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15 relations: Bee, Cactus, Charles Duncan Michener, Macrotera echinocacti, Macrotera latior, Macrotera opuntiae, Macrotera portalis, Macrotera texana, Mexico, Oligolecty, Perdita (bee), Philip Hunter Timberlake, Sphaeralcea, Theodore D. A. Cockerell, United States.
Bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey.
Cactus
A cactus (cacti, cactuses, or less commonly, cactus) is a member of the plant family Cactaceae, a family comprising about 127 genera with some 1,750 known species of the order Caryophyllales.
Charles Duncan Michener
Charles Duncan Michener (September 22, 1918 – November 1, 2015) was an American entomologist born in Pasadena, California.
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Macrotera echinocacti
Macrotera echinocacti, the barrel cactus macrotera, is a species of bee in the family Andrenidae. Macrotera and macrotera echinocacti are Andrenidae.
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Macrotera latior
Macrotera latior is a species of bee in the family Andrenidae. Macrotera and Macrotera latior are Andrenidae.
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Macrotera opuntiae
Macrotera opuntiae, the sandstone mining bee, is a species of bee in the family Andrenidae. Macrotera and Macrotera opuntiae are Andrenidae.
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Macrotera portalis
Macrotera portalis is a species of communal, ground nesting, partially bivoltine bees found in arid grasslands and desert regions of North America. Macrotera and Macrotera portalis are Andrenidae.
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Macrotera texana
Macrotera texana, the Texas macrotera, is a species of bee in the family Andrenidae. Macrotera and macrotera texana are Andrenidae.
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Mexico
Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.
Oligolecty
The term oligolecty is used in pollination ecology to refer to bees that exhibit a narrow, specialized preference for pollen sources, typically to a single family or genus of flowering plants.
Perdita (bee)
Perdita is a large genus of small bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. Macrotera and Perdita (bee) are Andrenidae and bee genera.
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Philip Hunter Timberlake
Philip Hunter Timberlake (1883-1981) was one of the most prolific American entomologists of the 20th century.
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Sphaeralcea
Sphaeralcea is a genus of flowering plants in the mallow family (Malvaceae).
Theodore D. A. Cockerell
Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell (22 August 1866 – 26 January 1948) was an American entomologist and systematic biologist who published nearly 4,000 papers, some of them only a few lines long.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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