Melittidae is a small bee family, with over 200 described species [1] in three subfamilies. [2] The family has a limited distribution, with all described species restricted to Africa and the northern …

Sep 14, 2023 · The Melittidae bee family is small group consisting of three subfamilies, fourteen genera, and just over 200 species. They are found in North America, Asia, Europe, and Africa. …

Melittidae: a small family of bees with about 200 species, including pantaloon bees, oil collectors, Blunthornes and possibly one of the oldest fossilized bees.

Dec 22, 2023 · Family Melittidae (Melittid Bees) Other Common Names . Melittids. Numbers . 32 spp. in 3 genera of 2 subfamilies and 3 tribes in our area, >180 spp. in 15 genera of 3 …

Melittidae is the second-smallest bee family, with only 201 species. The earliest fossils of melittid bees date from the Eocene Epoch, approximately 53 million years ago. Melittid bees are …

Melittidae is a small bee family, with over 200 described species in three subfamilies. The family has a limited distribution, with all described species restricted to Africa and the northern …

Melittidae: Hesperapis oraria Snelling and Stage. County Records: Bay, Escambia, Okaloosa, Santa Rosa, Walton. Locations: Dates: late September-early October. Plants: specialist on …

Jun 11, 2009 · The bee family Melittidae comprises a small, but biologically fascinating, group of mostly oligolectic bees, some of which are oil collecting. Phylogenetic relationships within this …

Oil-collecting bees mostly of the summer rainfall area of southern Africa (Hymenoptera: Melittidae: Rediviva). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 81: 122–141. Credits

article: classification of the bee family melittidae with a review of species of meganomiinae