Biology:Brachymelecta
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Short description: Genus of bees
Brachymelecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Subfamily: | Apinae |
Tribe: | Melectini |
Genus: | Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939 |
Brachymelecta is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae, formerly (until 2021) known by the name Xeromelecta.[1][2]
Species
- Brachymelecta alayoi Michener, 1988
- Brachymelecta californica (Cresson, 1878)
- Brachymelecta haitensis (Michener, 1948)
- Brachymelecta interrupta (Cresson, 1872)
- Brachymelecta larreae (Cockerell, 1900)
- Brachymelecta tibialis (Fabricius, 1793)
References
- ↑ Onuferko, Thomas M., Packer, Laurence, Genaro, Julio A. (2021): Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939, previously the rarest North American bee genus, was described from an aberrant specimen and is the senior synonym for Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939. European Journal of Taxonomy 754: 1-51, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.754.1393
- ↑ "Brachymelecta Genus Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/36316.
Further reading
- Hurd, P. D. Jr.; Linsley, E. G. (1951). "The melectine bees of California (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae)". Bulletin of the California Insect Survey 1 (5): 119–140. https://essig.berkeley.edu/documents/cis/cis01_5.pdf.
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?search=Apoidea.
External links
Wikidata ☰ {{{from}}} entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachymelecta.
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