Poole, Karen E.
Systropha
Sign in to saveThe genus Systropha comprises several species of Old World sweat bees, primarily specialist pollinators of plants in the genus Convolvulus. Males of the genus have unusual curled antennae, and females have pollen-carrying hairs covering almost the entire abdomen.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 48
- With media
- 13
- Family
- Halictidae
- Collections
- MNHN, AM, INHS, KU, SAM
- Recorded in
- France, Lesotho, Israel, Turkey, Tanzania
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The genus Systropha comprises several species of Old World sweat bees, primarily specialist pollinators of plants in the genus Convolvulus. Males of the genus have unusual curled antennae, and females have pollen-carrying hairs covering almost the entire abdomen.
==Distribution== Systropha species occur from Spain and Morocco east to Tajikistan, and north as far as southern Germany. They occur in both eastern and western parts of Africa, south to Namibia. Asian species range as far south as Sri Lanka and Thailand.
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