Species info
Classification > Subfamily Eucerinae > Tribe Emphorini > Genus Melitoma
Melitoma ameghinoi (Holmberg, 1903)
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Geographic distribution
Distribution
Solitary bees, soil excavators
  • Argentina
    • Chaco
    • Formosa
Other distribution
Paraguay (Schaller & Roig-Alsina, 2019)
 
Host plants
Narrowly oligolectic of pollen from Ipomoea species (Schaller & Roig-Alsina, 2019)
References
  • ROIG-ALSINA, A. 1998b. Sinopsis generica de la tribu Emphorini, com la descripción de tres nuevos géneros (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Physis (B. Aires) 56 (130-131): 17–25
  • SCHALLER, A. & ROIG-ALSINA, A. 2019. The nesting habits and flower relationships of the bee Melitoma ameghinoi (Holmberg) (Hymenoptera, Apidae), with notes on its taxonomy and distribution. Journal of Natural History, 53:27-28, 1633-164
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