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Brachymelecta tibialis (Fabricius, 1793)

Nomada tibialis Fabricius, 1793:346, sex not indicated (Mus. Dom. de Sehestedt); Genaro & Franz, 2008Genaro, J.A. & N. Franz 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 40:1-21.:14, Holotype ♂ (ZMUC). - As Brachymelecta tibialis: - 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 tibialis: - Genaro & Franz, 2008Genaro, J.A. & N. Franz 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 40:1-21. (distribution).
Crocisa Pantalon Dewitz, 1881:198, Genaro & Franz, 2008Genaro, J.A. & N. Franz 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 40:1-21.:14, Holotype ♂ (ZMUC). - Dewitz, 1881Dewitz, H. 1881. Hymenopteren von Portorico. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 25:197-208. (distribution); Gundlach, 1887Gundlach, J. 1887. Apuntes para la fauna Puerto-Riqueña. Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 16 (1):115-199. (distribution); Dalla Torre, 1896Dalla Torre, C.G. 1896. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, X. Apidae (Anthophila). Sumptibus Guilelmi Engelmann, 1-643. (distribution); Ashmead, 1900Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367. (distribution); Friese, 1902Friese, H. 1902. Beitrag zur Apidenfauna der grossen Antillen. Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 1-2:196-201. (distribution); Genaro & Franz, 2008Genaro, J.A. & N. Franz 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 40:1-21.:14 ( listed as synonym of Xeromelecta tibialis (Fabricius, 1793)); 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.:37 ( listed as synonym of Brachymelecta tibialis (Fabricius, 1793)). - As Melecta pantalon: - Wolcott, 1948Wolcott, G.N. 1948. The insects of Puerto Rico. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 32 (4):749-975. (distribution). - As Melecta pentalon: - Linsley, 1943Linsley, E. G. 1943. The genus Melecta in eastern North America and Porto Rico (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 51 (3):225-227. (distribution), 226 (comb. nov.). - As Xeromelecta pantalon: - Hurd, 1953Hurd, P.D. Jr. 1953. Notes on the Melectine Bees of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 26 (1):35-37. (distribution); Michener, 1988Michener, C.D. 1988. The parasitic anthophorid genus Xeromelecta in Cuba (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Ann. Entomol. Soc. America 81 (3):377-379. (distribution).

Common names

  •  Puerto Rican digger-cuckoo bee

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Area distribution map

map of Brachymelecta tibialis (Fabricius, 1793)

Distribution

PRIPuerto Rico
 (Dewitz, 1881 [as Crocisa pantalon Dewitz, 1881]; Gundlach, 1887 [as Crocisa pantalon Dewitz, 1881]; Dalla Torre, 1896 [as Crocisa pantalon Dewitz, 1881]; Ashmead, 1900 [as Crocisa pantalon Dewitz, 1881]; Friese, 1902 [as Crocisa pantalon Dewitz, 1881]; Linsley, 1943 [as Melecta pentalon Dewitz, 1881]; Wolcott, 1948 [as Melecta pantalon (Dewitz, 1881)]; Hurd, 1953 [as Xeromelecta pantalon (Dewitz, 1881)]; Michener, 1988 [as Xeromelecta pantalon (Dewitz, 1881)]; Genaro & Franz, 2008; Onuferko et al., 2021)
VIRVirgin Islands (U.S.)
 (Onuferko et al., 2021)

Literature

  • Ashmead, W.H. 1900. Report upon the aculeate Hymenoptera of the islands of St. Vincent and Grenada, with additions to the parasitic Hymenoptera and a list of the described Hymenoptera of the West Indies. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London pt. II:207-367.
  • Dalla Torre, C.G. 1896. Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus, X. Apidae (Anthophila). Sumptibus Guilelmi Engelmann, 1-643.
  • Dewitz, H. 1881. Hymenopteren von Portorico. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift 25:197-208.
  • Fabricius, J.C. 1793. Entomologia Systematica emendata et aucta. Vol. 2. Christian Gottlieb Proft, Hafniae. viii + 519 pp.
  • Friese, H. 1902. Beitrag zur Apidenfauna der grossen Antillen. Zeitschrift für systematische Hymenopterologie und Dipterologie 1-2:196-201.
  • Genaro, J.A. & N. Franz 2008. The bees of Greater Puerto Rico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Insecta Mundi 40:1-21.
  • Gundlach, J. 1887. Apuntes para la fauna Puerto-Riqueña. Anales de la Sociedad Española de Historia Natural 16 (1):115-199.
  • Hurd, P.D. Jr. 1953. Notes on the Melectine Bees of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society 26 (1):35-37.
  • Linsley, E. G. 1943. The genus Melecta in eastern North America and Porto Rico (Hymenoptera, Anthophoridae). Journal of the New York Entomological Society 51 (3):225-227.
  • Michener, C.D. 1988. The parasitic anthophorid genus Xeromelecta in Cuba (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Ann. Entomol. Soc. America 81 (3):377-379.
  • 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.
  • Wolcott, G.N. 1948. The insects of Puerto Rico. The Journal of Agriculture of the University of Puerto Rico 32 (4):749-975.