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Ptilothrix Fructifera
''Ptilothrix'' is a genus within the tribe (biology), tribe Emphorini of the Family (biology), family Apidae (bumblebees, euglossines, honeybees, stingless bees). Bees of this genus can range from . ''Ptilothrix'' species are solitary, ground-nesting bees. These bees have especially prominent hairs in the Scopa (biology), scopae of their hind legs, to help gather pollen to provision their nests. ''Ptilothrix'' species specialize on certain families of plants for their pollen, including the families Malvaceae, Convolvulaceae, Onagraceae, Cactus, Cactaceae, Pontederiaceae, and Asteraceae. The genus is found in the New World, with species ranging across the Americas. Species The genus contains these species:Ptilothrix Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. *''Ptilothrix albidohirta'' *''Ptilothrix bom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederick Smith (entomologist)
Frederick Smith (30 December 1805 â 16 February 1879) was a British entomologist who worked at the zoology department of the British Museum from 1849, specialising in the Hymenoptera. Smith was born near York to William Smith and went to school at Leeds. He then studied under landscape engraver William Bernard Cooke, W.B. Cooke along with his nephew William Edward Shuckard. Together they took an interest in insects, especially the ants and bees. In 1841, following the death of William Bainbridge, he became a curator of the collections and the library of the Entomological Society of London. As an engraver he produced copies based on the works of Turner, Constable and David Roberts. He also worked with Gray arranging Hymenoptera in the British Museum. In 1849 he succeeded Edward Doubleday as a member of the zoologicy department. He then gave up his art work but produced the plates for Wollaston's ''Insecta Maderensia'' (1854) and for papers in the Transactions of the Entomologic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Animal Diversity Web
The Animal Diversity Web (ADW) is a non-profit group that hosts an online database site that collects natural history, classification, species characteristics, conservation biology, and distribution information on species of animals. The website includes photographs, sound clips, and a virtual museum. The local, relational database is written and maintained by staff and student contributors from the University of Michigan. It can be accessed through the web and mobile apps. It offers resources for schoolteachers ("Kâ12 instructors"),The Animal Diversity Web Myers, P., R. Espinosa, C. S. Parr, T. Jones, G. S. Hammond, and T. A. Dewey. 2017. and functions as a virtual museum containing mostly mammals and a collection of skulls that can be virtually handled. Background The ADW was created in 1995 by Philip Myers, a forme ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptilothrix Plumata
''Ptilothrix'' is a genus within the tribe Emphorini of the family Apidae (bumblebees, euglossines, honeybees, stingless bees). Bees of this genus can range from . ''Ptilothrix'' species are solitary, ground-nesting bees. These bees have especially prominent hairs in the scopae of their hind legs, to help gather pollen to provision their nests. ''Ptilothrix'' species specialize on certain families of plants for their pollen, including the families Malvaceae, Convolvulaceae, Onagraceae, Cactaceae, Pontederiaceae, and Asteraceae. The genus is found in the New World, with species ranging across the Americas. Species The genus contains these species:Ptilothrix , |
Ptilothrix Fructifera
''Ptilothrix'' is a genus within the tribe (biology), tribe Emphorini of the Family (biology), family Apidae (bumblebees, euglossines, honeybees, stingless bees). Bees of this genus can range from . ''Ptilothrix'' species are solitary, ground-nesting bees. These bees have especially prominent hairs in the Scopa (biology), scopae of their hind legs, to help gather pollen to provision their nests. ''Ptilothrix'' species specialize on certain families of plants for their pollen, including the families Malvaceae, Convolvulaceae, Onagraceae, Cactus, Cactaceae, Pontederiaceae, and Asteraceae. The genus is found in the New World, with species ranging across the Americas. Species The genus contains these species:Ptilothrix Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology. *''Ptilothrix albidohirta'' *''Ptilothrix bom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ptilothrix Corrientium
''Ptilothrix'' is a genus within the tribe Emphorini of the family Apidae (bumblebees, euglossines, honeybees, stingless bees). Bees of this genus can range from . ''Ptilothrix'' species are solitary, ground-nesting bees. These bees have especially prominent hairs in the scopae of their hind legs, to help gather pollen to provision their nests. ''Ptilothrix'' species specialize on certain families of plants for their pollen, including the families Malvaceae, Convolvulaceae, Onagraceae, Cactaceae, Pontederiaceae, and Asteraceae. The genus is found in the New World, with species ranging across the Americas. Species The genus contains these species:Ptilothrix , |