Winner of the 2019 Whitley Award for Illustrated Guide

A Guide to Native Bees of Australia provides a detailedintroduction to the estimated 2000 species of Australian bees. Illustrated withstunning photographs, it describes the form and function of bees, theirlife-cycle stages, nest architecture, sociality and relationships with plants.It also contains systematic accounts of the five families and 58 genera ofAustralian bees. Photomicrographs of morphological characters andidentification keys allow identification of bees to genus level. Naturalhistory enthusiasts, professional and amateur entomologists and beekeepers willfind this an essential guide.