Anthidium mormonum
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Anthidium mormonum is a species of bee
in the family
Megachilidae
, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee
s.
Bee
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, and are known for their role in pollination and for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea, presently classified by the unranked taxon name Anthophila...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Megachilidae
Megachilidae
The Megachilidae are a cosmopolitan family of solitary bees whose pollen-carrying structure is restricted to the ventral surface of the abdomen...
, the leaf-cutter, carder, or mason bee
Mason bee
Mason bee is a common name for species of bees in the genus Osmia, of the family Megachilidae. They are named from their habit of making compartments of mud in their nests, which are made in hollow reeds or holes in wood made by wood boring insects....
s.
Synonyms
Synonyms for this species include:- Anthidium blanditum Cresson, 1879
- Anthidium pondreum Titus, 1902
- Anthidium pecosense Cockerell, 1904
- Anthidium bernardinum var wilsoni Cockerell, 1904
- Anthidium bernardinum var fragariellum Cockerell, 1904
- Anthidium blanditum praedentatum Cockerell, 1907
- Anthidium wallisi Cockerell, 1913
- Anthidium nebrascense Swenk, 1914
- Anthidium praedentatum trianguliferum Swenk, 1914
- Anthidium flavicaudum Cockerell, 1925
- Anthidium wyomingense Schwarz, 1927
- Anthidium mormonum hicksi Schwarz, 1934
- Anthidium wallisi var wallowana Schwarz, 1940