Diadasia rinconis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Tribe: | Emphorini |
Genus: | Diadasia |
Species: | D. rinconis |
Binomial name | |
Diadasia rinconis Cockerell, 1897 |
Diadasia rinconis is a species of chimney bee in the family Apidae. It is found in Central America and North America. In the Sonoran Desert, D. rinconis is considered the "cactus bee" as it feeds almost exclusively on a number of Sonoran Desert cactus species, its life cycle revolving around the flowering of the native species of cacti.
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Diadasia rinconis:
- Diadasia rinconis mimetica Cockerell, 1924
- Diadasia rinconis rinconis Cockerell, 1897
References
- "Diadasia rinconis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Diadasia rinconis". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Diadasia rinconis species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
- "Bees".
Further reading
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
- [REDACTED] Media related to Diadasia rinconis at Wikimedia Commons
Taxon identifiers | |
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Diadasia rinconis |
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