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Common Digger Bees
Anthophora
The bee genus Anthophora is one of the largest in the family Apidae, with over 450 species worldwide in 14 different subgenera. They are most abundant and diverse in the Holarctic and African biogeographic regions. All species are solitary, though many nest in large aggregations. Nearly all species make nests in the soil, either in banks or in flat ground; the larvae develop in cells with waterproof linings and do not spin cocoons. Males commonly have pale white or yellow facial markings, and/or peculiarly modified leg armature and hairs. Anthophora individuals can be distinguished from the very similar genus Amegilla by the possession of an arolium between the tarsal claws.
Species include:
30 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Anthophora
subgenusAnthophora
Mystacanthophora
subgenusMystacanthophora
Clisodon
subgenusClisodon
Melea
subgenusMelea
Anthophoroides
subgenusAnthophoroides
Pyganthophora
subgenusPyganthophora
Lophanthophora
subgenusLophanthophora
Heliophila
subgenusHeliophila
Micranthophora
subgenusMicranthophora
Dasymegilla
subgenusDasymegilla
Paramegilla
subgenusParamegilla
Petalosternon
subgenusPetalosternon
Caranthophora
subgenusCaranthophora
Anthomegilla
subgenusAnthomegilla
Anthophora pruinosa
speciesAnthophora pruinosa
Anthophora robbi
speciesAnthophora robbi
Anthophora semirufa
speciesAnthophora semirufa
Anthophora nigrocaudata
speciesAnthophora nigrocaudata
Anthophora uljanini
speciesAnthophora uljanini
Anthophora solskyi
speciesAnthophora solskyi
Anthophora mephistophelicana
speciesAnthophora mephistophelicana
Anthophora mongolica
speciesAnthophora mongolica
Anthophora ventrilabris
speciesAnthophora ventrilabris
Anthophora perezi
speciesAnthophora perezi
Anthophora tibialis
speciesAnthophora tibialis
Anthophora dorsalis
speciesAnthophora dorsalis
Rhinomegilla
subgenusRhinomegilla
Anthophora trichopus
speciesAnthophora trichopus
Anthophora crysocnemis
speciesAnthophora crysocnemis
Anthophora caelebs
speciesAnthophora caelebs
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 57682.