Pierre Rasmont
Atlas of the European Bees: genus Amegilla

First on line 29.VIII.2014, updated 5.XI.2014, 19.II.2016

The genus Amegilla includes around 260 species all over the world. It includes 36 species in West-Palaearctic region.

Like other Anthophorini, Amegilla are all solitary species, most of them digging their simple nest in dry ground, giving their English name "digger bees". While some Anthophora and Habropoda could be sometimes seen in woody areas, Amegilla are clearly associated with arid or subarid biomes, matorrals, steppes, sub-deserts and deserts. Very few species cross the 45th parallell to the north and only in very isolated places.

Like Anthophora, they are foraging mainly flowers with long corollae, as Boraginaceae, Lamiaceae, Leguminosae, Scophulariaceae and Compositae from the Carduae tribe (thistles).

All species are very fast flyers. Some taxa are nearly impossible to catch because of their incredible agility. For these reasons, it is clear that their abundance and distribution remain underestimated. Beside, some species are not easy to identify. A lot of taxa are known just by few specimens.

Because of their relative scarcity in collection and their shape and colour homogeneity, their taxonomy remains quite confuse. Amegilla have been included in Anthophora during long time. As fundament, one should use the revision of Friese (1897) (under the name Podalirius) and Brooks (1988). This last one only dealing with a detailed generic and subgeneric classification. Several other papers could help: Priesner (1957) for Egypt and adjacent countries mainly N. Africa (under the name Anthophora), Iuga (1958) for Romania and adjacent countries, Osychnyuk (1978) for the European part of former USSR, Herrero & Pérez-Iñigo (1982) for Iberian peninsula. As for Anthophora, one cannot avoid to consult a bunch of small other papers to assume the identification of some species.

The genus Podalirius, as promoted by Friese (1897) was lumping alltogether Amegilla, Anthophora and Habropoda. I stick here instead with the generic and subgeneric classification of Brooks (1988) and Michener (2001, 2007). The West-Palaearctic tribe Anthophorini includes so the genera Amegilla, Anthophora and Habropoda (that Brooks placed in a separate tribe).

This first very provisional version only includes the full checklist of West-Palaearctic species and maps that just point out countries. For some species, it also display very preliminary detailed maps.
Because of the extreme difficulty to approach Amegilla, there are very few photographs of living specimens available.

Acknowledgements

This page is constructed in the framework of the STEP project - Status and Trends of European Pollinators - Coordinator: Simon Geoffrey Potts, University of Reading.
STEP Partners to Objective 1 (Document the status and trends of pollinators, map distributions): University of Mons (Prof. Pierre Rasmont; Denis Michez; Stephanie Iserbyt; Yvan Barbier); University of Reading (Stuart Roberts)

Many thanks to Manu Dehon for his help.

Pierre Rasmont

Citation:
Rasmont P. 2014. Atlas of the European Bees: genus Amegilla. 1st Edition. STEP Project, Atlas Hymenoptera, Mons, Gembloux. http://www.atlashymenoptera.net/page.aspx?ID=259

Other Anthophorini

Amegilla (present page)
Anthophora
Habropoda

Amegilla Atlas European Bees Friese, 1897

European bees

maps

Amegilla albigena (LEPELETIER,1841)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) albigena (Lepeletier, 1841)

Amegilla albigena, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla albigena
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla albigena 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla albigena F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla albigena F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla albigena fem.	>>> photo gallery
auteur(s) : Yvan Barbier
F, Gonfaron
sur Ballota pseudodictamnus

Amegilla_albigena_M_8801_27.jpg
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla albigena male	>>> photo gallery
auteur(s) : Yvan Barbier
F, Gonfaron
sur Ballota pseudodictamnus

Amegilla albigena M Gonfaron
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla andresi (FRIESE,1914)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) andresi (Friese, 1914)

Amegilla andresi, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla andresi
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla argophenax ENGEL,2007

Amegilla (Micramegilla) argophenax Engel, 2007

Amegilla argophenax, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla argophenax
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla byssina (KLUG,1845)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) byssina (Klug, 1845)

Amegilla byssina, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla byssina
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla camelorum (COCKERELL,1911)

Amegilla (incertae sedis) camelorum (Cockerell, 1911)

Amegilla camelorum, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla camelorum
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla cana (WALKER,1871)

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) cana (Walker, 1871)

Amegilla cana, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla cana
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla candidella (PRIESNER,1957)

Amegilla (incertae sedis) candidella (Priesner, 1957)

Amegilla candidella, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla candidella
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla canifrons (SMITH,1854)

Amegilla (Amegilla) canifrons (Smith, 1854)

Amegilla canifrons, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla canifrons
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla crocea (KLUG,1845)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) crocea (Klug, 1845)

