Anthidium

	Anthidium ''Anthidium'' is a genus of bees often called carder or potter bees, who do not cut leaves, but use conifer resin, plant hairs, mud, or a mix of them to build nests. Like other members of the family Megachilidae (most of which are called "leafcutter bees"), they are solitary bees with pollen-carrying scopa that are only located on the ventral surface of the abdomen (other bee families have pollen-carrying structures on the hind legs). The ~80 species are distributed primarily in the Northern Hemisphere, and South America. Description Most ''Anthidium'' species have cream to yellow abdominal bands, typically interrupted in the middle. There is no lobe ( arolium) between their claws. ''Anthidium manicatum'', commonly known as the wool carder bee, uses comblike mandibles to "comb" plant fibers into its brood cell walls. It has spread from Europe to North and South America. The males are much larger (ca. 18 mm) than the females (ca.12 mm) which is not uncommon among Megachil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Anthidium Manicatum ''Anthidium manicatum'', commonly called the European wool carder bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees or mason bees. They get the name "carding, carder" from their behaviour of scraping hair from leaves such as lamb's ears (''Stachys byzantina''). They carry this hair bundled beneath their bodies to be used as a nest lining. Like other members of the tribe Anthidiini, these bees do not cut leaves or petals as is typical for megachilids. The males engage in territorial behaviour, aggressively chasing other males and pollinators from their territory. This bee is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa. It has recently been seen in regions of South America, New Zealand, and the Canary Islands. They are generalists, and do not seem to prefer any plant genera for foraging, although in New Zealand, native plants are visited less frequently by this bee species. It was accidentally introduced into North America from Europe some time in the mid-20th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Megachilidae Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees. Characteristic traits of this family are the restriction of their pollen-carrying structure (called a '' scopa'') to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families), and their typically elongated labrum. C. D. Michener (2007) ''The Bees of the World'', 2nd Edition, pg. 122, Johns Hopkins University Press. Megachilid genera are most commonly known as mason bees and leafcutter bees, reflecting the materials from which they build their nest cells (soil or leaves, respectively); a few collect plant or animal hairs and fibers, and are called carder bees, while others use plant resins in nest construction and are correspondingly called resin bees. All species feed on nectar and pollen, but a few are kleptoparasites (informally called " cuckoo bees"), feeding on pollen collected by other megachilid bees. Parasitic species do not possess scopae. The motion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Florentinum ''Anthidium florentinum'', one of several European wool carder bees, is a territorial species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. Description The species is a medium to large bee. Both sexes have a black abdomen bearing two yellow bands on each tergite. The male can be distinguished by the grey and or whitish hairs on the sides of the abdomen. Females are smaller than males and have pale yellowish pollen brushes on the underside of the abdomen. The nest is made in a crevice or the abandoned nest of another insect and is lined with chewed plant fibres. Phenology In both ''A. florentinum'' in southern France and ''A. manicatum'' in southern Germany, unlike the majority of solitary bees, a study found that there are more females than males, males are bigger than the females, and the sexes fly at the same times of year. P. Wirtz and colleagues suggest that this pattern is explained by the prolonged sexual receptivity of the females, along wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Banningense ''Anthidium banningense'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus ''Osmia'', of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally ...s. Distribution North America Synonyms Synonyms for this species include: ''Anthidium plumarium'' Cockerell, 1925 ''Anthidium longispinum'' Schwarz, 1927 References External linksImages banningense Insects described in 1904 {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Auritum ''Anthidium auritum'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus ''Osmia'', of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally ...s. Synonyms Synonyms for this species include: ''Anthidium fischeri'' Spinola, 1838 ''Anthidium rufomaculatum'' Friese, 1899 References auritum Insects described in 1832 Taxa named by Johann Christoph Friedrich Klug {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Anguliventre ''Anthidium anguliventre'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus ''Osmia'', of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally ...s. Synonyms Synonyms for this species include: ''Anthidium arabicum'' Pasteels, 1969 ''Anthidium intermedium'' Pasteels, 1969 References anguliventre Insects described in 1888 {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Bechualandicum ''Anthidium bechualandicum'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus ''Osmia'', of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally ...s. Synonyms Synonyms for this species include: ''Anthidium michaelis bechuanlandicum'' Mavromoustakis, 1939 References bechualandicum Insects described in 1939 {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Amabile ''Anthidium amabile'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus ''Osmia'', of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally ...s. Synonyms Synonyms for this species include: ''Anthidium minimum'' Pasteels, 1969 References amabile Insects described in 1932 {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Atripes ''Anthidium atripes'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus ''Osmia'', of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally ...s. Synonyms Synonyms for this species include: ''Anthidium polingae'' Schwarz, 1931 References atripes Insects described in 1879 Taxa named by Ezra Townsend Cresson {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Atricaudum ''Anthidium atricaudum'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. Distribution Chile Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ... Synonyms Synonyms for this species include: ''Anthidium piliventre'' Friese, 1925 (homonym) References atricaudum Insects described in 1926 {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Ardens ''Anthidium ardens'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus ''Osmia'', of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally ...s. Synonyms Synonyms for this species include: ''Anthidium (Ardenthidium) ardens'' Smith, 1879 References ardens Insects described in 1879 {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Anthidium Alticola ''Anthidium alticola'' is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bees. References alticola ''Alticola'' is a genus of rodent in the family Cricetidae The Cricetidae are a family of rodents in the large and complex superfamily Muroidea. It includes true hamsters, voles, lemmings, muskrats, and New World rats and mice. At over ... Insects described in 1967 {{Anthidium-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]