Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata (Panzer, 1798)

Bees.


Remember this post about bees?

Well, meet the diagonal second from the top left corner:

Photographed in Bosham, West Sussex, UK, in June 2013, Using an Olympus E-420 DSLR, with a Zuiko 40-150mm lens and 3 KOOD magnifiers.

This solitary (read - unwilling to sting) bee is, unless I'm very much mistaken (possible), 

Anthophora (Clisodon) furcata

(Panzer, 1798)

- Anthophorini

- Apinae            

- Apidae              

- Anthophila          

See also Andrena nigroaenea

-[nested within the Crabronidae]         

See also Astata tropicalis

- Apoidea                     

- Aculeata                       

See also Vespula germanica and Synagris proserpina.

- Apocrita                           

- Hymenoptera                     

- Hymenopterida                    

- Endopterygota                       

See also Anthia fornasiini, Demetrias atricapillus, Neojulodis vittipennis, Melolontha melolontha, Cheilomenes lunata, Oedemera noobilis, Malachius bipustulatus, Otiorhynchus atroapterus, Phyllobius pomaceus, Hagenomyia tristis, Panorpa germanica, Chloromyia formosa, Senaspis haemorrhoa, Helophilus pendulus, Episyrphus balteatus, Metadon inermis, Diasemopsis meigenii, Dolichotachina caudata, Megistocera filipes, Acada biseriata, Sphinx ligustri, Anthocharis cardamines, Metisella willemi, Laelia robusta, Zebronia phenice, Crambus pascuella and Nemophora degeerella. 

- Eumetabola                                      

See also Pephricus, Grypocoris stysi, Ranatra and Anoplocnemis curvipes. 

- Neoptera                                             

See also Humbe tenuicornis, Lobosceliana loboscelis, Cyathosternum prehensile, Heteropternis thoracica, Stictogryllacris punctata, Tettigonia viridissima and Sibylla. 

- Manopterygota                                       

See also Enallagma cyathigerum, Pseudagrion hageni, Lestinogomphus angustus and Rhyothemis semihyalina.

- Pterygota                                                   

- Dicondylia                                                   

- Insecta                                                           

- Hexapoda                                                        

- Arthropoda                                                        

See also Ligia oceanica, Dicranopalpus ramosus, Hyllus argyrotoxus, Alopecosa barbipes, Enoplognatha ovata, Argiope bruennichi and  Pardosa amentata.

- Ecdysozoa                                                             

- Protostomia                                                             

- Nephrozoa                                                                 

See also Syncerus caffer, Hipposideros vittatus, Synchiropus splendidus, Thelotornis capensis, Trachylepis varia, Zootoca vivipara, Lygodactylus capensis, Troglodytes troglodytes, Chalcophaps indica, Ardea goliath, Sterna hirundo, Burhinus vermiculatus, Tockus alboterminatus, Rana temporaria and Chiromantis xerampelina.

- Bilateralia                                                                       

- Eumetazoa                                                                        

- Animalia                                                                             

- Eukaryota                                                                             

And that is all, folks.

For information, pictures and a reasonable - if not particularly user-friendly - identification resource for British bees and wasps, try BWARS' website.