeric). It i .... There are over 80 described species distributed throughout the western hemisphere. Description ''Calliopsis'' are small dark bees, often with yellow or white markings, especially in males. ''Calliopsis andreniformis'' have green eyes, and males of the species have bright yellow faces and legs. Mating Male ''Calliopsis'' fly close to the ground and, in one species, many of them evidently copulate with only a single female. Mating takes place on flowers and at nest sites. ''Calliopsis'' also are univoltine, which means they only have one brood of offspring a year. Nesting Nearly all female ''Calliopsis'' are solitary nesters, but they locate nests within a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
