Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribe: Anthidiini
Genus: Icteranthidium Michener, 1948
Subgenera: none
Common name: none
Icteranthidium often have black integument with extensive yellow markings on their head and thorax, and many species have almost entirely yellow abdomens (Michener 2007). Their body length can range from 7.5–15 mm (Michener 2007).
Icteranthidium consists of approximately 25 species (Michener 2007); none are known to occur in the U.S. or Canada.
(modified from Michener 2007)
There are no known invasives.
Many Icteranthidium are generalists and can be found visiting up to 15 flower species (Müller 1996). Some species, including I. cimbiciforme, I. fedtschenkoi, I. laterale, I. afrum, have been found to exclusively or primarily visit Compositae (Müller 1996).
Icteranthidium is distributed from Morocco and Portugal to Mongolia, and throughout southern Europe, northern Africa, and southeast Pakistan (Michener 2007). They also inhabit xeric habitats in Asia (Michener 2007).
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