Brachymelecta is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae, formerly (until 2021) known by the name Xeromelecta.[1][2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Subfamily: | Apinae |
| Tribe: | Melectini |
| Genus: | Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939 |
Species
edit- 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
edit- ^ 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". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
Further reading
edit- Hurd, P. D. Jr.; Linsley, E. G. (1951). "The melectine bees of California (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. 1 (5): 119–140.
- Ascher, J.S.; Pickering, J. (2019). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Retrieved 2019-07-02.
External links
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Media related to Xeromelecta at Wikimedia Commons
