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© Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2010 Anthidium manicatum	© Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2010 Anthidium manicatum
© Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2010 Anthidium manicatum	© Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2010 Anthidium manicatum
© Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2010 Anthidium manicatum	© Copyright John Ascher, 2006-2010 Anthidium manicatum, wool-carder bee
© Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 Anthidium manicatum, male, S6, VG	© Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 Anthidium manicatum, male, S7, VG
© Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 Anthidium manicatum, male, S8, VG	© Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 Anthidium manicatum, male, T7, VG
© Kimberly Huntzinger, 2007 Anthidium manicatum, female, T6, VG	Linda Dahlberg 2010 Anthidium manicatum
© Linda Dahlberg, 2009 Anthidium manicatum	© Linda Dahlberg, 2009 Anthidium manicatum
© Linda Dahlberg, 2009 Anthidium manicatum	© Linda Dahlberg, 2009 Anthidium manicatum
© Stephanie Kolski and Natalie Allen Anthidium manicatum, female, back	© Stephanie Kolski and Natalie Allen Anthidium manicatum, female, face
© Stephanie Kolski and Natalie Allen Anthidium manicatum, female, side	© Mary Paul Anthidium manicatum, female, top
© Mary Paul Anthidium manicatum, female, side	© Mary Paul Anthidium manicatum, female, face
© Mary Paul Anthidium manicatum, male, top	© Mary Paul Anthidium manicatum, male, side
© Mary Paul Anthidium manicatum, male, face

Overview

Copied from: Journal of Entomology Society of Ontario Volume 134 2003 Female: mandible with tooth 2 shorter than 3, teeth 3 and 4 close to one another. Yellow coloration is on mandibles, paraocular area, marks on vertex, antero-lateral margins of scutum, pronotal lobes, tegulae, axillae, scutellum, and legs. Terga 1-6 with wide interrupted bands not enlarged laterally; terga with deep and dense puncture of irregular size on basal part. Scutellum with apical emargination. Body length 11-13 mm. Male: tergum 6 with long, curved, lateral tooth. Clypeus yellow with black base. Tibiae and basitarsi yellow. Terga [-6 with yellow bands, on sides with long, erect, orange hair brush. Body length 14-17 mm. Plight period in Ontario: June - September. Palaearctic. US (New York, Pennsylvania), South America, Canary Islands. Material: Cochrane Co.: Hungry Hollow, I 7.VI1I. 1994, , Rider (DEBU). Northumberland Co.: Murray Hills, 1.IX.2002,d’, S. Paiero (DEBU); Hamilton, 29.IX.94, 3d, Patterson; 3- 22.VHI. 1992, 3?, 2d, Stachys officinali.v, Salviafarinacea Skevington (DEBU). York Co.: Toronto, Humber River, 12.VI-4.IX. 1999, 22?; l.V1-18.VI1I.1999, l9cj’, Vicia sp., T. Romankova; 28.VH.l992, 2d, Monardia sp. (ROME). Willington Co.: Rockwood, l.VIIl.1992,cj’, Stachys byzantina, I. Smith (DEBU). Halton Co.: Burlington, Kems Road, 12.VIl.1997,d, Crins (DEBU). Wellington Co.: Guelph, 15-23.V11.1994, 2? , 2d, Coote (ROME); 6.VI.1998,? , J. Daley; 17.IX.1995,?, Lauro; 20.Vll.1994,d, J. Dow; 7.VIII.1994,d’, Rios; 17.VIII.1993,cj’, Caloren; 20.IX. 1993,d. Bicney; 5.V11I. 1992,d, Stachys byzantina, I. Smith; 14.VI. 1991 2d, I. Smith; 7.V111.l991,ci’; 5.VII.1990, 3d, Stachys olimpica. I. Smith (DEBU). Wentworth Co.: Freelton, 25.VII.1992,?,cj’, I. Smith; 23.V1.1984,cl’, Kassera (DEBU). Brant Co.: Brantford, 24.VI1I.2002. ? ,d, S. Paiero (DEBU). Middlesex Co.: Komoka, 11 .VI1.2001 ,J, S. Paiero (DEBU). Essex Co.: Windsor, Ojibway Prairie, 12-13.IX.2002,?,cJ, M. Buck (DEBU).

Identification

Note that this is a relatively recently discovered exotic species and consequently not found in Mitchell's book. It is now common and prominent in gardens containing Stachys where the large and colorful males aggressively attack and sometimes kill other bees and frequently hover near flower patches.

Names

Scientific source:       Discover Life's Bee species guide, Ascher and Pickering, 2010.       Integrated Taxonomic Information System