Melitoma is a genus of chimney bees in the family Apidae. There are about 13 described species in Melitoma.[1][2][3][4][5] Found in the Nearctic and Neotropics.[4]

Melitoma
Melitoma taurea
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Emphorini
Genus: Melitoma
Lepeletier & Serville, 1828

Species

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These 11 species belong to the genus Melitoma:

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Melitoma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  2. ^ a b "Browse Melitoma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  3. ^ a b "Melitoma". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  4. ^ a b c "Melitoma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
  5. ^ "Melitoma Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.

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