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Protomelecta
Insecta - Hymenoptera - Apidae
Taxonomy
Protomelecta was named by Cockerell (1908). It is not extant. Its type is Protomelecta brevipennis.
It was assigned to Anthophoridae by Carpenter (1992); and to Melectini by Zeuner and Manning (1976) and Engel (2021).
It was assigned to Anthophoridae by Carpenter (1992); and to Melectini by Zeuner and Manning (1976) and Engel (2021).
Species
P. brevipennis (type species)
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1908 | Protomelecta Cockerell p. 341 |
| 1976 | Protomelecta Zeuner and Manning |
| 1992 | Protomelecta Carpenter |
| 2021 | Protomelecta Engel p. 51 |
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available