Nest Structure of Pseudoanthidium Nanum Mocsary, 1880 (hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini), and Additional Records of This Newly Introduced Bee in the Pacific Northwest
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Pan-Pacific Entomologist
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Publication Date
12-1-2023
Abstract
Pseudoanthidium nanum Mocsáry, 1880 is a small megachilid bee native to Europe and the Middle East (see range map in Litman et al. 2022). It is part of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex, a group of similar-looking and closely related taxa, which was recently revised by Litman et al. (2022). These 6–8-mm-long bees have black bodies with broadly broken yellow bands or spots on the terga, yellow maculations on the head, five teeth on the mandibles, and lamellate pronotal lobes (Michener 2007, Portman et al. 2019). Pseudanthidium nanum can be distinguished from other members of the P. scapulare complex by characters of the male genitalia and by the combs on the fifth sternite of the males, as detailed in Litman et al. (2022).
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10.3956/202399.4.283
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Steele, S., & Masta, S. E. (2023). Nest structure of Pseudoanthidium nanum Mocsáry, 1880 (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae: Anthidiini), and additional records of this newly introduced bee in the Pacific Northwest. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 99(4), 283-288.