Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Anthidium sonorense, 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 sonorense, male, side Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Anthidium sonorense, male, top Smithsonian Institution, Entomology Department · 9 Anthidium sonorense, male, wing © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 2 Anthidium sonorense, male, S6 apex, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium sonorense, male, T6, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium sonorense, male, S6, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium sonorense, male, S7, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium sonorense, male, S8, VG © Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 · 1 Anthidium sonorense, female, T6, VG 10 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. California specimens of this bee are moderate in size and show extensive yellow maculations. The apical toothlike process on sternum VI (fig. 14) pro- vides an easy means for recognizing the males of sonorense. The females from California have two longitudinal submedian yellow stripes on the mesonatum, which is unique for this species. There is some reduction of these stripes, as well as a reduction in the yellow metasomal bands, as the species extends southward, and the type of sonorense productum lacks the stripes completely. Tergum VI on the female (fig. 72) is similar to that segment of pare- selae, but differences in the dentition of the mandi- bles (figs. 99, 100) separate them. 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) Aizoaceae   Sesuvium verrucosum @ UCRC_ENT (2) Asteraceae   Chloracantha spinosa @ UCRC_ENT (1) Pluchea sericea @ UCRC_ENT (2); BBSL__LACMENT (1) Fabaceae   Prosopis juliflora @ UCRC_ENT (2) Prosopis @ UCRC_ENT (1) Psorothamnus emoryi @ UCRC_ENT (2) Psorothamnus polydenius @ UCRC_ENT (1) Psorothamnus @ UCRC_ENT (4) Loasaceae   Petalonyx thurberi @ UCRC_ENT (1) Zygophyllaceae   Larrea tridentata @ UCRC_ENT (1) Larrea @ UCRC_ENT (1) go to Discover Life's Facebook group Updated: 2024-04-19 00:02:15 gmt Discover Life | Top © Designed by The Polistes Corporation