Anthophorula
Cockerell, 1897
Species Guides
8- Anthophorula albicans
- Anthophorula chionura
- Anthophorula compactula
- Anthophorula completa
- Anthophorula micheneri
- Anthophorula nitens(Shining Mini-Digger)
- Anthophorula palmarum
- Anthophorula torticornis(Twisted-horned Mini-digger)
Anthophorula is a of bees in the Apidae, tribe Exomalopsini, containing more than 60 described . These bees are part of the anthophorid group, a diverse of solitary bees. Some species have been documented visiting flowers in the families Apiaceae and Agalinis. The genus was established by Cockerell in 1897.
Pronunciation
How to pronounce Anthophorula: /ˌænθoʊfoʊˈruːlə/
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Distribution
in this occur in North America. Anthophorula micheneri has been recorded in Virginia, USA, representing an approximately 1,350 km range extension from its previously documented distribution.
Host Associations
- Apiaceae - floral Based on floral records for Anthophorula micheneri
- Agalinis - floral Based on floral records for Anthophorula micheneri
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Taxonomic note
Anthophorula was previously treated as a subgenus of Exomalopsis. The Exomalopsis (Anthophorula) chionura has been studied for nesting and provisioning, though detailed biological information for the genus Anthophorula as currently circumscribed remains limited.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Catalogue of Life
- Biological Observations on Exomalopsis (Anthophorula) Chionura Cockerell, including a Comparison of the Biology of Exomalopsis with that of Other Anthophorid Groups (Hymenoptera: Apoidea)
- Distribution and floral hosts of Anthophorula micheneri (Timberlake, 1947) and Hylaeus sparsus (Cresson, 1869), (Insecta: Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila), with new state records in Giles and Loudoun counties, Virginia, eastern USA