[Taxacom] Help with winged bug ID

[Walker, Ken]

Hi Paul,

Here is a good reference for such bee collecting:

Kathleen Immelman, Connal Eardley (2008)  Gathering of grass pollen by solitary bees (Halictidae, Lipotriches) in South Africa.  Zoosystematics and Evolution
Volume 76, Issue 2, pages 263-268

Cheers,

Ken

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Sent: Tuesday, 4 March 2014 10:00 AM
To: Doug Yanega
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Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Help with winged bug ID

Dear Doug

Thank you for your advice.

Paul

> Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 14:51:04 -0800
> From: dyanega at ucr.edu
> To: paulbut at hotmail.com
> CC: taxacom at mailman.nhm.ku.edu; ECOLOG-L at listserv.umd.edu
> Subject: Re: [Taxacom] Help with winged bug ID
>
> On 3/3/14 2:31 PM, But Paul wrote:
> > Dear Doug
> >
> > Do bees collect grass pollen? Is Eremochloa insect-pollinated?
> >
> A few types of bees will collect pollen from wind-pollinated plants;
> Apis mellifera is the best-known, but you will occasionally see
> Melissodes (Apidae), Lasioglossum, and Augochloropsis (Halictidae)
> doing similar things. They are pretty clearly not pollinating in these
> cases - at best, they are stealing pollen, and a few stray grains may
> go airborne thanks to their movements.
>
> --
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> Univ. of California, Riverside, CA 92521-0314     skype: dyanega
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