Xeromelecta

Xeromelecta
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Tribe:Melectini
Genus:Xeromelecta
Linsley, 1939

Xeromelecta is a genus of digger-cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about six described species in Xeromelecta.[1][2][3][4]

Species

These six species belong to the genus Xeromelecta:

  • Xeromelecta alayoi Michener, 1988 i c g
  • Xeromelecta californica (Cresson, 1878) i c g b (California xeromelecta)
  • Xeromelecta haitensis (Michener, 1948) i c g
  • Xeromelecta interrupta (Cresson, 1872) i c g b (interrupted xeromelecta)
  • Xeromelecta larreae (Cockerell, 1900) i c g b (larrea xeromelecta)
  • Xeromelecta tibialis (Fabricius, 1793) i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

  1. 1 2 "Xeromelecta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  2. 1 2 "Browse Xeromelecta". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. 1 2 "Xeromelecta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. 1 2 "Xeromelecta Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-22.


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