Subfamily Panurginae

Classification · Identification · Range · Season · Food · Remarks · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

tiny bee - Pseudopanurgus compositarum - male

calliopsis scutellaris - Calliopsis scutellaris - male

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)

No Taxon (Aculeata - Bees, Ants, and other Stinging Wasps)

No Taxon (Anthophila (Apoidea) - Bees)

Family Andrenidae (Mining Bees)

Subfamily Panurginae

Identification

They are usually smaller, less hairy than Andreninae and, sometimes have yellow or cream coloured markings on all tagmata.

Apex of marginal cell truncate, and usuallly only two submarginal cells.

Range

Discover Life Global Map for genera occurring in North America

Season

most are univoltine and have a short flight season

Food

most are specialists, collecting pollen from a single plant taxon

Remarks

Most species belong to the genus Perdita

Print References

(1)

Internet References

Valdosta. Key to Florida's tribes of Panurginae.

Works Cited

1.	Borror and DeLong's Introduction to the Study of Insects By Norman F. Johnson, Charles A. Triplehorn

Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 9 November, 2005 - 4:55pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher
Last updated 29 December, 2007 - 5:19pm

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