Tetraloniella is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are more than 100 described species in Tetraloniella [1][2][3] with most being from North America[4]

Tetraloniella
Tetraloniella sp.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Eucerini
Genus: Tetraloniella
Ashmead, 1899
Diversity
at least 100 species

Tetraloniella species are solitary and nest in the ground. There have been records of some species that nest in aggregate, with some nests being used over several generations[5]

The dietary preferences of most Tetraloniella species are not known, however there are generalist and specialist species. The specialist species have been noted to be specialists of Asteraceae[5]

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References

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  1. ^ "Tetraloniella Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Tetraloniella". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Factsheet - Tetraloniella bees". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. ^ a b Wilson, Joseph, Messinger Carril, Olivia (2015). The bees in your backyard: a guide to North America's bees. Princeton, New Jersey, United States: Princeton: Princeton University Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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