Brachymelecta
Appearance
Brachymelecta | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Hymenoptera |
Family: | Apidae |
Tribe: | Melectini |
Genus: | Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939 |
Xeromelecta is a genus of digger-cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about six described species in Xeromelecta.[1][2][3][4]
Species
These six species belong to the genus Xeromelecta:
- Xeromelecta alayoi Michener, 1988 i c g
- Xeromelecta californica (Cresson, 1878) i c g b (California xeromelecta)
- Xeromelecta haitensis (Michener, 1948) i c g
- Xeromelecta interrupta (Cresson, 1872) i c g b (interrupted xeromelecta)
- Xeromelecta larreae (Cockerell, 1900) i c g b (larrea xeromelecta)
- Xeromelecta tibialis (Fabricius, 1793) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
References
- ^ a b "Xeromelecta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ a b "Browse Xeromelecta". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ a b "Xeromelecta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
- ^ a b "Xeromelecta Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Further reading
- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
External links
- Media related to Brachymelecta at Wikimedia Commons