Manuelia is a genus of bees in the subfamily Xylocopinae, the only genus in the tribe Manueliini. There are three species.[1]
| Manuelia | |
|---|---|
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| Manuelia postica, female | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Manueliini Sakagami & Michener, 1987 |
| Genus: | Manuelia Vachal, 1905 |
| Species | |
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3, see text | |
This tribe is relictual. Today it is limited to Chile and Argentina.[1]
These are small, slender bees measuring up to 8.5 millimeters long. They may be metallic blue or matte black, sometimes with reddish parts on the abdomen. Because Manuelia species are so distinct from each other, the genus is divided into two subgenera.[1]
Species
edit- Manuelia gayatina (Spinola, 1851)
- Manuelia gayi (Spinola, 1851)
- Manuelia postica (Spinola, 1851)
Notes
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- ^ a b c Engel, M. S. (2012). On the classification of the bee genus Manuelia (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Acta Entomologica Slovenica, 20(1) 65-72.
References
edit- Michener, C. D. (2007). The Bees of the World, 2nd Edition, Johns Hopkins University Press.