Distribution map generated by Discover Life - click on map for details, credits, and terms of use. Adina Cappell works as a family medicine practitioner and hospitalist in Baltimore, MD, Hanover, MD, and Columbia, MD. Fidelia ulrikei is endemic to Morocco (Michener 2007).
Distributionįidelia occurs in southern Africa, from Namibia and Botswana to South Africa, along xeric areas. Two to three layers of provisions may be built on top of one another with an egg chamber in between each layer (Rozen 1977). pallidula, additional pollen provisions are laid on top of the provisions already in place, leaving an open chamber for the egg. The female uses her modified pygidium to sculpt the provisional mass into a dish-like shape, and oviposits an egg into the convex mass. Pollen provisions are moistened and packed into the end of each cell (Rozen 1977). The nest branches terminate in unlined cells that are widened and dug horizontally. Nesting behaviorįemale Fidelia excavate branched shallow burrows in the soil (Michener 2007). The subgenus Fidelia specializes on the Aizoaceae subfamily Mesembryanthemoidea (Whitehead 1984). Members of Fidelia may be specialized on Rosaceae, Zygophyllaceae, Aizoaceae, Pedaliceae, Asteraceae, and Convolvulaceae (Whitehead 1984 Engel 2004). Species within Fidelia are often specialized, although specific pollen preferences vary by species. The hind basitarsi of Neofidelia are parallel-sided, which differs from those of Fidelia that have basitarsi that taper toward the apex (Michener 2007). Neofidelia males have enlarged and modified basitarsi that form two large talons, while the basitarsi of Fidelia are not modified. Terri Poole Application System Analyst II at The University of Maryland Medical System Hanover, MD. Female hind basitarsus broadest at the base and tapering toward the apex.įidelia is similar to Neofidelia however, both sexes can be distinguished by the characters of the hind basitarsus.Male hind basitarsus not enlarged or modified (when compared to Neofidelia).Forewings are hairless with three submarginal cells.Clypeus separated from antennal bases by less than the diameter of the antennal socket.Diversity Fidelia contains 12 species in 4 subgenera worldwide (Michener 2007) none are known to occur in the U.S. Pollen is carried with the scopa on the ventral surface of the abdomen as in most Megachilidae (Michener 2007). The basitarsi and tibia bear long hairs that resemble scopa however, the setae are not used for pollen gathering and instead assist in throwing loosened substrates out of the burrow during nest construction. They have an overall pale appearance due to the dense, long, and light-colored hairs that cover the body (Michener 2007). The integument of the body is black, with some species having yellow on the clypeus of both sexes and T6 of females. Subgenera: Fidelia, Fideliana, Fideliopsis, Parafideliaįidelia are robust bees that can range in body length from 12–23 mm (Michener 2007).
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