Amegilla crocea, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla crocea
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla deceptrix (PRIESNER,1957)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) deceptrix (Priesner, 1957)

Amegilla deceptrix, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla deceptrix
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla farinosa (KLUG,1845)

Amegilla (Amegilla) farinosa (Klug, 1845)

Amegilla farinosa, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla farinosa
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla fasciata (FABRICIUS,1775)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) fasciata (Fabricius, 1775)

Amegilla fasciata, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla fasciata
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla fasciata 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla Fasciata F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla fasciata F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla fasciata M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla fasciata M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla garrula (ROSSI,1790)

Amegilla (Amegilla) garrula (Rossi, 1790)

Amegilla garrula, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla garrula
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla garrula 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla garrula F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla garrula F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla garrula M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla garrula M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla glauca (ALFKEN,1926)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) glauca (Alfken, 1926)

Amegilla glauca, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla glauca
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla graeca ((ALFKEN),1942)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) graeca (Alfken, 1942)

Amegilla graeca, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla graeca
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla harttigi (ALFKEN,1926)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) harttigi (Alfken, 1926)

Amegilla harttigi, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla harttigi
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla incana (KLUG,1845)

Amegilla (Amegilla) incana (Klug, 1845)

Amegilla incana, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla incana
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla latizona (SPINOLA,1838)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) latizona (Spinola, 1838)

Amegilla latizona, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla latizona
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla lutulenta (KLUG,1845)

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) lutulenta (Klug, 1845)

Amegilla lutulenta, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla lutulenta
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla magnilabris (FEDTSCHENKO,1875)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) magnilabris (Fedtschenko, 1875)

Since Brooks (1988) most authors made confusion between this species and the near Amegilla savignyi, that occurs in N. Africa only. Indeed, both species show the same conspicuously proeminent clypeus and labrum. These species are nevertheless well distinctive as pointed by Priesner (1957: 93) :
"A. savignyi Lep., [is] a species that is easily distinguished from magnilabris in having a full fascia on tergite V, slightly transverse labrum, intermixed black hairs at the clypeo-frontal suture, on the vertex and thorax, narrower abdominal fasciae and a small white hairspot exteriorly at the base of the metatarsus III. "
A. magnilabris is much more widespread than A. savignyi as it occurs in N. Africa too but also in most of southern Europe countries.

P. Rasmont

Amegilla magnilabris, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla magnilabris
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla magnilabris F habitus
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont
France, Bouches-du-Rhône, Eygalières
leg. R. Fonfria

Amegilla_magnilabris_02_F_Eygalieres_2016-07-13-21.57.07 ZS PMax_profil_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_03_F_Eygalieres_2016-07-13-08.48.47 ZS PMax_tete_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_04_F_Eygalieres_2016-07-13-09.11.14 ZS PMax_face_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_05_F_Eygalieres_2016-07-13-19.54.37 ZS PMax_abdomen_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_06_F_Eygalieres_2016-07-13-20.15.27 ZS PMax_Pygidium_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla magnilabris 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla magnilabris F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla magnilabris F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla_magnilabris_M_01_Corse_2016-07-14-09.17.54 ZS PMax_habitus_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_M_02_Corse_2016-07-14-09.45.54 ZS PMax_profil_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_M_03_Corse_2016-07-14-10.15.58 ZS PMax_face_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_M_04_Corse_2016-07-14-10.50.44 ZS PMax_tete_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_M_05_Corse_2016-07-14-12.06.25 ZS PMax_abdomen_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla_magnilabris_M_06_Corse_2016-07-14-11.31.28 ZS PMax_pygidium_bis.jpg
auteur(s) :

Amegilla magnilabris M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla magnilabris M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla marqueti ((PÉREZ),1895)

Amegilla (incertae sedis) marqueti (Pérez, 1895)

Amegilla marqueti, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla marqueti
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla montivaga (FEDTSCHENKO,1875)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) montivaga (Fedtschenko, 1875)

Amegilla montivaga, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla montivaga
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla montivaga
auteur(s) : Morawitz 1876

Amegilla mucorea (KLUG,1845)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) mucorea (Klug, 1845)

Amegilla mucorea, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla mucorea
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla nigricornis ((MORAWITZ),1873)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) nigricornis (Morawitz, 1873)

Amegilla nigricornis, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla nigricornis
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla nigropilosa (FRIESE,1896)

Amegilla nigropilosa (Friese, 1896)

Amegilla nigropilosa, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla nigropilosa
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla niveocincta ((SMITH),1854)

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) niveocincta (Smith, 1854)

Amegilla niveocincta, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla niveocincta
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla nubica ((LEPELETIER),1841)

Amegilla (Aframegilla) nubia (Lepeletier, 1841)

Amegilla nubica, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla nubica
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla ochroleuca (PÉREZ,1879)

