Norway was represented at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich by the Norwegian Olympic Committee and Confederation of Sports. 112 competitors, 101 men and 11 women, took part in 70 events in 15 sports.
The genus Halictus is a large assemblage of bee species in the family Halictidae. The genus is divided into 15 subgenera, some of dubious monophyly, containing over 200 species, primarily in the Northern Hemisphere. Most species are black or dark brown, sometimes metallic greenish-tinted, with apical whitish abdominal bands on the terga.
Melitta is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae. It includes about 40 species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone. Most of the species are Palaearctic, though three rare species occur in North America.
Macropis is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae.
Dasypoda is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae.
Panurgus is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae.
Fritz Warncke is a Norwegian freestyle swimmer. He was born in Bergen. He competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich and at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Melittidae is a small bee family, with over 200 described species in three subfamilies. The family has a limited distribution, with all described species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone.
Sphecodes is a genus of cuckoo bees from the family Halictidae, the majority of which are black and red in colour and are colloquially known as blood bees. Sphecodes bees are kleptoparasitic on other bees, especially bees in the genera Lasioglossum, Halictus and Andrena. The adults consume nectar, but because they use other bees' provisions to feed their offspring they do not collect pollen.
Panurgini is a tribe of bees in the family Andrenidae. There are about 9 genera and more than 830 described species in Panurgini.
Panurginus is a genus of bees in the family Andrenidae. There are more than 50 described species in Panurginus.
Ammobates is a genus of cuckoo bees belonging to the family Apidae.
Stenosmia is a genus of bees belonging to the family Megachilidae.
Pseudapis is a genus of bees belonging to the family Halictidae.
Camptopoeum is a genus of bees of the subfamily Panurginae.
