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Anthidium cingulatum

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Anthidium cingulatum is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees or mason bees which is found in south and central Europe east to Siberia and south to North Africa and Iran.[2] It feeds on the nectar and pollen of plants in the families Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae[2] while males have been recorded as pollinators of the lizard orchid Himantoglossum caprinum in Crimea.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Anthidium cingulatum Latreille, 1809". Discover Life. The Polistes Corporation. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
  2. ^ a b Samad Khaghaninia; Yasemin Güler; Mozhgan Mousavi (2010). "Megachilids Bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) of Aynali Forests with four new records for Iran" (PDF). Munis Entomology & Zoology Journal. 5 supplement: 890–895.
  3. ^ S. P. Ivanov; A. V. Fateryga; V. V. Kholodov (2011). "Pollination Ecology of Lizard Orchid (Himantoglossum caprinum) in Crimea". R.r-b-o.eu. Retrieved 15 May 2017.
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Anthidium cingulatum: Brief Summary

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Anthidium cingulatum is a species of bee in the family Megachilidae, the leaf-cutter bees or mason bees which is found in south and central Europe east to Siberia and south to North Africa and Iran. It feeds on the nectar and pollen of plants in the families Asteraceae, Fabaceae and Lamiaceae while males have been recorded as pollinators of the lizard orchid Himantoglossum caprinum in Crimea.

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