Diadasia rinconis
| Diadasia rinconis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Emphorini |
| Genus: | Diadasia |
| Species: | D. rinconis
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| Binomial name | |
| Diadasia rinconis Cockerell, 1897
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Diadasia rinconis is a species of chimney bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] In the Sonoran Desert, D. rinconis is considered the "cactus bee" as it feeds almost exclusively on a number of Sonoran Desert cactus species, its life cycle revolving around the flowering of the native species of cacti.[4] These bees exhibit a tawny coloration, with abdomens either striped with pale bands or covered with pale-gold hairs. Female Diadasia species possess bushy pollen-collecting hairs on their hind legs and distinctive brushes of long hairs on their forelegs. Males often have elongated hind legs.[5]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Diadasia rinconis:
- Diadasia rinconis mimetica Cockerell, 1924
- Diadasia rinconis rinconis Cockerell, 1897
References
- ^ "Diadasia rinconis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Diadasia rinconis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Diadasia rinconis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- ^ "Bees". Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum.
- ^ "Diadasia Chimney Bees". Wild bees of the National Butterfly Center and the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley. Mission, Texas. Retrieved 2025-03-23.
Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
- Media related to Diadasia rinconis at Wikimedia Commons