Nomioides minutissimus
Species of bee
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| Nomioides minutissimus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Halictidae |
| Genus: | Nomioides |
| Species: | N. minutissimus |
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| Nomioides minutissimus (Rossi, 1970) | |
Nomioides minutissimus is a species of sweat bee in the family Halictidae.[1] It is found throughout Europe, North Africa and South Asia.[2] As of 2023, it is the only species of Nomioides found in Poland, and is one of the smallest bees in the country.[2]
The species is about 3.5–4.5 mm long, and prefers to live in sandy soil with patches of uncovered sand and flowering plants.[2] It is a polylectic or generalist pollinator, and some of the plants it has been known to visit include Conyza canadensis, Centaurea diffusa, Potentilla argentea, Erigeron annuus, Jasione montana, and various Thymus species, among others.[2] The subspecies N. m. maurus, native to North Africa, has been observed to visit Herniaria fontanesi, Frankenia laevis, and Senecio and Campanula species.[2]
Each bee digs its own nest, which has a circular opening about 2 mm in diameter.[3] Each nest proceeds vertically down for about 13–22 cm until it reaches a lower blind passage.[3][definition needed] Starting past around 5 cm down, around 6–10 side passages branch off, traveling 1–8 cm laterally while sometimes sloping downwards.[3] Tunnels from the side passages lead directly to the brood cells, which are around 5 mm in their longest diameter.[3]
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References
- ^ "Nomioides minutissimus (Rossi, 1790)". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
- ^ a b c d e Kierat, Justyna; Żmuda, Aleksandra; Kębłowska, Anna; Mielczarek, Łukasz E.; Kilijański, Grzegorz; Kociniak, Sylvester; Motyka, Ewelina; Oleksa, Andrzej; Borański, Mikołaj (2023). "Observations of Nomioides minutissimus (Rossi, 1790) in Poland (Hymenoptera, Apiformes)". Ampulex. 14: 17–21.
- ^ a b c d Radchenko, Vladimir (January 1980). "The Nesting of Nomioides minutissimus (Rossi) (Hymenoptera, Halictidae)". Entomological Review. 57 (4): 71–74 – via ResearchGate.
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