Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Anthidium edwardsii, male, face Click on map for details about points. IDnature guides Anthidium female Anthidium male Bee species Links Hosts 80x5 - 240x3 - 240x4 - 320x1 - 320x2 - 320x3 - 640x1 - 640x2 Set display option above. Click on images to enlarge. Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Anthidium edwardsii, male, side Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Anthidium edwardsii, male, top Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Anthidium edwardsii, male, wing © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 2 Anthidium edwardsii, male, S8 apex post, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 2 Anthidium edwardsii, male, S8 apex profile, VG Hartmut Wisch · 1 Anthidium edwardsii, Hartmut Wisch Hartmut Wisch · 1 Anthidium edwardsii, Hartmut Wisch © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium edwardsii, female, head, clypeusB, mtg1 © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium edwardsii, male, T7, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium edwardsii, male, S6, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium edwardsii, male, S7, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium edwardsii, male, S8, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium edwardsii, female, T6, VG 15 thumbnails  •  slide show Identification Extracted from: Grigarick A.A., & Stange L.A., (1968). The Pollen Collecting Bees of the Anthidiini of California (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) Bulletin of the California Insect Survey Volume 9. The spiniform lateral lobe of tergum VII (fig. 49) distinguish the males except from maculosum and bannigense which have sternum VI differently shaped. The deeply emarginate female clypeus of edwardsii is found only in placitum and approached by pallidi-clypeum. Both of the latter species have a prominent posterior marginal band on tergum VI which contrasts with the weakly defined band of edwardsii (fig. 79). The coloration of the males is usually quite distinctive. The metasomal terga are typically reddish-brown with complete bright yellow bands. This reddish color varies to dark brown and less commonly black, but tergum VII is generally reddish-brown. The females have the usual black base color with yellow bands. This species has been associated with numerous plant families and no strong preference was indicated. The only information concerning the nesting habits was the rearing of one female from inside a bamboo cane lined with down, collected at Turlock, Stanislaus Co., California. A. edwardsii is one of the commonest species in the Central Valley of California and is also found along the Coast Range into southern California. The California records total 341 males and 185 females. About a dozen specimens have been secured near Lone Pine, Inyo Co., which represents the only known record from California for this species east of the Sierra Nevada. Names Scientific source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist, Ascher and Pickering. Integrated Taxonomic Information System Supported by National Biological Information Infrastructure National Science Foundation Hosts · map Family Scientific name @ source (records) Anacardiaceae   Rhus integrifolia @ UCRC_ENT (1) Asteraceae   Centromadia pungens @ AMNH_BEE (1) Eriophyllum @ UCRC_ENT (1) Gnaphalium @ UCRC_ENT (1) Stephanomeria exigua @ UCRC_ENT (1) Boraginaceae   Cryptantha intermedia @ UCRC_ENT (1) Phacelia ramosissima @ UCRC_ENT (35) Euphorbiaceae   Croton setigerus @ UCRC_ENT (1) Fabaceae   Acmispon americanus @ UCRC_ENT (1) Acmispon glaber @ UCRC_ENT (14) Lotus purshianus @ UCRC_ENT (1) Trifolium variegatum @ UCRC_ENT (3) Trifolium wormskioldii @ UCRC_ENT (1) Lamiaceae   Marrubium vulgare @ UCRC_ENT (1) Trichostema lanceolatum @ AMNH_BEE (2); UCRC_ENT (65) Trichostema @ AMNH_BEE (7) Polemoniaceae   Gilia capitata @ UCRC_ENT (1) Polygonaceae   Eriogonum fasciculatum @ UCRC_ENT (1) Eriogonum gracile @ UCRC_ENT (1) Unplaced   Chorizanthe staticoides @ AMNH_BEE (44) go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-05-01 21:36:49 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation