Anthophora crotchii

Cresson, 1879

Anthophora crotchii is a of digger bee in the Apidae, first described by Ezra Townsend Cresson in 1879 and named after entomologist George Robert Crotch. It belongs to the Anthophora, a group of solitary, ground-nesting bees commonly known as digger bees. The species occurs in North America. Like other members of its genus, it is expected to be a solitary that excavates nests in soil, though specific biological details remain poorly documented in published literature.

Male A. crotchii by KRHick. Used under a CC BY-SA 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Anthophora crotchii: /ænˈθɒfərə ˈkrɒtʃii/

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Distribution

North America. Specific distribution details within this range are not well documented in available sources.

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Taxonomic note

The name 'crotchii' honors George Robert Crotch (1842-1874), a British entomologist who collected extensively in North America before his early death from tuberculosis.

Data availability

Despite being described in 1879, A. crotchii remains poorly studied. Available sources provide only basic taxonomic information without -specific details on , , or . Much of what might be inferred about this species would require extrapolation from better-studied such as A. bomboides, which is inappropriate without direct evidence.