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Figures 1–5.Photomicrographs of male holotype of Microsphecodes xaymacensis Engel, sp. n. 1 Lateral habitus 2 Facial aspect 3 Dorsal view of posterior mesosoma, highlighting propodeum, metanotum, mesoscutellum and posterior third of mesoscutum 4 Pygidial plate 5 Detail of forewing venation.
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Favízia Freitas de Oliveira, Michael S. Engel, Thiago Mahlmann
Zookeys
Figure 1.Male of Chlerogelloides nexosasp. n.collecting resources at flowers ofCordia nodosa Lam. (Boraginaceae) at the Estação Ecológica Ferreira Penna (Caxiuanã Reserve, Melgaço, Pará, Brazil). Photograph by Rech et al. (in press).
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Ryuki Murao, Osamu Tadauchi, Xu Huan-li
Zookeys
Figures 1–6.Seladonia (Pachyceble) henanensis sp. n. 1–2 lateral habitus 3–4 head in frontal view 5 mesoscutum 6 propodeal dorsum. 1, 3, 5 male, holotype. 2, 4, 6 female paratype.
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Figures 1–3.Female of Lasioglossum (Dialictus) sombrerense Engel, sp. n. 1 Lateral habitus 2 Dorsal habitus 3 Facial aspect.
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Lipotriches flavoviridisIt is the first time we have seen this particular bee swarm like this. There were two grass heads with bees that had settled. Another two plants had swarms of bees flying around trying to settle but a wasp kept on disturbing them. Photos: Fred
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Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 (Neuflgler)Order: Hymenoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (bees, ants and wasps, Hautflgler)Suborder: ApocritaSuperfamily: ApoideaFamily: Halictidae (sweat bees)Subfamily: HalictinaeTribus: HalictiniGenus: Sphecodes LATREILLE, 1805 (parasitic sweat bee, Blutbienen)Sphecodes albilabris FABRICIUS, 1793 (Groe Blutbiene)[det. B. Jacobi, 2018, based on photos]Germany, Berlin: Hasenheide Park, 30-50m asl., 05.06.2013IMG_0705
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs. SO72884700
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SO973563. WWT Grafton Woods. Worcs
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This plasterer bee is active by early March. Lives in sandy lowlands, dry meadows and forest edges.It is prone to the (kleptoparasite?) parasitic sweat bee (
Sphecodes albilabris) :
flic.kr/p/sRvGcSL: 14-15mm Phylum: Arthropoda LATREILLE; 1829 (arthropods, Gliederfer)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta LINNAEUS, 1758 (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota LANG, 1888 (Fluginsekten)Order: Hymenoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (bees, ants & wasps, Hautflgler)Suborder: Apocrita GERSTAECKER, 1867 (Taillenwespen)Superfamily: Apoidea LATREILLE; 1802 (Bienen & Grabwespen)Family: Halictidae THOMSON, 1869 (furrow or sweat bees, Schmal- und Furchenbienen) Subfamily: HalictinaeTribus: HalictiniGenus:
Halictus LATEILLE, 1804
Halictus sexcinctus FABRICIUS, 1775 (Sechsbindige Furchenbiene)[det. B. Jacobi, 2016, based on photos]more info (German):
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halictus_sexcinctusand:
www.wildbienen.de/eb-hsexc.htmGermany, Berlin: Park Hasenheide, 30-50m asl., 12.06.2014 IMG_4828
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Victoria, Australia
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Mallacoota, Victoria, Australia
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Nesting colony on coastal cliff. Kildonan, Isle of Arran. NS033208
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Ipswich District, England, UK
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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SO973563. WWT Grafton Woods. Worcs
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Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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L: 1114 mm. This solitary parasitic bee flies from March to September and is endemic to Central and Western Europe. It is highly threatened: RL2.Most species of
Sphecodes develop in the heaves of sweat bees (Halictinae). The larvae of (
Sphecodes albilabris parasitises to the mining bee
Colletes cunicularius flic.kr/p/scfnME Die Larve der Groen Blutbiene (
Sphecodes albilabris) lebt als Kuckucksbiene von den Eiern (Parasitoid) und Vorrten der Frhlings-Seidenbiene (
Colletes cunicularius). Sie ist stark gefhrdet: Rote Liste 2Phylum: Arthropoda (arthropods)Subphylum: Hexapoda BLAINVILLE, 1816Class: Insecta (insects, Insekten)Subclass: Pterygota (Fluginsekten)Infraclass: Neoptera MARTYNOV, 1923 (Neuflgler)Order: Hymenoptera LINNAEUS, 1758 (bees, ants & wasps, Hautflgler)Suborder: ApocritaSuperfamily: Apoidea (Bienen & Grabwespen)Family: Halictidae (sweat bees)Subfamily: HalictinaeTribus: HalictiniGenus:
Sphecodes LATREILLE, 1805 (parasitic sweat bee, Blutbiene)
Sphecodes albilabris KIRBY, 1802 (Groe Blutbiene)more info:
de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphecodes_albilabrisGermany, Berlin: Hasenheide (park), ca. 40m asl. 21.03.2014IMG_3827
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Barthelemy, Cayenne, French Guiana
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Cradley, Malvern Worcs. SO729470
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Lower Sabie, Mpumalanga, South Africa
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Cradley, Malvern, Worcs, SO729470
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Juno Beach, Florida, United States
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Figures 6–8.Male genitalia of Microsphecodes xaymacensis Engel, sp. n. 6 Ventral aspect 7 Dorsal aspect 8 Lateral aspect.