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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 (Anthophila (Apoidea) - 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)
Genus Anthidium (Woolcarder Bees)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
Numbers 29 spp. in 3 subgenera in our area (all but 3 in the nominate subgenus), ~170 spp. in 7 subgenera worldwide (2)
Identification distinctive characters for the genus (3):
Subantennal sutures very straight
No arolium between front claws (unlike in other Anthidiini)
Range across NA and much of the world except Australasia and se. Asia ( map)
Season May-Sep ( A. cognatum in NC) (4); Jul-Aug in MN
Life Cycle Females collect down from pubescent plants and use it to line nest (5)
Remarks A. manicatum and A. oblongatum, common in e. NA, are adventive spp. of European origin
Works Cited 3. | The Bees in Your Backyard: A Guide to North America's Bees. Joseph S. Wilson & Olivia J. Messinger Carril. 2015. Princeton University Press. | |
4. | Insects of North Carolina C.S. Brimley. 1938. North Carolina Department of Agriculture. | |
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