andrenid


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Related to andrenid: Colletidae, Melittidae
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Noun1.andrenid - a bee that is a member of the genus Andrenaandrenid - 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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