Anthidium cordiforme

Anthidium cordiforme is a diurnal species of winged bee in the family Megachilidae, known as the leafcutting bees.^[1][2] They were first classified by Friese in 1922.^[3] The bee is bilaterally symmetric from head to tail, and is holometabolous (undergoes complete metamorphosis, including a pupal stage).^[4]

Anthidium cordiforme
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Megachilidae
Genus:	Anthidium
Species:	A. cordiforme
Binomial name
Anthidium cordiforme Friese, 1922
Synonyms
See text

Distribution

• Southern Africa including:^[4]
  • Botswana
  • Mozambique
  • Namibia
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe

Synonyms

Synonyms for this species include:^[5]

• Anthidium severini maculiferum Cockerell, 1936
• Anthidium cordiforme makarikaricum Mavromoustakis, 1936