Anthidium cordiforme

Species of bee

Anthidium cordiforme

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Hymenoptera
Family:  | Megachilidae
Genus:  | Anthidium
Species:  |

A. cordiforme

Binomial name
Anthidium cordiforme

Friese, 1922

Synonyms

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Anthidium cordiforme is a diurnal species of winged bee in the family Megachilidae, known as the leafcutting bees.[1][2] They were first classified by Friese in 1922.[3] The bee is bilaterally symmetric from head to tail, and is holometabolous (undergoes complete metamorphosis, including a pupal stage).[4]

## Distribution[edit]

* Southern Africa including:[4]
* Botswana
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* South Africa
* Zimbabwe

## Synonyms[edit]

Synonyms for this species include:[5]

* Anthidium severini maculiferum Cockerell, 1936
* Anthidium cordiforme makarikaricum Mavromoustakis, 1936

## References[edit]

1. ^ Eardley, Connal, and Rosland Urbans, 2006, Afrotropical Bee Catalogue
2. ^ "Catalogue of Life : 2009 Annual Checklist : Literature references". www.catalogueoflife.org. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
3. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
4. ^ a b "Anthidium cordiforme Friese 1922 data - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
5. ^ Anthidium cordiforme - - Discover Life

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q2311696
* CoL: 5VCGW
* EoL: 2749828
* GBIF: 1334888
* iNaturalist: 650253
* ITIS: 755717
* NCBI: 1820988

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