Biology:Oxaeinae
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Short description: Subfamily of bees
Oxaeinae | |
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Female Notoxaea ferruginae | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Andrenidae |
Subfamily: | Oxaeinae |
Genera | |
Mesoxaea |
The Oxaeinae are an exclusively American subfamily of the bee family Andrenidae, consisting of large (13–26 mm), fast-flying bees, often with large eyes. The four constituent genera, with a total of 19 described species, range from the United States to Argentina . Some resources still use the name Oxaeidae, and treat them as a family, but they were moved to subfamily status in 1995.
They can be best recognized by the extremely low position of the ocelli on their faces, a feature not shared by any other large bees. Their nests are deep burrows in the ground, and provisions are a soupy mixture of pollen and nectar in cells with a waxlike waterproof lining.
References
- C. D. Michener (2007) The Bees of the World, 2nd Edition, Johns Hopkins University Press.
Wikidata ☰ Q4046106 entry
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