''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family

Andrenidae The Andrenidae (commonly known as mining bees) are a large, nearly cosmopolitan distribution, cosmopolitan family of solitary, ground-nesting bees. Most of the family's diversity is located in temperate or arid areas (warm temperate xeric). It i ...

, subfamily

Panurginae The bee subfamily Panurginae is a diverse lineage of 33 genera in 7 tribes. They are particularly diverse in the New World, though scarce in the tropics, and in the Old World they can be found primarily in the Palaearctic and Africa, but absent ...

Description

''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hair is relatively sparse, but the male has a thick, long, black facial hair. The body surface area largely bald and shiny. The abdomen has a typical, slightly diamond-shaped outline. ''Panurgus'' have one generation per year, adults can be found especially in late Summer. They are dependent on

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as a pollen source and they prefers yellow flowers. The nests are laid in sandy soil or loess.

Distribution

These bees are confined entirely to the

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, the range extends from the

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and

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Species

Subgenus ''Flavipanurgus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus flavus'' Friese, 1897 * '' Panurgus fuzetus'' Patiny, 1999 * ''

Panurgus granadensis ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1987 * '' Panurgus ibericus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus merceti'' Vachal, 1910 * '' Panurgus venustus'' Erichson, 1835 Subgenus ''Panurgus'' Panzer, 1806 * '' Panurgus banksianus'' (Kirby, 1802) * '' Panurgus calcaratus'' (Scopoli, 1763) Subgenus ''Simpanurgus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus acutus'' Patiny, 2002 * ''

Panurgus afghanensis ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus annulipes'' (Lucas, 1846) * '' Panurgus arctos'' (Erichson, 1806) * '' Panurgus avarus'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus buteus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus calceatus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Pérez, 1895 * ''

Panurgus canarius ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus canescens ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Latreille, 1811 * ''

Panurgus canohirtus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Friese, 1922 * ''

Panurgus catulus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * ''

Panurgus cavannae ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Gribodo, 1880 * ''

Panurgus cephalotes ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Latreille, 1811 * ''

Panurgus convergens ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Pérez, 1895 * ''

Panurgus corsicus ''Panurgus'' is a genus of mining bees belonging to the family Andrenidae, subfamily Panurginae. Description ''Panurgus'' species are small to medium in size, reaching . Most species (subgenus Panurgus s.str.) are almost entirely black. The hai ...

'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus cyrenaikensis'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus dargius'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus dentatus'' Friese, 1901 * '' Panurgus dentipes'' Latreille, 1811 * '' Panurgus farinosus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus friesei'' Mocsary, 1894 * '' Panurgus intermedius'' Rozen, 1971 * '' Panurgus maroccanus'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Panurgus meridionali''s Patiny, Ortiz-Sánchez & Michez, 2005 * '' Panurgus minor'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus nasutus'' Spinola, 1838 * '' Panurgus nigriscopus'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Panurgus niloticus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus oblitus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus ovatulus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus perezi'' Saunders, 1882 * '' Panurgus phyllopodus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus pici'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Panurgus platymerus'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Panurgus posticus'' Warncke, 1972 * '' Panurgus pyropygus'' Friese, 1901 * '' Panurgus rungsii'' Benoist, 1937 * '' Panurgus siculus'' Morawitz, 1872 * '' Panurgus sidensis'' Warncke, 1987 * '' Panurgus soikai'' Pittioni, 1950 * '' Panurgus vachali'' Pérez, 1895 * '' Panurgus variegatus'' Morawitz, 1876

References

* Charles D. Michener: The Bees of the World. 2nd Edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore 2007
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