Author: Michener, Charles D.
Hardback; Book; 463 Line Drawings, 40 B&w Photographs, 48 Colour P
872 pages
Published: June 2000
The Johns Hopkins University Press
ISBN: 0801861330

Written by the world's leading authority on bees, this reference is the first and only comprehensive, worldwide treatment of all groups of bees, and includes more than 16,000 species. Michener examines the evolution of bees from wasps, the relations of the bodies of bees to one another, the evolution of bees, and the structure of immature and adult bees, and more. 433 line drawings. 88 photos, 48 in color.A comprehensive worldwide treatment of all groups of bees - 1200 genera and subgenera, including more than 16,000 species. In introductory sections, the author examines the evolution of bees from wasps, the relations of families of bees to one another and other topics.