Exomalopsis analis Spinola

Exomalopsis analis Spinola

GENUS (The bees of the World by Michener 2007)

• Scopa consisting of strongly plumose hairs
• mandible simple
• s7 of male variable
• male gonocoxite without apicolateral process from which gonostylus arises
• Second medial cell of forewing much shorter than second cubital
• labrum and clypeus of female entirely dark
• margin of T7 of male not produced into a carina or lamella, or if carina present, then its posterior margin elevated as margin of pygidial plate
•  S7 of male not trilobed
• hind basitarsus of female with apical process and penicillus
• basitibial plate of female large, central area with velvety pilosity seperated from raised margin by groove, and tranverse carina of T1 of female present
• labrum and clypeus of male entirely dark
• outer side of penis valve with strong lateral process
• dorsal flange of male gonocoxite present

For a species description, see page 126 of Review of North American Exomalopsis (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae) By Philip Hunter Timberlake

For species images, see the Encyclopedia of Life page