Amegilla (Amegilla) ochroleuca (Pérez, 1879)

Amegilla ochroleuca, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla ochroleuca
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla ochroleuca 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla ochroleuca F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla ochroleuca F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla ochroleuca M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla omissa (PRIESNER,1957)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) omissa (Priesner, 1957)

Amegilla omissa, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla omissa
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla pulverea (WALKER,1871)

Amegilla (Zonamegilla) pulverea (Walker, 1871)

Amegilla pulverea, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla pulverea
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla punctifrons (WALKER,1871)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) punctifrons (Walker, 1871)

Amegilla punctifrons, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla punctifrons
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla quadrifasciata (DE VILLERS,1789)

Amegilla (Amegilla) quadrifasciata (de Villers, 1789)

Amegilla quadrifasciata, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla quadrifasciata
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla quadrifasciata 2002
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla quadrifasciata F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla quadrifasciata F
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla quadrifasciata M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla quadrifasciata M
auteur(s) : P. Rasmont

Amegilla salviae (MORAWITZ,1876)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) salviae (Morawitz, 1876)

Amegilla salviae, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla salviae
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla savignyi (LEPELETIER,1841)

Amegilla (Zebramegilla) savignyi (Lepeletier, 1841)

Since Brooks (1988) most authors made confusion between this species (found in N. Africa only) and the near Amegilla magnilabris (that also occurs in Europe). Both species show the same conspicuously proeminent clypeus and labrum. Priesner (1957: 93) provided good diagnpstic characters: "A. savignyi Lep., [is] a species that is easily distinguished from magnilabris in having a full fascia on tergite V, slightly transverse labrum, intermixed black hairs at the clypeo-frontal suture, on the vertex and thorax, narrower abdominal fasciae and a small white hairspot exteriorly at the base of the metatarsus III. "

P. Rasmont

Amegilla savignyi, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla savignyi
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla velocissima (FEDTSCHENKO,1875)

Amegilla (Micramegilla) velocissima (Fedtschenko, 1875)

Amegilla velocissima, 99999 data
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 3.VII.2014

Amegilla velocissima
Main sources : BDFGM, Mons
Last update : 29.VIII.2014

Références

	Alfken J.D.. 1927. Ueber einige Arten der Anthophora quadrifasciata-Gruppe (Hym.). Ent. Mitt. 16: 120-122.
	Brooks R. W.. 1988. Systematics and phylogeny of the Anthophorine bees (Hymenoptera Anthophoridae ; Anthophorini). The university of Kansas Bulletin, 53(9) : 436-575.
	Fedchenko AP.. 1875. Puteshestvie v Turkestan (Voyage au Turkestan). Tom II, Ch.5, Otd.7. Pchel' (Mellifera). Izvestiya Imperatorskago Obshchestva lyubitely Estestvoznaniya, Antropologii i Etnografii, 19 (2): I-III, 1-160. .
	Fedchenko AP.. 1876. Puteshestvie v Turkestan (Voyage au Turkestan). Tom II, Ch.5, Otd.7. Pchel' (Mellifera). Izvestiya Imperatorskago Obshchestva lyubitely Estestvoznaniya, Antropologii i Etnografii, 21 (3): I-III, 162-303, Pl. I-3.
	Friese H.. 1897. Die Bienen Europa's (Apidae europaeae). Theil III. Solitäre Apiden. Genus Podalirius. Friedländer & Sohn, Berlin, 316 p.
	Herrero J. & Pérez-iñigo Mora.. 1982. Las abejas de España: El género Anthophora (Hym. Apoidea). Catedra de Entomologia. Facultad de Biologia. Universidad Complutense, Madrid, 31 p.
	Iuga V.G.. 1958. Fauna Republicii Populare Romîne. Hymenoptera Apoidea Fam. Apidae Subfam. Anthophorinae. Academia Republicii Populare Romîne, Bucuresti, 270 pp.
	Michener C.D.. 2007. The Bees of the World. Second edition. The Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore, 953 p.
	Osychnyuk A.Z.. 1978. Clef de détermination des insectes de la partie européenne d'URSS, Tome III. Hyménoptères. Première partie. Traduction partielle: Superfamille Apoidea (apoïdes). Anthophoridae. Mémoire de fin d'études, Université de Mons-Hainaut, Ecole d'Interprètes Internationaux, 100 pp.
	Osytchnjuk A.Z.. 1978. Opredelitel' nasekomykh evropejskoj chast SSSR. Tom III. Pereponchatokrylye pervaya chast. Apoidea Andrenidae (ed. K.B. Gorodkov). Akademia Nauk SSSR, Leningrad, pp. 315- [in Russian].
	Priesner H.. 1957. A review of the Anthophora-species of Egypt (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Bull. Soc. entom. Egypte, 41: 1-115.

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