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Species Ashmeadiella xenomastax

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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 Megachilidae (Leafcutter, Mason, and Resin Bees, and allies)
Subfamily Megachilinae (Leafcutter, Resin, Mortar, Sharptail, Mason, and Woolcarder bees and relatives)
Tribe Osmiini (Mason bees and relatives)
Genus Ashmeadiella
No Taxon (Subgenus Cubitognatha)
Species xenomastax (Ashmeadiella xenomastax)
Explanation of Names
Ashmeadiella xenomastax Michener 1939
Range
Deserts of e. CA & NV to Baja California and Sonora(1)(2)
Food
Hosts listed here(2)
Works Cited
1.The Bees of the World, 2nd edition
Charles D. Michener. 2007. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
2.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by Hartmut Wisch on 29 April, 2008 - 6:45pm
Additional contributions by v belov, hg, PaleoJon
Last updated 18 September, 2023 - 5:02pm

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