Ochreriades is a genus of bees that includes two species from the tribe Osmiini of the Megachilidae family.
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Description
Pollinate exclusively (oligolekt) plants of the family Iasnatkovye . Nesting is not described, but the extremely slender and elongated body shape indicates that the Ochreriades could nest in insect burrows in dead wood or hollow stems.
Distribution
Palearctic : two species, one in the Middle East, the second in Namibia (Michener, 2007).
Classification
The genus Ochreriades is sister to the tribe Osmiini or, even, to the entire treasure Megachilini + Anthidiini + Osmiini (Praz et al., 2008) [1] .
- Ochreriades fasciatus ( Friese , 1899) - Israel , Jordan , Syria .
- Ochreriades rozeni Griswold, 1994 - Namibia .
Notes
- ↑ Praz, CJ, Müller, A., Danforth, BN, Griswold, TL, Widmer, A. & Dorn, S. Phylogeny and biogeography of bees of the tribe Osmiini (Hymenoptera: Megachilidae) // Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution. - 2008 .-- Vol. 49. - P. 185–197.
Literature
- Mavromoustakis, GA On the bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea) of Siria. Part I. (English) // Eos. - Madrid, 1956. - Vol. 32. - P. 215–230.
Links
- Ochreriades . Palaearctic Osmiine Bees. Date of treatment March 11, 2011. Archived on April 20, 2012.
- Ochreriades . www.biolib.cz. Date of treatment March 11, 2011.