''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to 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 ...

, subfamily

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 f ...

Description

''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hair is relatively sparse, but the male has a thick, long, black facial hair. The body surface area largely bald and shiny. The abdomen has a typical, slightly diamond-shaped outline. ''Panurgus'' have one generation per year, adults can be found especially in late Summer. They are dependent on

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as a pollen source and they prefers yellow flowers. The nests are laid in sandy soil or loess.

Distribution

These bees are confined entirely to the

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, the range extends from the

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and

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Species

Subgenus ''Flavipanurgus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus flavus'' Friese, 1897 * '' Panurgus fuzetus'' Patiny, 1999 * '' Panurgus granadensis'' Warncke, 1987 * '' Panurgus ibericus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus merceti'' Vachal, 1910 * '' Panurgus venustus'' Erichson, 1835 Subgenus ''Panurgus'' Panzer, 1806 * '' Panurgus banksianus'' (Kirby, 1802) * ''

Panurgus calcaratus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' (Scopoli, 1763) Subgenus ''Simpanurgus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus acutus'' Patiny, 2002 * '' Panurgus afghanensis'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus annulipes ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' (Lucas, 1846) * ''

Panurgus arctos ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' (Erichson, 1806) * '' Panurgus avarus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus buteus'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus calceatus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Pérez, 1895 * ''

Panurgus canarius ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus canescens ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Latreille, 1811 * ''

Panurgus canohirtus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Friese, 1922 * ''

Panurgus catulus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus cavannae ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Gribodo, 1880 * ''

Panurgus cephalotes ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Latreille, 1811 * ''

Panurgus convergens ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Pérez, 1895 * ''

Panurgus corsicus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus cyrenaikensis ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus dargius'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus dentatus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Friese, 1901 * '' Panurgus dentipes'' Latreille, 1811 * '' Panurgus farinosus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus friesei'' Mocsary, 1894 * '' Panurgus intermedius'' Rozen, 1971 * '' Panurgus maroccanus'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Panurgus meridionali''s Patiny, Ortiz-Sánchez & Michez, 2005 * '' Panurgus minor'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus nasutus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Spinola, 1838 * '' Panurgus nigriscopus'' Pérez, 1895 * ''

Panurgus niloticus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus oblitus'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus ovatulus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus perezi ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Saunders, 1882 * '' Panurgus phyllopodus'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus pici ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Panurgus platymerus'' Pérez, 1895 * ''

Panurgus posticus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus pyropygus'' Friese, 1901 * ''

Panurgus rungsii ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Benoist, 1937 * '' Panurgus siculus'' Morawitz, 1872 * '' Panurgus sidensis'' Warncke, 1987 * '' Panurgus soikai'' Pittioni, 1950 * ''

Panurgus vachali ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Panurgus variegatus'' Morawitz, 1876

References

* Charles D. Michener: The Bees of the World. 2nd Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2007
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