Heriades carinata
| Heriades carinata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Megachilidae |
| Genus: | Heriades |
| Species: | H. carinata
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| Binomial name | |
| Heriades carinata Cresson, 1864
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Heriades carinata, also known as the Carinate Sculptured Mason Bee, is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae. It is found in the U.S. and southern Canada.[2][3]
It is the first recorded gynandromorph in the genus Heriades. [4]
This twig-nesting bee prefers nest openings of approximately 1/8 of an inch in diameter. Within the nest, it forms consecutive cells separated with resin. Pollen is added to each cell before the female deposits an egg and seals it.[5]
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0 Heriades carinata Carinate Sculptured Mason Bee". explorer.natureserve.org. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ a b "Heriades carinata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-12-07.
- ^ "Heriades carinata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ Mullins, Jessica L.; Paraskevopoulos, Anna W.; Pittman, Cameron; Burrows, Skyler J.; Carper, Adrian L.; Resasco, Julian. "New Records of Gynandromorphism in Heriades and Dianthidium and Images of the First Reported Dianthidium Gynandromorph (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 96 (2): 30–38. doi:10.2317/0022-8567-96.2.30.
- ^ Mathews, Robert W. (1965). The Biology of Heriades carinata Cresson (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae). Contributions of the American Entomological Institute. Vol. 1. American Entomological Institute / Michigan State University Department of Entomology. pp. 1–126.
Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.