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Brachymelecta larreae (Cockerell, 1900)

Bombomelecta larreæ Cockerell, 1900:361, ♀. ♀, Mesilla Park, New Mexico, May 9, 1900; Onuferko et al., 2021Onuferko, T.M., L. Packer & J.A. Genaro 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. European Journal of Taxonomy 754:1-51.:35, Holotype ♀ (USNM, 534229). - Cockerell, 1906Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The bees of New Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32:289-314. (distribution). - As Brachymelecta larreae: - Onuferko et al., 2021Onuferko, T.M., L. Packer & J.A. Genaro 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. European Journal of Taxonomy 754:1-51. (distribution). - As Xeromelecta larreae: - Hurd & Linsley, 1951Hurd, P.D. Jr. & E.G. Linsley 1951. The Melectine bees of California. Bulletin of the California insect survey 1 (5):119-140. (distribution); Yáñez-Ordóñez & Hinojosa-Díaz, 2004Yáñez-Ordóñez, O. & I. Hinojosa-Díaz 2004. La colección himenopterológica (Insecta) del Museo de Zoología Alfonso L. Herrera de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) 20 (1):167-197. (distribution); Nava-Bolaños & Osorio-Olvera, 2022Nava-Bolaños, A. & L. Osorio-Olvera 2022. Estado del arte del conocimiento de biodiversidad de los polinizadores de México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 93:1-77. (distribution).

Common names

  •  Cresosote digger-cuckoo bee

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Area distribution map

map of Brachymelecta larreae (Cockerell, 1900)

Distribution

MEXMexico
 (Nava-Bolaños & Osorio-Olvera, 2022)
MEX-ChiMexico - Chihuahua
 (Onuferko et al., 2021)
MEX-DurMexico - Durango
 (Yáñez-Ordóñez & Hinojosa-Díaz, 2004)
MEX-SonMexico - Sonora
 (Onuferko et al., 2021)
USA-CAUnited States - California
 (Hurd & Linsley, 1951; Onuferko et al., 2021)
USA-NMUnited States - New Mexico
 (Cockerell, 1906; Hurd & Linsley, 1951; Onuferko et al., 2021)
USA-TXUnited States - Texas
 (Onuferko et al., 2021)

Literature

  • Cockerell, T.D.A. 1900. Notes on New Mexico bees. The Canadian Entomologist 32:361-364.
  • Cockerell, T.D.A. 1906. The bees of New Mexico. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 32:289-314.
  • Hurd, P.D. Jr. & E.G. Linsley 1951. The Melectine bees of California. Bulletin of the California insect survey 1 (5):119-140.
  • Nava-Bolaños, A. & L. Osorio-Olvera 2022. Estado del arte del conocimiento de biodiversidad de los polinizadores de México. Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad 93:1-77.
  • Onuferko, T.M., L. Packer & J.A. Genaro 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. European Journal of Taxonomy 754:1-51.
  • Yáñez-Ordóñez, O. & I. Hinojosa-Díaz 2004. La colección himenopterológica (Insecta) del Museo de Zoología Alfonso L. Herrera de la Facultad de Ciencias, UNAM, México. Acta Zoológica Mexicana (nueva serie) 20 (1):167-197.