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Melittidae
Melittidae is a small bee family, with over 200 described species in three subfamilies. The family has a limited distribution, with all described species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone. Fossil melittids have been found occasionally in Eocene amber deposits, including those of Oise, France and the Baltic amber. Evolution Early molecular work suggested that the family Melittidae was sister to all other bees, and also that it was paraphyletic. Because of this finding, it was suggested that the three subfamilies of Melittidae should be elevated to family status. Neither study included many melittids, due to their rarity. Later studies suggested that the family could still be monophyletic and a 2013 investigation including a greater number of melittid bees further supports this. Recent research has shown that Melittids have a lower extinction rate compared to other hymenopterans, yet this family is considered species-poor. This is attributed to a significantl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meganomiinae
Meganomiinae is a subfamily of melittid bees, with 10 species in four genera, found only in Africa, primarily in xeric habitats, with the distributional limits in Yemen and Madagascar Madagascar (; mg, Madagasikara, ), officially the Republic of Madagascar ( mg, Repoblikan'i Madagasikara, links=no, ; french: République de Madagascar), is an island country in the Indian Ocean, approximately off the coast of East Africa .... They are rather different in appearance from the other groups of past/present melittids, being large bees (10–22 mm), mostly black with strong yellow markings, resembling anthidiine megachilids. Males of this subfamily are known to have hidden sterna. Taxonomy Initial molecular work suggested that the family Melittidae was paraphyletic, and that its subfamilies (including Meganomiinae) should therefore be elevated to family status. However, these studies included very few melittids, due to their rarity. A 2013 investigation included a gre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasypodainae
The subfamily Dasypodainae (originally named "Dasypodidae") is a small subfamily of melittid bees, with more than 100 species in eight genera,Michez D. (2008) Monographic revision of the melittid bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Melittidae sensu lato)'' Proc. Neth. Entomol. Soc. Meet. 19: 31-39. found in Africa and the northern temperate zone, primarily in xeric habitats. They are typically small to moderate-sized bees, with shaggy scopae, and are commonly oligolectic (e.g., ''Hesperapis regularis''). All members of this family have two submarginal cells in the forewing. Taxonomy Initial molecular work suggested that the family Melittidae was paraphyletic, and that its subfamilies (including Dasypodainae) should therefore be elevated to family status. However, these studies included very few melittids, due to their rarity. A 2013 investigation included a greater number of melittid bees and concluded that the family was probably monophyletic, thus supporting Dasypodainae as a subfa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melittinae
Melittinae is a small melittid subfamily, with some 60 species in four genera, restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone. They are typically small to moderate-sized bees, which often have shaggy scopae, and are commonly oligolectic The term oligolecty is used in pollination ecology to refer to bees that exhibit a narrow, specialized preference for pollen sources, typically to a single family or genus of flowering plants. The preference may occasionally extend broadly to mult ...; several species further specialize on floral oils as larval food rather than pollen, including '' Rediviva emdeorum'', a highly unusual species in which the forelegs are longer than the entire body, and used to sponge up the floral oil at the end of elongated corolla spurs of the host plant, '' Diascia''. The Melittinae are known from a fossil of ''Palaeomacropis eocenicus'' in the Early Eocene of Oise, France. References External links Online guides to eastern North American Melittidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macropis
''Macropis'' is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae. Description ''Macropis'' species are of moderate size, not exceeding 15 mm. They have a livery predominantly black; males are characterized by conspicuous yellow markings on the head, but the females show morphological adaptations related to their foraging habits of flower oils, posterior tibiae with very developed, covered with a dense velvety hairs. Unlike most Melittidae, the wing has only two submarginal cells. Biology They are solitary bees that dig their nests in the ground. Most species are oligolectic and feed on pollen and floral oils of ''Lysimachia'' spp. They make a single generation per year. The males emerge from the ground in spring, just before the females, and await the females in the vicinity of the flowers of the host plant. After mating, the females dig a nest in the ground, ending with one or two rooms in which is collected the pollen, which is placed on the egg. The larvae, feeding on the poll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rediviva
