Biology of Palaearctic Wainia bees of the subgenus Caposmia including a short review on snail shell nesting in osmiine bees (Hymenoptera, Megachilidae)

Wainia, a species-poor genus of osmiine bees, contains two Palaearctic species, whose biologies are unknown. In the present publication, we describe the nesting site and nest architecture of W. sexsignata and analyse the pollen host spectra of W. sexsignata and W. eremop...

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Main Authors: Andreas Müller, Christophe Praz, Achik Dorchin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-08-01
Series:Journal of Hymenoptera Research
Online Access:https://jhr.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=27704