Amegilla
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| Amegilla | |
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| A. cingulata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Superfamily: | Apoidea |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Subfamily: | Apinae |
| Tribe: | Anthophorini |
| Genus: | Amegilla Friese, 1897 |
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| Diversity | |
| c. 250 species | |
Amegilla is a genus of bees in the tribe Anthophorini. A few species have blue metallic bands on the abdomen, and are referred to as "Blue banded bees".
Till recently the genus Amegilla was regarded as belonging to the family Anthophoridae, but recently the family Apidae was extended and now includes all the genera that were previously classified in the family Anthophoridae,
[edit] References
- ITIS: Genus Amegilla
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