Taxonomy of Egyptian Members of Wool Carder Bees (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Megachilinae: Anthidiini) Based on Morphological Variations

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Zoology and Entomology Department , Faculty of Sciences , Al-Azhar University

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Tribe Anthidiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Megachilinae) is composed of intriguing solitary bees that are cosmopolitan in distribution (widely distributed on all continents, except Antarctica). This family includes the mason and leafcutter. The name carder bee may be referred to the female of this tribe are scrapes and collects the soft downy hairs (trichomes) of some plants to build their nest to lay eggs and for her young wool carder bees are represented in Egypt by seventeen species within five genera. Taxonomic keys were established for genera of the tribe and species of genera whenever needed. Verbal descriptions accompanied by detailed illustrations and photographs were presented. The distribution of species in Egypt and the world was presented. The classification of the tribe updated and received changes according to the recent publication and examination of the Egyptian entomological collections and fauna.

Some taxonomic updates were carried out during the present study are: Anthidium karschi Friese, 1899 dropped as a synonym for Afranthidium alternans (Klug,1832); Anthidium alternans Klug, 1832 transferred to genus Afranthidium.

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International Journal of Theoretical and Applied Research
Volume 1, Issue 1
December 2022
Pages 1-10

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