Biology:Amegilla calens

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Short description: Species of bee

Amegilla calens
Amegilla calens01.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Genus: Amegilla
Species:
A. calens
Binomial name
Amegilla calens
(Le Peletier, 1841)

Amegilla calens is a species of bees in the genus Amegilla. They were first described by Lepeletier in 1841.[1] They are found in several countries in Africa, mainly in the south but as far north as Nigeria.[2]

This are solitary species and they construct their nests in dry, clay rich grounds.[3]

References

  1. Lepeletier de Saint Fargeau, Amédée Louis Michel (1836). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hyménoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.9005. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/9005. Retrieved 2022-10-10. 
  2. "Amegilla calens - WaspWeb". http://www.waspweb.org/apoidea/apidae/Apinae/Anthophorini/Amegilla/Amegilla_calens.htm. 
  3. Denis Michez, Pierre Rasmont, Michaël Terzo [et autres] (2019). Abeilles d'Europe. 1. Verrières-le-Buisson: NAP éditions. ISBN 978-2-913688-33-9. OCLC 1140375362. https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1140375362. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2081627 entry