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Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa. |
Distribution
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South Africa. |
Biology
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As with Xylocopa, they separate their cells with partitions made
of wood shavings, and are all pollen collecting bees (Eardley et al.,
2010). |
References
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Eardley, C & Urban, R. 2010. Catalogue
of Afrotropical bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Apiformes).
Zootaxa 2455: 1-548.
Eardley C.,Kuhlmann M., Pauly A. 2010.
The Bee Genera and Subgenera of sub-Saharan Africa. Abc Taxa vol 7: i-vi,
138 pp.
Michener, C.D. 2000. The Bees of the World. Johns Hopkins
University Press. 953 pp. |
Credits
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Photographs © Dave West (Randburg).
Map illustration © Simon van Noort (Iziko
Museums of South Africa).
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