Andrenidae
Andrenidae | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Clade: | Anthophila |
Family: | Andrenidae |
Subfamilies | |
Alocandreninae Andreninae Oxaeinae Panurginae |
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]
References
- ^ C. D. Michener(2007) The Bees of the World, 2nd Edition, Johns Hopkins University Press.
- PMID 24715773.