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Ochreriades
Ochreriades is a suprageneric lineage within Megachilidae. This genus can be considered the sister lineage "to a clade consisting of the “core” Osmiini, the tribe Megachilini and the genera ''Pseudoheriades''and ''Afroheriades."''Litman, Jessica. "Phylogenetic Systematics And The Evolution Of Nesting Behavior, Host-Plant Preference, And Cleptoparasitism In The Bee Family Megachilidae (Hymenoptera, Apoidea)." (2012). Overview This genus ''Ochreriades'' contains only two species which exhibit a "disjunct geographical distribution": ''Ocheriades fasciatus'' can be found in the deserts of the Middle East while conversely ''Ochreriades rozeni'' is limited to the deserts of southern Africa (in particular Namibia). It "exhibits a number of characters which distinguish it from other osmiines, including the presence of yellow or white integumental markings and an enlarged pronotum which eliminates both the preomaular surface and the anterior surface of the scutum." Over the past de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megachilidae
Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Both that their pollen-carrying structure (called a ''scopa'') is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families), and their typically elongated labrum is characteristic of this family. C. D. Michener (2007) ''The Bees of the World'', 2nd Edition, pg. 122, Johns Hopkins University Press. Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees, while others use plant resins in nest construction and are correspondingly called resin bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are kleptoparasites (informally called "cuckoo bees"), feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae. The motion of Meg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osmiini
Osmiini is a tribe of leafcutter, mason, and resin bees in the family Megachilidae. There are about 19 genera and at least 1,000 described species in Osmiini. Genera * '' Afroheriades'' Peters, 1970 * '' Ashmeadiella'' Cockerell, 1897 * '' Atoposmia'' Cockerell, 1935 * '' Chelostoma'' Latreille, 1809 * '' Haetosmia'' Popov, 1952 * '' Heriades'' Spinola, 1808 * '' Hofferia'' Tkalcu, 1984 * ''Hoplitis'' Klug, 1807 * '' Hoplosmia'' Thomson, 1872 * '' Noteriades'' Cockerell, 1931 * ''Ochreriades'' Mavromoustakis, 1956 * ''Osmia'' Panzer, 1806 (mason bees) * '' Othinosmia'' Michener, 1943 * ''Protosmia ''Protosmia'' is a genus of subgenus ''Chelostomopsis'' in the family Megachilidae. There are more than 30 described species in ''Protosmia''. Species These 31 species belong to the genus ''Protosmia'': * ''Protosmia asensioi'' Griswold & Parke ...'' Ducke, 1900 * '' Pseudoheriades'' Peters, 1970 * '' Stenoheriades'' Tkalcu, 1984 * '' Stenosmia'' Michener, 1941 * '' Wainia'' Tkalcu, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apis
Apis or APIS may refer to: * Apis (deity), an ancient Egyptian god * Apis (Greek mythology), several different figures in Greek mythology * Apis (city), an ancient seaport town on the northern coast of Africa **Kom el-Hisn, a different Egyptian city, formerly called Apis *''Apis'', the genus of the honey bee *Apis, an obsolete name for the constellation Musca *Dragutin Dimitrijević (1876–1917), known as "Apis", Serbian colonel and coup organiser, leader of the Black Hand group *Albastar Apis, a Slovenian motor glider *Wezel Apis 2, a German motor glider * Advance Passenger Information System, an electronic data interchange system *Aircraft Positioning and Information System, an airport stand guidance system See also * API (other) for "APIs" **Application programming interface An application programming interface (API) is a way for two or more computer programs to communicate with each other. It is a type of software interface, offering a service to other pieces o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Clade
A clade (), also known as a monophyletic group or natural group, is a group of organisms that are monophyletic – that is, composed of a common ancestor and all its lineal descendants – on a phylogenetic tree. Rather than the English term, the equivalent Latin term ''cladus'' (plural ''cladi'') is often used in taxonomical literature. The common ancestor may be an individual, a population, or a species (extinct or extant). Clades are nested, one in another, as each branch in turn splits into smaller branches. These splits reflect evolutionary history as populations diverged and evolved independently. Clades are termed monophyletic (Greek: "one clan") groups. Over the last few decades, the cladistic approach has revolutionized biological classification and revealed surprising evolutionary relationships among organisms. Increasingly, taxonomists try to avoid naming taxa that are not clades; that is, taxa that are not monophyletic. Some of the relationships between organisms ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megachilini
