Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
The proposed common name for the genus reflects the habitat of most species globally. Exceptions that do not inhabit mountains can be called "Diggers".
Explanation of Names
Author: Fabricius 1804
Habro: From a Greek word for graceful/pretty
Numbers
16 spp. in our area, 55 spp. worldwide
(1)Identification
Some diagnostic characters of this genus (per J.S. Ascher): elongate marginal cell, extending far beyond the submarginal cells, and the third submarginal cell narrowed anteriorly.
Because of the close similarity to many
Anthophora, "the generic characters of wing venation mentioned in couplet 1 of the key to genera of Anthophorini must be examined in order to place specimens to genus correctly."
(2)
One clear difference: in Habropoda the first recurrent vein terminates at or near the apex of the second submarginal cell, whereas in Anthophora the first recurrent vein meets the second submarginal cell near the middle.
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Range
holarctic + some Oriental; in our area, New England to sw. Canada to Mexico (
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(1)