Biology:Tetraloniella

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Short description: Genus of bees

Tetraloniella
Female Tetraloniella sp-unscaled.jpg
Tetraloniella sp.
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Subfamily: Apinae
Tribe: Eucerini
Genus: Tetraloniella
Ashmead, 1899
Diversity
at least 100 species

Tetraloniella is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are more than 100 described species in Tetraloniella [1][2][3] with most being from North America[4]

Tetraloniella species are solitary and nest in the ground. There have been records of some species that nest in aggregate, with some nests being used over several generations[5]

The dietary preferences of most Tetraloniella species are not known, however there are generalist and specialist species. The specialist species have been noted to be specialists of Asteraceae[5]

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Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14478139 entry