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Brachymelecta
Genus
Brachymelecta
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees, Wasps and Sawflies)
No Taxon
(Aculeata - Ants, Bees and Stinging Wasps)
No Taxon
(Apoidea (clade Anthophila) - Bees)
Family
Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily
Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe
Melectini (Mourning Bees)
Genus
Brachymelecta
Explanation of Names
Brachymelecta
Linsley 1939
Numbers
3 spp. in our area, 6 spp. total
(
1
)
also see
here
Range
mostly nearctic (w. US) + some in Mexico & West Indies (
map
)
(
1
)
Works Cited
1.
Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by
Beatriz Moisset
on 4 November, 2005 - 12:57pm
Additional contributions by
john and jane balaban
,
John S. Ascher
,
v belov
,
PaleoJon
Last updated 23 October, 2023 - 11:42pm