Ancylaini Explained

Ancylaini is a tribe of apid bees. The name was fixed by an ICZN opinion to differentiate it from the Ancylini tribe of fresh-water molluscs.^{[1] [2]}

References

• C. D. Michener (2000) The Bees of the World, Johns Hopkins University Press.

Notes and References

1. ICZN. March 2010. Opinion 2246 (Case 3461) Ancylini Michener, 1944 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): spelling emended to Ancylaini to remove homonymy with Ancylini Rafinesque, 1815 (Mollusca, Gastropoda). Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature. 67. 1. 116–117. 25 Jul 2013. 10.21805/bzn.v67i1.a15. 83403047 .
2. Engel . M. S. . Alqarni . A. S. . Shebl . M. A. . 2017 . Discovery of the bee tribe Tarsaliini in Arabia (Hymenoptera: Apidae), with the description of a new species . American Museum Novitates . 3877 . 1–28 . 10.1206/3877.1. 89812681 .