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Calliopsis (bee)
''Calliopsis'' is a genus of Panurginae, panurgine bees in the family Andrenidae. There are over 80 described species distributed throughout the western hemisphere. Description ''Calliopsis'' have yellow and black stripes, long legs and dark wings. Instead of having a long head like other bees, ''Calliopsis s heads are quite broad. Male ''Calliopsis'' have broad yellow stripes on their head, while females have narrow yellow stripes. The bees also have very distinctive long narrow wings and extra hairy thoraxes. ''Calliopsis andreniformis'' bees have green eyes, and males of the species have bright yellow faces and legs. Behavior Since ''Calliopsis'' has many different species, a lot of bees behave differently in different region. For example, ''Calliopsis hondurasicus'' become active at the start of the dry season in mid- to late-December, and activity ends in late January or early February. Males patrol areas where females emerge and later nest, and they defend territories t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panurginae
The bee subfamily Panurginae is a diverse lineage of 33 genera in 7 tribes. They are particularly diverse in the New World, though scarce in the tropics, and in the Old World they can be found primarily in the Palaearctic and Africa, but absent from Australia and tropical Asia. They tend to be associated with xeric or sandy habitats. The "facial foveae" of Panurgines are not broad, velvety depressions as in Andreninae, but reduced to grooves or pits at the upper margin of the eyes. The apex of the marginal cell of the wing is truncate, and the trochanteral scopa is reduced. Panurgines also frequently have yellow markings in locations other than on the face, a feature not seen in any other subfamilies of Andrenidae. Most members of this subfamily are oligolectic, with highly specialized floral associations, especially in desert species. Systematics * Tribe Protandrenini ** ''Anthemurgus'' ** '' Anthrenoides'' ** '' Chaeturginus'' ** '' Liphanthus'' ** '' Neffapis'' ** '' Parapsa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |