Pseudoanthidium cribratum

Taxonomy

Family: Megachilidae
Subfamily: Megachilinae
Tribe: Anthidiini
Genus: Pseudoanthidium, Friese 1898
Subgenus: Pseudoanthidium, Friese 1898
Species: Pseudoanthidium cribratum (Morawitz, 1875)

Distribution

Pseudoanthidium cribratum are known from Turkey and the Eastern Mediterranean through Central Asia (Litman et al. 2021Litman et al. 2021:
Litman, J. R., Fateryga, A. V., Griswold, T. L., Aubert, M., Proshchalykin, M. Y., Le Divelec, R., Burrows, S. & Praz, C. J. 2022. Paraphyly and low levels of genetic divergence in morphologically distinct taxa: revision of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex of carder bees (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 195(4): 1287-1337.).

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Host associations

Pseudoanthidium cribratum have been observed visiting plants from a number of families including: Asteraceae, Boraginaceae, Chenopodiaceae, Dipsacaceae, Fabaceae, Lamiaceae, Onagraceae, Plumbaginaceae, Ranunculaceae, Tamaricaceae, and Verbenaceae (Litman et al. 2021Litman et al. 2021:
Litman, J. R., Fateryga, A. V., Griswold, T. L., Aubert, M., Proshchalykin, M. Y., Le Divelec, R., Burrows, S. & Praz, C. J. 2022. Paraphyly and low levels of genetic divergence in morphologically distinct taxa: revision of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex of carder bees (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 195(4): 1287-1337.).

Diagnostic characteristics

(Modified from Litman et al. 2021Litman et al. 2021:
Litman, J. R., Fateryga, A. V., Griswold, T. L., Aubert, M., Proshchalykin, M. Y., Le Divelec, R., Burrows, S. & Praz, C. J. 2022. Paraphyly and low levels of genetic divergence in morphologically distinct taxa: revision of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex of carder bees (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 195(4): 1287-1337.)

• Female T1–T2 punctationpunctation:
  overall pattern of the punctures on a surface of a bee, includes size of punctures and the distance between them
  coarse, as large or larger than punctationpunctation:
  overall pattern of the punctures on a surface of a bee, includes size of punctures and the distance between them
  on scutumscutum:
  the large segment on top of the thorax located between the wings and behind the head
  , with shiny interspaces.

• Male gonostylusgonostylus:
  the apical-most appendage of the male genitalia, which is usually quite hairy
  approximately 1.5x wider at widest point than at the base. Notch at the apexapex:
  end of any structure
  deeper than wide.

• Male S3S3:
  the plates on the underside of the abdomen, often abbreviated when referring to a specific segment to S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, or S8
  premarginal brush with unhooked hairs at the tips.

• Male S3S3:
  the plates on the underside of the abdomen, often abbreviated when referring to a specific segment to S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, or S8
  with shiny hairless zone rounded and raised, not extending along midline.

• Male laterallateral:
  relating, pertaining, or attached to the side
  combs on S5S5:
  the plates on the underside of the abdomen, often abbreviated when referring to a specific segment to S1, S2, S3, S4, S5, S6, S7, or S8
  small, with the apexapex:
  end of any structure
  no wider than the arm proceeding it. 

• Male third coxacoxa:
  the basal segment of the leg
  with produced, flattened, round tooth at apexapex:
  end of any structure
  .

• Male third trochantertrochanter:
  segment of the insect leg between the coxa and the femur
  hairs dense and even length but not velvety.

May be confused with

Male Pseudoanthidium cribratum can be distinguished from all similar other similar species by the produced, flattened lobe on the apexapex:
end of any structure
of the third coxacoxa:
the basal segment of the leg
. Female P. canariense are most similar to P. rozeni but they can be distinguished by the coarser punctationpunctation:
overall pattern of the punctures on a surface of a bee, includes size of punctures and the distance between them
on T2T2:
the segments on the top side of the abdomen, often abbreviated when referring to a specific segment to T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, or T7
with shagreened interspaces.

Nesting behavior

Little is known about the nesting biology of Pseudoanthidium cribratum but most species of Pseudoanthidium nest in pre-existing cavities like in wood, stems, galls or crevices (Litman et al. 2021Litman et al. 2021:
Litman, J. R., Fateryga, A. V., Griswold, T. L., Aubert, M., Proshchalykin, M. Y., Le Divelec, R., Burrows, S. & Praz, C. J. 2022. Paraphyly and low levels of genetic divergence in morphologically distinct taxa: revision of the Pseudoanthidium scapulare complex of carder bees (Apoidea: Megachilidae: Anthidiini). Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, 195(4): 1287-1337.).

Known invasives

There are no known invasives.