Anthophora mucida
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Anthophora mucida is a bee from the family of Apidae . The species is similar to Anthophora biciliata .
features
The bees have a body length of 16 to 17 millimeters (females) or 15 to 16 millimeters (males). In females, the face and sides of the thorax are hairy whitish. The mesonotum is hairy gray, with isolated black hairs. The scutellum , the postscutellum and a strip below the base of the wings are hairy reddish brown, the first three tergites are hairy yellowish brown on the disc and the fourth and fifth tergites are black haired. The first three tergites have light-colored end bands. The splint brush (Scopa) is whitish. The males have similar hairs to the females, but their hair ties on the first three tergites are weak. Her face is marked in yellow. The heel phalanx (metatarsus) on the middle pair of legs is predominantly hairy on the rear edge as long as the limb is wide. The claw link on the middle legs is loosely provided with black hair fringes on both sides. The seventh tergite has a pygidial plate .
Occurrence and way of life
The species is common in Spain, France, Italy, Hungary and the Caucasus. It flies from mid-April to late July. The females create their nests in the ground. Pollen is collected from different plant families. Cuckoo bees of the species are unknown.
supporting documents
Felix Amiet, M. Herrmann, A. Müller, R. Neumeyer: Fauna Helvetica 20: Apidae 5 . Center Suisse de Cartographie de la Faune, 2007, ISBN 978-2-88414-032-4 .
Web links
- Anthophora mucida in Fauna Europaea. Retrieved June 28, 2011