''Rediviva'' is a genus of bees in the Melittidae Melittidae is a small bee family, with over 200 described species in three subfamilies. The family has a limited distribution, with all described species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone. Fossil melittids have been found oc ... family endemic to South Africa. Species * '' Rediviva albifasciata'' Whitehead & Steiner, 1994 * '' Rediviva alonsoae'' Whitehead & Steiner, 2001 * '' Rediviva aurata'' Whitehead & Steiner, 2001 * '' Rediviva bicava'' Whitehead & Steiner, 2001 * '' Rediviva colorata'' Michener, 1981 * '' Rediviva emdeorum'' Vogel & Michener, 1985 * '' Rediviva gigas'' Whitehead & Steiner, 1993 * '' Rediviva intermedia'' Whitehead & Steiner, 2001 * '' Rediviva intermixta'' (Cockerell, 1934) * '' Rediviva longimanus'' Michener, 1981 * '' Rediviva macgregori'' Whitehead & Steiner, 2001 * '' Rediviva micheneri'' Whitehead & Steiner, 2001 * '' Rediviva neliana'' Cockerell, 1931 * '' Rediviva nitida'' Wh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hesperapis
''Hesperapis'' is a genus of evening bees in the family Melittidae. There are at least 30 described species in ''Hesperapis''.Michez D. (2008) ''Monographic revision of the melittid bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea, Melittidae sensu lato)].'' Proc. Neth. Entomol. Soc. Meet. 19: 31-39. Behavior One species, '' Hesperapis rhodocerata'', was recorded in one area in 2010 and 2015, appearing in those years but not the years in between. This suggests that their diapause may be prolonged over multiple years. Species These 37 species belong to the genus ''Hesperapis'': * '' Hesperapis aliciae'' (Cockerell, 1932) * '' Hesperapis arenicola'' Crawford, 1917 * ''Hesperapis arida'' Michener, 1936 * ''Hesperapis braunsiana'' (Friese, 1911) * '' Hesperapis carinata'' Stevens, 1919 * '' Hesperapis danforthi'' (Eardley, 2007) * '' Hesperapis elegantula'' Cockerell, 1898 * '' Hesperapis eumarpha'' (Cockerell, 1898) * ''Hesperapis flavicara'' (Eardley, 2007) * '' Hesperapis flavitarsis'' (Friese, 1912) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dasypoda
''Dasypoda'' is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae. Species * ''Dasypoda albimana'' Pérez, 1905 * '' Dasypoda albipila'' Spinola, 1838 * ''Dasypoda altercator'' (Harris 1780) * ''Dasypoda argentata'' Panzer 1809 * '' Dasypoda aurata'' Rudow, 1881 * '' Dasypoda braccata'' Eversmann 1852 * ''Dasypoda brevicornis'' Pérez, 1895 * ''Dasypoda chinensis'' Wu, 1978 * '' Dasypoda cingulata'' Erichson 1835 * ''Dasypoda cockerelli'' Yasumatsu, 1935 * '' Dasypoda comberi'' Cockerell 1911 * ''Dasypoda crassicornis'' Friese, 1896 * '' Dasypoda dusmeti'' Quilis 1928 * '' Dasypoda frieseana'' Schletterer, 1890 * '' Dasypoda gusenleitneri'' Michez 2004 * '' Dasypoda heliocharis'' Gistel 1857 * ''Dasypoda hirtipes'' Fabricius, 1793 * '' Dasypoda iberica'' Warncke, 1973 * '' Dasypoda japonica'' Cockerell, 1911 * ''Dasypoda leucoura'' Rudow, 1882 * ''Dasypoda litigator'' Baker, 2002 * ''Dasypoda longigena'' Schletterer, 1890 * ''Dasypoda maura'' Pérez, 1895 * ''Dasypoda michezi'' Radchenko, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macropis Europaea
''Macropis europaea'' is a species of insect belonging to the family Melittidae Melittidae is a small bee family, with over 200 described species in three subfamilies. The family has a limited distribution, with all described species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone. Fossil melittids have been found oc .... It is native to Europe. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q1883028 Melittidae Insects described in 1973 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melitta (genus)
''Melitta'' is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae. It includes about 40 species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone. Most of the species are Palaearctic, though three rare species occur in North America. They are bees of moderate size, generally 8 to 15 mm long. They are commonly oligolectic, with narrow host plant preferences. They resemble bees of the genus ''Andrena'', though with radically different mouthparts and a scopa limited to the hind tibia and basitarsus. Melitta have a crucial role as pollinators and they are protected through the Pollinators policy based on EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030. Species * '' Melitta aegyptiaca'' (Radoszkowski, 1891) * '' Melitta albida'' Cockerell, 1935 * '' Melitta americana'' (Smith, 1853) * '' Melitta arrogans'' (Smith, 1879) * '' Melitta barbarae'' Eardley, 2006 * ''Melitta bicollaris'' Warncke, 1973 * '' Melitta budashkini'' Radchenko & Ivanov, 2012 * '' Melitta budensis'' (Mocsáry, 1878) * '' Melitta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
