Andrenidae

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Andrenidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Clade: Anthophila
Family: Andrenidae
Subfamilies

Alocandreninae

Andreninae
Oxaeinae
Panurginae

Andrena sp.

The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly

phylogenetic analysis reveals them to be an offshoot within the Andrenidae, very close to the Andreninae.[1]

Description

The Andrenidae are typically small to moderate-sized bees, which often have

sting apparatus is so reduced that they are effectively unable to sting.[1]

The subfamily Oxaeinae is rather different in appearance from the other subfamilies, being large, fast-flying bees with large eyes, resembling some of the larger Colletidae.[1]

The Andrenidae are known from the

Florissant shale.[2]

"Nocturnal" species

The Andrenidae are one of the four bee families that contain some

ocelli, though one crepuscular subgenus of Andrena has normal ocelli. The other families with some crepuscular species are Halictidae, Colletidae, and Apidae.[1]

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