Melitoma taurea, the mallow bee, is a species of chimney bee in the family Apidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[1] It has strong white bands on its abdomen, but is not as hairy as the genera Melissodes and Eucera.[6] Uniquely, the species has a long tongue that, even when folded, reaches all the way to the abdomen.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Melitoma |
| Species: | M. taurea
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| Melitoma taurea (Say, 1837)
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References
edit- ^ a b "Melitoma taurea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Melitoma taurea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Melitoma taurea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Melitoma taurea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ "Melitoma taurea Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ^ a b Droege, Sam (September 2015). The Very Handy Manual: How to Catch and Identify Bees. USGS.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
- Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
External links
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