Tribe Melectini Westwood 1839 (bee)

Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae

Alternative spelling: Melectides

Full reference: J. O. Westwood. 1839. An Introduction to the Modern Classification of Insects; Founded on the Natural Habits and Corresponding Organisation of the Different Families 2:1-352

Parent taxon: Apiti according to M. S. Engel 2005

See also Engel 2001, Engel 2021 and Zeuner and Manning 1976

Sister taxon: Corbiculata

Subtaxa: Protomelecta

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Ecology:

Distribution: found only at Florissant, Station 14 (Eocene of Colorado)

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