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Tetraloniella

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Tetraloniella
Tetraloniella sp.
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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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References

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  1. ^ "Tetraloniella Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. ^ "Tetraloniella". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. ^ "Factsheet - Tetraloniella bees". keys.lucidcentral.org. Retrieved 2022-01-08.
  4. ^ a b Wilson, Joseph, Messinger Carril, Olivia (2015). The bees in your backyard: a guide to North America's bees. Princeton, New Jersey, United States: Princeton: Princeton University Press.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)

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