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Tribe Ammobatini

Oreopasites barbarae M - Oreopasites barbarae - male Oreopasites barbarae M - Oreopasites barbarae - male Oreopasites barbarae M - Oreopasites barbarae - male Tiny - Oreopasites Tiny - Oreopasites Nomadinae - Oreopasites Oreopasites - female Oreopasites - female
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 Nomadinae (Cuckoo Bees)
Tribe Ammobatini
Explanation of Names
Ammobatini Handlirsch 1925
Numbers
10 spp. in our area (all Oreopasites), 125 spp. in 8 genera worldwide (50 spp. in Ammobates alone)(1)
Range
mostly the Mediterranean, Middle East, & Africa; in our area, w. half of the US, mostly southwest(1)