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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] |
Andrenidae
The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly 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'' 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 scopae on the basal segments of the leg in addition to the tibia, and are commonly oligolectic (especially within the subfamily Panurginae). They can be separated from other bee families by the presence of two subantennal sutures on the face, a primitive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camptopoeum
''Camptopoeum'' is a genus of bees of the subfamily Panurginae. Species Catalogue of Life The Catalogue of Life is an online database that provides an index of known species of animals, plants, fungi, and microorganisms. It was created in 2001 as a partnership between the global Species 2000 and the American Integrated Taxonomic I ... lists 31 species and 15 subspecies within ''Camptopoeum:'' * '' Camptopoeum abbasi'' (Warncke, 1985) * '' Camptopoeum afghanicum'' Patiny, 1999 * '' Camptopoeum altaicum'' Morawitz, 1891 * '' Camptopoeum armeniacum'' (Warncke, 1972) * '' Camptopoeum bactrianum'' Popov, 1960 * '' Camptopoeum baldocki'' Wood & Cross, 2017 * '' Camptopoeum clypeare'' Morawitz, 1893 * '' Camptopoeum friesei'' Mocsáry, 1894 ** ''Camptopoeum friesei densum'' (Warncke, 1972) ** ''Camptopoeum friesei euzonum'' (Warncke, 1972) ** ''Camptopoeum friesei friesei'' Morawitz, 1894 * '' Camptopoeum frontale'' (Fabricius, 1804) ** ''Camptopoeum frontale frontale'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calliopsini
Calliopsini is a tribe of mining bees in the family Andrenidae The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly 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 gener .... 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. Further reading * Ex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreninae
The bee subfamily Andreninae is a nearly cosmopolitan lineage, with most of its diversity in one genus, ''Andrena'', which contains over 1500 species. The remaining four genera in the subfamily only contain a total of 9 species. Females of three of the genera (''Ancylandrena'', ''Andrena'', and '' Megandrena'') have broad, velvety depressions called "facial foveae" on the face between the eyes and the antennae; in all other members of the family, the foveae are much smaller, typically reduced to grooves or pits at the upper margin of the eyes. ''Ancylandrena'' and ''Megandrena'' occur only in the desert regions of southwestern North America (Nevada, California, Arizona, Sonora, and Baja California), while ''Andrena'' is nearly worldwide. ''Euherbstia'' and '' Orphana'' are rare bees restricted to desert regions of Chile. Unlike the subfamily Panurginae, none of the species of Andreninae have yellow markings anywhere other than on the face; those markings, when present, are usually ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panurgini
Panurgini is a tribe of bees in the family Andrenidae. There are about 9 genera and more than 830 described species in Panurgini. Genera These nine genera belong to the tribe Panurgini: * '' Avpanurgus'' Warncke, 1972 * ''Camptopoeum'' Spinola, 1843 * '' Clavipanurgus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Flavipanurgus'' Warncke, 1972 * ''Macrotera ''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to med ...'' Smith, 1853 * '' Panurginus'' Nylander, 1848 * '' Panurgus'' Panzer, 1806 * '' Perdita'' Smith, 1853 * † '' Simpanurgus'' Warncke, 1972 References Further reading * * External links * Andrenidae Articles created by Qbugbot {{Andrenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pseudopanurgus
''Pseudopanurgus'' is a genus of mining bees in the family Andrenidae The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly 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 gene .... There are at least 130 described species in ''Pseudopanurgus''. Pseudopanurgus bees often have 2 submarginal cells in their forewings. Their size range for extra-small to small, 3mm to 10mm See also * List of Pseudopanurgus species References Further reading * * External links * Andrenidae Bee genera Articles created by Qbugbot {{Andrenidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Protandrena
''Protandrena'' is a genus of mining bees in the family Andrenidae. Depending upon whose definition of the genus one follows, there are anywhere from 50 to 180 described species in ''Protandrena''; traditional classifications recognize 7 subgenera, some of which are sometimes elevated to genus rank, and other classifications place many of these species in the related genus ''Pseudopanurgus'' (e.g.), leaving ''Protandrena'' with a much smaller constituency. In the most inclusive definition, they are found from Canada through Argentina. However, there is current disagreement whether the ''Protandrena'' in South America belong to different genera, in which case the genus extends only as far south as Panama. They are solitary bees, but some species nest in aggregates. They prefer to nest in sunny areas with sparse vegetation. The underground nests have cells lined with a chemical substance. This "wallpaper" acts as a barrier between fungi and bacteria. The eggs hatch, the larvae devel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
