- Source: Rediviva albifasciata
Rediviva albifasciata is a species of oil-collecting bee in the Rediviva genus and Melittidae family endemic to South Africa. It is the smallest of all Rediviva species.: 59
Characteristics
The distribution of Rediviva albifasciata is strongly congruent with the distribution of the plant Colpias mollis.: 61 Its size allows it to collect oil from C. mollis flowers much more easily than other bees, such as R. bicava and R. parva.: 59
The forelegs of R. albifasciata are covered in blade-like hairs ventrally that allow it to collect and rupture elaiophores from C. mollis.
