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Macrotera (Macrotera) Smith, 1853
Macrotera Smith, F. (1853). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part I. Andrenidae and Apidae. London: British Museum 1-198 pp. [130] .
Type species: Macrotera bicolor Smith, 1853 by monotypy.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Mexico (Hidalgo, Jalisco, Michoacán, Puebla)

References

Danforth, B. N. (1996). Phylogenetic analysis and taxonomic revision of the Perdita subgenera Macrotera, Macroteropsis, Macroterella and Cockerellula (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 55 (16): 635-692 [640, 669] (Phylogeny, taxonomy, descriptive note)
Snelling, R. R. & Danforth, B. H. (1992). A Review of Perdita, Subgenus Macrotera (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae). Contrib. Sci. Nat. Hist. Mus. Los Angeles Co. 436: 1-12 [1] (Taxonomy)
Timberlake, P. H. (1954). A revisional study of the bees of the genus Perdita F. Smith, with special reference to the fauna of the Pacific Coast (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Part I. Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 9 (6): 345-432 [352] (Taxonomy, key to species)
Timberlake, P. H. (1958). A revisional study of the bees of the genus Perdita F. Smith, with special reference to the fauna of the Pacific Coast (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Part III. Univ. Calif. Publ. Entomol. 14 (5): 303-410 [375] (Key to species)

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Last update : 07 Feb 2022

Available Species

Macrotera (Macrotera) bicolor Smith, 1853
Macrotera (Macrotera) nahua Snelling & Danforth, 1992
Macrotera (Macrotera) pipiyolin Snelling & Danforth, 1992
Macrotera (Macrotera) secunda Cockerell, 1904