Eoanthidium is a genus of bees in the Megachilidae family.[1]

Eoanthidium
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribe: Anthidiini
Genus: Eoanthidium
Popov, 1950

Description

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Eoanthidium generally have elongate, slender bodies with black integument and yellow maculations.[2] Their body length ranges from 6–10 mm.[3]

Distribution

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Eoanthidium occurs in the eastern Mediterranean, southwestern Asia, southern Russia, southern India, Pakistan, and Africa.[2]

Taxonomy

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Eoanthidium contains the following 4 subgenera:[3]

  • Clistanthidium
  • Eoanthidium
  • Hemidiellum
  • Salemanthidium

Species

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Eoanthidium contains at least 17 species:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Eoanthidium Popov, 1950". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.
  2. ^ a b Michener, Charles D. (2007). The Bees of the World (2nd ed.). Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 953. ISBN 978-1-4356-9259-6. OCLC 646769600.
  3. ^ a b c "Eoanthidium | Exotic Bee ID". idtools.org. Retrieved 2022-04-15.