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Bees in the family Megachilidae carry pollen on the underside of their abdomen. Unlike honeybees, they do not have pollen baskets on their hind legs. [13] Most bees in the genus are small to medium in size, although M. pluto at 38 mm is regarded as the largest bee in the world. [14] Many bees in the genus are referred to as leafcutters.
Eucera bees play a crucial role in pollinating a wide range of flowering plants. They are solitary bees, meaning that each female builds and provisions her own nest without forming social colonies like honeybees. Female Eucera bees construct their nests in the ground, typically in well-drained, sandy soils.
A leaf-cutter bee showing abdominal scopa. Megachilidae is a cosmopolitan family of mostly solitary bees.Characteristic traits of this family are the restriction of their pollen-carrying structure (called a scopa) to the ventral surface of the abdomen (rather than mostly or exclusively on the hind legs as in other bee families), and their typically elongated labrum. [1]
Hesperapis oraria, or Gulf Coast solitary bee is a rare species of bee in the family Melittidae. [2] It was first described in 1997. [1] The bee's current known range is on the barrier islands and coastal mainland secondary dunes on the Gulf Coast of the United States in Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi.
Andrena prunorum, otherwise known as the purple miner bee, is a species of solitary bees in the family Andrenidae. [1] It is commonly found in the continental United States as well as much of North and Central America. [2] [3] Andrena prunorum is a spring-flying, ground-nesting bee that serves as a ubiquitous generalist in ecological settings ...
The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees or leafcutting bees; it also includes the called resin bees and mortar bees. While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or ...
The genus Megachile is a cosmopolitan group of solitary bees, often called leafcutter bees.While other genera within the family Megachilidae may chew leaves or petals into fragments to build their nests, certain species within Megachile neatly cut pieces of leaves or petals, hence their common name.
Mason bee is a name now commonly used for species of bees in the genus Osmia, of the family Megachilidae. Mason bees are named for their habit of using mud or other "masonry" products in constructing their nests, which are made in naturally occurring gaps such as between cracks in stones or other small dark cavities. When available, some ...