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Tribe Anthidiini - Wool-carder, Resin, Pebble, and Allied Bees

Bee for ID - Paranthidium jugatorium - female

European Wool-carder Bee - Anthidium manicatum - female

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 Anthidiini (Wool-carder, Resin, Pebble, and Allied Bees)

Explanation of Names

Anthidiini Ashmead 1899

Numbers

~140 spp. in 6 genera in our area, >830 spp. in ~40 genera worldwide(1)

Range

worldwide(1)

Works Cited

1.	Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)

Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 24 October, 2007 - 1:52am
Additional contributions by John S. Ascher, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 18 September, 2023 - 4:37pm

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