''Anthidium wuestneii'' 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.
Catalogue of Life : 2009 Annual Checklist : Literature references
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The species name commemorates the collector Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei
Karl Georg Gustav Wüstnei (18 February 1810 – 12 October 1858) was a German theologian, naturalist and school teacher. He collected numerous specimens of fungi, plants and insects from the Mecklenburg region. He is commemorated in the fungus ge ...
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References
wuestneii
Insects described in 1887
Taxa named by Alexander Mocsáry
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