Rubbing with the body and/or scopae. A Andrena sp. (Andrenidae) rubbing with the abdomen and scopae on Camissonia (Onagraceae) B Ptilothrix bombiformis (Cresson) (Apidae) rubbing with the abdomen and scopae on Hibiscus (Malvaceae) C, D Melissodes sp. (Apidae) rubbing with the abdomen on Helianthus (Asteraceae) E, F Andrena helianthi Robertson rubbing with the abdomen on Helianthus G, H Macropis sp. (Melittidae) rubbing with the venter of the thorax and abdomen on Lysimachia (Primulaceae).

 
 
  Part of: Portman ZM, Orr MC, Griswold T (2019) A review and updated classification of pollen gathering behavior in bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Journal of Hymenoptera Research 71: 171-208. https://doi.org/10.3897/jhr.71.32671