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andrenid - a bee that is a member of the genus Andrena

andrena, mining bee

bee - any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species

genus Andrena - a solitary burrowing short-tongued bee

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Relative abundance, Phenology and preference of andrenid bees in Sapporo, north Japan (Hymenoptera, Apoidea).

Activity cycle of the pollen wasp, Trimeria howardi (Hymenoptera: Vespidae) in Southeastern Brasil

Syrphid flies and andrenid bees, though commonly observed eating pollen from male flowers, spent prolonged intervals of time in individual flowers; they are therefore less likely to be important long-distance vectors for Ustilago violacea spores.

Vector behavior and the transmission of anther-smut infection in Silene alba

Plants are pollinated almost exclusively by the syrphid fly Eristalis hirtus and the andrenid bee Andrena astragali (Tepedino 1981; Emms 1993b).

The effect of inflorescence size on male fitness: experimental tests in the andromonoecious lily, Zigadenus paniculatus

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