Megachilini is a tribe of leaf-cutter and resin bees. The Megachilini is the most speciose tribe within Megachilidae, comprising four genera: ''Coelioxys'' Latreille, ''Megachile'' Latreille, ''Noteriades'' Cockerell and ''Radoszkowskiana'' Popov. In spite of its high diversity and ubiquity, the phylogenetic relationships both within and among the genera are still obscure. References * http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/zoj.12484/abstract Megachilidae Bee tribes {{Megachilidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibia
Namibia (, ), officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa. Its western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although Kazungula, it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres (660 feet) of the Botswanan right bank of the Zambezi, Zambezi River separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek. Namibia is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU) and the Commonwealth of Nations. The driest country in sub-Saharan Africa, Namibia has been inhabited since pre-historic times by the San people, San, Damara people, Damara and Nama people. Around the 14th century, immigration, immigrating Bantu peoples arrived as part of the Bantu expansion. Since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelostoma
''Chelostoma'' is a genus of bees in the Osmiini tribe of the family Megachilidae. The genus is divided into 5 subgenera with at least 60 described species. Species These 60 species belong to the genus ''Chelostoma'': * '' Chelostoma aegaeicum'' Muller, 2012 * '' Chelostoma aureocinctum'' (Bingham, 1897) * '' Chelostoma bernardinum'' Michener, 1938 * '' Chelostoma bytinskii'' (Mavromoustakis, 1948) * '' Chelostoma californicum'' Cresson, 1878 * '' Chelostoma campanularum'' (Kirby, 1802) * '' Chelostoma carinocaudatum'' Wu, 2004 * ''Chelostoma carinoclypeatum'' Wu, 1992 * '' Chelostoma carinulum'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Chelostoma clypeale'' Muller * ''Chelostoma cockerelli'' Michener, 1938 * ''Chelostoma comosum'' * ''Chelostoma confusum'' (Benoist, 1934) * ''Chelostoma diodon'' Schletterer, 1889 * ''Chelostoma distinctum'' (Stoeckhert, 1929) * ''Chelostoma dolosum'' (Benoist, 1935) * ''Chelostoma edentulum'' Pérez, 1895 * ''Chelostoma emarginatum'' (Nylander, 1856) * '' Chelostoma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heriades
''Heriades'' is a genus of bee in the family Megachilidae. Fairly small and usually black, they are found all over the world. There are more than 130 species worldwide, roughly 25 species in North and Central America, but only 3 species are native east of the Rocky Mountains. European species such as ''H. truncorum'' can be found on the east coast of the US. Like other bees in the tribe Osmiini, ''Hoplitis'' and '' Ashmeadiella'', they nest in cavities in wood excavated by other insects, or perhaps occasionally pine cones. They separate the cells of their nest with resin (most of the time). See also * List of Heriades species These 139 species belong to ''Heriades'', a genus of leafcutter, mason, and resin bees in the family Megachilidae. ''Heriades'' species * '' Heriades abessinicus'' Friese, 1915 * '' Heriades albiscopanus'' Strand, 1912 * '' Heriades aldabranus'' ... References {{Taxonbar, from=Q4040587 Bee genera Megachilidae ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oligolecty
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 multiple genera within a single plant family, or be as narrow as a single plant species. When the choice is very narrow, the term ''monolecty'' is sometimes used, originally meaning a single plant species but recently broadened to include examples where the host plants are related members of a single genus. The opposite term is ''polylectic'' and refers to species that collect pollen from a wide range of species. The most familiar example of a polylectic species is the domestic honey bee. Oligolectic pollinators are often called oligoleges or simply specialist pollinators, and this behavior is especially common in the bee families Andrenidae and Halictidae, though there are thousands of species in hundreds of genera, in essentially all known b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lamiaceae
The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory, marjoram, oregano, hyssop, thyme, lavender, and perilla, as well as other medicinal herbs such as catnip, salvia, bee balm, wild dagga, and oriental motherwort. Some species are shrubs, trees (such as teak), or, rarely, vines. Many members of the family are widely cultivated, not only for their aromatic qualities, but also their ease of cultivation, since they are readily propagated by stem cuttings. Besides those grown for their edible leaves, some are grown for decorative foliage. Others are grown for seed, such as ''Salvia hispanica'' (chia), or for their edible tubers, such as ''Plectranthus edulis'', ''Plectranthus esculentus'', '' Plectranthus rotundifolius'', and '' Stachys affinis'' (Chinese artichoke). Many are also grown orn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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