''Anthidium montanum'' is a species of
bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...
in the
family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or
mason bees.
Distribution
It is known from
Spain,
France,
Germany,
Switzerland
). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...
,
Austria,
Italy,
Slovenia,
Slovakia,
Poland, north-western and southern
Russia.
Synonyms
Synonyms for this species include:
*''Anthidium montanum var flavomaculatum'' Friese, 1897
*''Anthidium (Melanoanthidium) montanum Morawitz,'' 1865
1864"
References
montanum
Insects described in 1864
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