Ammobatini is a tribe of
cuckoo bee
The term cuckoo bee is used for a variety of different bee lineages which have evolved the kleptoparasitism, kleptoparasitic behaviour of laying their eggs in the nests of other bees, reminiscent of the behavior of cuckoo birds. The name is perhap ...
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 8 genera and more than 130 described species in Ammobatini.
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Genera
These eight genera belong to the tribe Ammobatini:
* '' Ammobates'' Latreille, 1809
* ''Chiasmognathus
''Chiasmognathus'' is a genus of bees belonging to the family Apidae.
The species of this genus are found in Africa, Middle East, South Asia, and small range of Europe.
Species:
*''Chiasmognathus aegyptiacus''
*''Chiasmognathus aturksvenicus' ...
'' Engel, 2006
* '' Melanempis'' Saussure, 1890
* '' Oreopasites'' Cockerell, 1906
* '' Parammobatodes'' Popov, 1931
* '' Pasites'' Jurine, 1807
* '' Sphecodopsis'' Bischoff, 1923
* '' Spinopasites'' Warncke, 1983
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