''Brachynomada'' is a genus of
cuckoo bee
The term cuckoo bee is used for a variety of different bee lineages which have evolved the kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying their eggs in the nests of other bees, reminiscent of the behavior of cuckoo birds. The name is perhaps best applied t ...
s in the family
Apidae
Apidae is the largest family within the superfamily Apoidea, containing at least 5700 species of bees. The family includes some of the most commonly seen bees, including bumblebees and honey bees, but also includes stingless bees (also used for ...
. There are about 16 described species in ''Brachynomada''.
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Species
* '' Brachynomada annectens'' (Snelling & Rozen, 1987)
* '' Brachynomada argentina'' Holmberg, 1886
* '' Brachynomada bigibbosa'' (Friese, 1908)
* '' Brachynomada cearensis'' (Ducke, 1911)
* '' Brachynomada chacoensis'' Holmberg, 1886
* '' Brachynomada chica'' (Snelling & Rozen, 1987)
* '' Brachynomada grindeliae'' (Cockerell, 1903)
* '' Brachynomada margaretae'' (Rozen, 1994)
* '' Brachynomada melanantha'' (Linsley, 1939)
* '' Brachynomada nimia'' (Snelling & Rozen, 1987)
* '' Brachynomada roigella'' (Michener, 1996)
* '' Brachynomada roigi'' Rozen, 1994
* ''Brachynomada scotti
''Brachynomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about 16 described species in ''Brachynomada''.
Species
* '' Brachynomada annectens'' (Snelling & Rozen, 1987)
* '' Brachynomada argentina'' Holmberg, 1886
* '' Brachyno ...
'' Rozen, 1997
* '' Brachynomada sidaefloris'' (Cockerell, 1898)
* '' Brachynomada thoracica'' (Friese, 1908)
* ''Brachynomada tomentifera
''Brachynomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are about 16 described species in ''Brachynomada''.
Species
* ''Brachynomada annectens'' (Snelling & Rozen, 1987)
* ''Brachynomada argentina'' Holmberg, 1886
* ''Brachynomad ...
'' (Ducke, 1907)
References
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Nomadinae
Bee genera
Brood parasites
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