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BEE TRIBES OF THE FAMILY APIDAE

in the Texas Lower Rio Grande Valley

SUBFAMILY

ANTHOPHORINAE

TRIBE

ANTHOPHORINI

(digger bees)

GENUS

Anthophora

SUBFAMILY

APINAE

TRIBE

APINI

(honey bees)

GENUS

Apis

TRIBE

BOMBINI

(bumble bees)

GENUS

Bombus

TRIBE

CENTRIDINI

(oil-digger bees)

GENUS

Centris

SUBFAMILY

EUCERINAE

TRIBE

ANCYLOSCELIDINI

(crooked-legged bees)

GENUS

Ancyloscelis

TRIBE

EMPHORINI

(chimney bees)

GENUS

Diadasia

Melitoma

TRIBE

EUCERINI

(longhorn bees)

GENUS

Eucera/Xenoglossa

Florilegus

Melissodes

Melissoptila

Svastra/Epimelissodes

TRIBE

EXOMALOPSINI

(exomalopsine bees)

GENUS

Anthophorula

Exomalopsis

SUBFAMILY

NOMADINAE

TRIBE

EPEOLINI

(cuckoo bees)

GENUS

Epeolus

Triepeolus

TRIBE

NOMADINI

(cuckoo bees)

GENUS

Nomada

TRIBE

PROTEPEOLINI

(cuckoo bees)

GENUS

Leiopodus

SUBFAMILY

XYLOCOPINAE

TRIBE

CERATININI

(small

carpenter bees)

GENUS

Ceratina

TRIBE

XYLOCOPINI

(large

carpenter bees)

GENUS

Xylocopa

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