Epifamily

Anthophila (Bees)

Andrena cerasifolii. Photo: (c) Andrea Kreuzhage, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax. Bees are a monophyletic lineage within the superfamily Apoidea and are presently considered a clade, called Anthophila. There are nearly 20,000 known species of bees in seven recognized biological families. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, in every habitat on…

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