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Allodapula
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Allodapula is a genus of bees in the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae. They are similar in appearance, around 7mm in length, with swarthy head and thorax, contrasting with the brown abdomen. After the removal of a number of former species into other genera, the genus as presently defined occurs only in Africa.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Allodapula is referenced by 5 other articles, and connects out to Africa, Animalia and insect.
It sits within the topics Allodapini, Bee genera and Taxa named by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 150
- With media
- 8
- Family
- Apidae
- Collections
- USNM, SAM, KU, PPRI
- Recorded in
- Nigeria, South Africa
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Allodapula variegata, Pretoria NBT, a.jpg
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- topic's main category
- Category:Allodapula
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Biology
- Species
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Allodapula is a genus of bees in the family Apidae, subfamily Xylocopinae. They are similar in appearance, around 7mm in length, with swarthy head and thorax, contrasting with the brown abdomen. After the removal of a number of former species into other genera, the genus as presently defined occurs only in Africa.
==Biology== thumb|left|200px|Allodapula sp. collecting Aloe pollen The nest is inside a hollow weed or shrub stalk, and the tip of the abdomen is used to close off the nest entrance. A set of eggs is laid inside the plant stalk, in quick succession, so as to hatch together. They are placed at about the same height, above the bottom of the nest. The larvae are fed on pollen, which like other bees, is carried on hairs of the hind pair of legs. The larvae are mostly fed progressively, but being clumped together, they feed on a common food mass.
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