Eoanthidium

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Eoanthidium
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribe: Anthidiini
Genus: Eoanthidium
Popov, 1950

Eoanthidium is a genus of bees in the Megachilidae family. [1]

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Description

Eoanthidium generally have elongate, slender bodies with black integument and yellow maculations. [2] Their body length ranges from 6–10 mm. [3]

Distribution

Eoanthidium occurs in the eastern Mediterranean, southwestern Asia, southern Russia, southern India, Pakistan, and Africa. [2]

Taxonomy

Eoanthidium contains the following 4 subgenera: [3]

Species

Eoanthidium contains at least 17 species: [3]

References

  1. ↑ "Eoanthidium Popov, 1950". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  2. 1 2 Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 953. ISBN   978-1-4356-9259-6. OCLC   646769600.
  3. 1 2 3 "Eoanthidium | Exotic Bee ID". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
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