An extremely rare species of bee that hasn't been seen for nearly a century and was thought to be extinct has been rediscovered by a lone researcher in Australia. This rare "masked" bee, known as Pharohylaeus lactiferus, is native to Australia and is the only species in the genus Pharo...
Five new species of bees are described from the Quinkan region of Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia: Austrothurgus nanus sp. nov. (Megachilidae), Nomia (Paulynomia ) eburata sp. nov. (Halictidae), Leioproctus (Protomorpha ) quinkanensis sp. nov. , Chrysocolletes loripes sp. ...
Bees occur everywhere throughout Australia.Bees generally like to nest in air vents and cracks and crevices in brickwork, and they're a dangerous pest to have around your house.Captioned:There are approximately 20000 species of bees in the world. They are found on every continent except ...
bumblebee, (genus Bombus), genus of over 250 species of large bees. Bumblebees occur over much of the world but are most common in temperate climates. They are absent from most of Africa and the lowlands of India and have been introduced to Australia and New Zealand to aid in the ...
Despite the diversity of the subgenus Neoceratina in the Oriental and Indo- Malayan region, Ceratina (Neoceratina) australensis is the only ceratinine species in Australia. We examine the biogeography and demography of C. australensis using haplotype variation at 677 bp of the barcoding ...
However, they are almost completely absent from Australia, sub-Saharan Africa, and Antarctica. The bumblebees can span all types of climates and geographical regions, including the tropics, but most species prefer temperate climates in high-altitude ranges. Bumblebees will build nests somewhere ...
There are over1,700 species of native bees in Australia, ranging from small solitary bees to social stingless bees. Stingless native bee honey is not available in retail stores, as stocks of this niche product are currently very low. Buyers can find niche sellers online. ...
Many other species are found in South America, Africa, Asia, and Australia, and different traditions of beekeeping are found across these continents. Although management techniques remain primitive compared with the commercial honeybee industry, these bees are increasingly being introduced into orchards ...
Colorful blue-banded bees are known for their love of lavender and blue objects. They are found across most of Australia, India, Papua New Guinea and other areas in East Asia. Unlike some bees, members of this species live in solitary nests that they build near others, according to the Au...