That might also be possible. Erwin Scheuchl (1997) splits the way that leads to Andrena florea from the way to the jacobi-group in couplet 105: Tergites 1-3...
Sorry Nick, this was the only translation for 'chagriniert' that I could find. It means: with a dull surface caused by microscopic granulation. Punctures are...
I assume this derives from chagreen/shagreen, which is shark skin - thus having a dullish roughened surface. Stuart (Hine) ... I assume this derives from...
Hi the specimen certainly has shiny tergites 1-3 with fine punctures, definately not matt or dull, and seems to key out to Florea but as far as i know Florea...
Hi Mike, For various reasons it was not possible to get the maps into this issue of the Newsletter. Rest assured they will follow at a later date! Best...
I saw a tiny black wasp on a wall, next to a hole. (if size is a factor, at least I have a gauge to assess the size). It has iridescent wings, and is otherwise...
Hello Nigel, Â I can't tell what species it is from the photo's but the jizz (and what looks like a single sub-marginal cell) points to a Crossocerus sp. Â ...
Hello Andrew, Â Difficult to see all the feature to identify without any doubt, but you are correct in that it looks like E. continuus. Silvery haired...
Hello Steve I was wondering whether it might be a Crossocerus species, but didn't like to say. The lack of obvious features and the small size probably make...
Hello Steve, Thanks for the feedback. I can examine this one microscopically so what features should I look for to clinch the identity please? Regards, Andrew....
Dear all, We have a student (who is on placement with the NT at Lanhydrock House) who is hoping to mark and re-capture Bumblebees for her project work in an...
Hallo Darrel Please see Message #3464 (24 Feb 2009). Maggie Frankum suggested using a spot of Tippex (if it is still available) for marking Anthophora...
I just read that microchips were used in honeybee research: Henry M, M Beguin, F Requier, O Rollin, JF Odoux, P Aupinel, J Aptel, S Tchamitchian, A Decourtye,...
http://www.bumblebee.org/marking.htm Malcolm From: bwars@yahoogroups.com [mailto:bwars@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of stephenfarmer26 Sent: 06 July 2012 09:26 ...
Radio-tagging has been used on bumblebees too, but is probably rather expensive for a simple mark-and-recapture project. Molet, M., L. Chittka, et al. (2008)....
It used to be possible to get small numbered coloured labels from Thornes Beekeeping to mark Queen bees with. Â Bernard ________________________________ From:...
We used these on Bombus sylvarum, using a net to catch the bees as they left the nest. Occasionally a bee lost (or groomed off?) its number, leaving a...
Hello Andrew,  I don't have my books to hand at the moment but knowing it's a female, and assuming that the hairs on the mesomotum are long (an ambiguus...
Hello Steve, Thanks for taking time to explain that process. I took it through your key features one at a time and some allowances had to be made in the early...
Here are 3 photos taken in my greenhouse of an Hornet/Bumble or something else sitting on a Marigold flower on 07.07.12 at Sevenoaks, Kent. Can anyone...
Hi Robert This looks like the hoverfly Volucella zonaria which I believe is restricted to the south of England The specimen looks like a female (the male has...
Thanks Steve, The only difference with the insect I saw is the thorax and head dark colours were dark brown rather than the black my book shows, and the...
Robert Definitely the hornet mimic V. zonaria. Check out the short antennae (fly-like) and the wing cloud which is typical of Volucella hoverflies. Then the...
Hello Andrew, Â No worries. Â If it helps, the anatomical terminology can also be found on the BWARS website by downloading Mike Archer's key to Eumenidae: ...
