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Genus Ptilothrix

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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 Apidae (Cuckoo, Carpenter, Digger, Bumble, and Honey Bees)
Subfamily Apinae (Honey, Bumble, Longhorn, Orchid, and Digger Bees)
Tribe Emphorini (Chimney or Turret Bees)
Genus Ptilothrix
Explanation of Names
Ptilothrix Smith 1853
Numbers
2 spp. in our area, 18 total(1)(2)
Range
New World (ne. US to Argentina) + e. Australia (map)(2)
Works Cited
1.The North American bees of the genus Ptilothrix Cresson, 1878 (Hymenoptera, Apidae, Emphorini), with the description of two...
Florez-Gomez N., Danforth B. 2023. J. Hymenopt. Res. 95: 275‒293.
2.Ascher J.S., Pickering J. (2017) Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)
Contributed by Eric R. Eaton on 28 November, 2006 - 4:56pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, John S. Ascher, v belov
Last updated 14 March, 2024 - 6:07pm

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