APIDAE Apinae Melectini Xeromelecta
Xeromelecta alayoi Michener, 1988
Xeromelecta (Nesomelecta) alayoi
Michener, C. D. (1988). The parasitic anthophorid genus Xeromelecta in Cuba (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 81 (3): 377-379 [377] .
Type data: holotype SEMK <F>.
Type locality: Cuba, Pinar del Rio, Rancho Mundito.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Cuba
References
Onuferko, T.M., Packer, L. & Genaro, J.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. Euro. J. Taxon. 754: 1-51 [10] (Species revision, as Brachymelecta alayoi)
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Last update : 17 Jul 2023