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

Brachymelecta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Melectini
Genus: Brachymelecta
Linsley, 1939

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References

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  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. ^ "Brachymelecta Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

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