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Austrosphecodes Krampus
''Austrosphecodes krampus'' is a species of Halictidae, sweat bee in the subfamily Halictinae endemic to the southeastern Atlantic region of Brazil. Anatomy and morphology Females of ''Austrosphecodes krampus'' average in length with a long by wide rectangular head. The majority of the head and mesosoma are black Animal coloration, colored changing to a dark amber on the mandibles and a brownish tone on the undersides of the antennae. The fore legs transition from fully black to amber. The Arthropod leg#Coxa, coxa and Arthropod leg#trochanter, trochanter are fully black while the Arthropod leg#femur, femur is black at its base transitioning to brown at the apical end. The Arthropod leg#tibia, tibia is an amber tone. The mid leg has only the coxa black, while the trochanter has lightened to a darkened amber tone and the femur dark brown basally grading to lighter brown apically, and the tibia is amber. The hind legs have coxa grading between black and dark amber which is cont ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Halictidae
Halictidae is the second-largest family of bees (clade Anthophila) with nearly 4,500 species. They are commonly called sweat bees (especially the smaller species), as they are often attracted to perspiration. Halictid species are an extremely diverse group that can vary greatly in appearance. These bees occur all over the world and are found on every continent except Antarctica. Usually dark-colored (frequently brown or black) and often metallic, halictids are found in various sizes, colors and patterns. Several species are all or partly green and a few are red, purple, or blue. A number of them have yellow markings, especially the males, which commonly have yellow faces, a pattern widespread among the various families of bees. The family is one of many with short tongues and is best distinguished by the arcuate (strongly curved) basal vein found on the wing. Females in this family tend to be larger than the males. They are the group for which the term 'eusocial' was first coined b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
