Brachymelecta Explained

Brachymelecta is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae, formerly (until 2021) known by the name Xeromelecta.^{[1] [2]}

Species

• Brachymelecta alayoi Michener, 1988
• Brachymelecta californica (Cresson, 1878)
• Brachymelecta haitensis (Michener, 1948)
• Brachymelecta interrupta (Cresson, 1872)
• Brachymelecta larreae (Cockerell, 1900)
• Brachymelecta tibialis (Fabricius, 1793)

Further reading

• The melectine bees of California (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). 1951. Hurd . P. D. Jr.. Linsley . E. G.. Bulletin of the California Insect Survey. 1. 5. 119–140.
• Web site: 2019-07-02. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). 2019. Ascher . J.S.. Pickering . J..

Notes and References

1. Onuferko, Thomas M., Packer, Laurence, Genaro, Julio A. (2021): Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939, previously the rarest North American bee genus, was described from an aberrant specimen and is the senior synonym for Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939. European Journal of Taxonomy 754: 1-51, DOI: https://doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.754.1393
2. Web site: Brachymelecta Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-04-22.