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Heriades
Genus
Heriades
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon
(Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon
(Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family
Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies)
Subfamily
Megachilinae (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives)
Tribe
Osmiini (Mason bees and relatives)
Genus
Heriades
Explanation of Names
Heriades
Spinola 1808
Numbers
11 spp. (all in subgen.
Neotrypetes
) in our area, 140 spp. in 8 subgenera total
(
1
)
Identification
abdomens curled under; segment 1 (T1) is concave with a sharp edge:
; each segment appears constricted:
(
2
)
Range
worldwide except S. America & Australia; throughout NA [
map
]
(
1
)
Internet References
Michener C.D. (1938) American bees of the genus
Heriades
. Ann. Ent. Soc. Amer. 31(4): 514-531
Works Cited
1.
Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
2.
The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees.
Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia J. Messinger Carril. 2015. Princeton University Press.
Contributed by
Eric R. Eaton
on 6 December, 2006 - 2:34pm
Additional contributions by
Beatriz Moisset
,
v belov
,
Marci Hess
Last updated 7 July, 2021 - 4:49am