Die Wildbienen Deutschlands

Description:

Text German. 2nd corrected and updated edition. Following the success of 1st edition (2018), the opportunity has been taken to produce this updated edition, with some species accounts brought up-to-date with the latest findings, the addition of important references which have appeared since publication of the first edition, and corrections and amendments to the text. Comprehensive treatment of the wild bees of Germany. The author describes the habits, brood care and nests, predators and parasites, relationship between bees and flowers, threats and conservation. Over 560 species accounts contain information on distribution, biology of all species recorded from Germany. Approx. 420 species are illustrated by colour photographs of living insects, which include characteristics for field identification. Many species are illustrated for the first time.