Rediviva albifasciata is a species of oil-collecting bee in the Rediviva genus and Melittidae family endemic to South Africa.[1] It is the smallest of all Rediviva species.[1]: 59
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Melittidae |
| Genus: | Rediviva |
| Species: | R. albifasciata
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| Binomial name | |
| Rediviva albifasciata Friese, 1911
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Characteristics
editThe distribution of Rediviva albifasciata is strongly congruent with the distribution of the plant Colpias mollis.[1]: 61 Its size allows it to collect oil from C. mollis flowers much more easily than other bees, such as R. bicava and R. parva.[1]: 59
The forelegs of R. albifasciata are covered in blade-like hairs ventrally that allow it to collect and rupture elaiophores from C. mollis.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b c d Steiner, K. E.; Whitehead, V. B. (2002-11-20). "Oil secretion and the pollination of Colpias mollis (Scrophulariaceae)". Plant Systematics and Evolution. 235 (1/4 (2002)): 53–66. doi:10.1007/s00606-002-0216-y. JSTOR 23645036.
- ^ Kuhlmann, Michael; Hollens, Hilke (12 March 2015). "Morphology of oil-collecting pilosity of female Rediviva bees (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Melittidae) reflects host plant use". Journal of Natural History. 49 (9–10): 561–573. doi:10.1080/00222933.2014.939732.
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