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Melittid Bee
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] |
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] |
Pupa
A pupa ( la, pupa, "doll"; plural: ''pupae'') is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go through four distinct stages in their life cycle, the stages thereof being egg, larva, pupa, and imago. The processes of entering and completing the pupal stage are controlled by the insect's hormones, especially juvenile hormone, prothoracicotropic hormone, and ecdysone. The act of becoming a pupa is called pupation, and the act of emerging from the pupal case is called eclosion or emergence. The pupae of different groups of insects have different names such as ''chrysalis'' for the pupae of butterflies and ''tumbler'' for those of the mosquito family. Pupae may further be enclosed in other structures such as cocoons, nests, or shells. Position in life cycle The pupal stage follows the larval stage and precedes adulthood (''imago'') in insects with complete metamorphosi ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
