Brachynomadini 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 at least 5 genera and 20 described species in Brachynomadini.
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Genera
These five genera belong to the tribe Brachynomadini:
* ''Brachynomada
''Brachynomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees 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 bumbleb ...
'' Holmberg, 1886 i c g b
* '' Kelita'' Sandhouse, 1943 i c g
* ''Paranomada
''Paranomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least three described species in ''Paranomada''.
Species
These three species belong to the genus ''Paranomada'':
* ''Paranomada californica'' Linsley, 1945
* ''Paranoma ...
'' Linsley & Michener, 1937 i c g b
* ''Trichonomada
''Trichonomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. The only species in the genus species is ''Trichonomada roigella''; which has subsequently been included in the genus ''Brachynomada
''Brachynomada'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in ...
'' Michener, 1996 g
* ''Triopasites
''Triopasites'' is a genus of cuckoo bees in the family Apidae. There are at least two described species in ''Triopasites''.
Species
These two species belong to the genus ''Triopasites'':
* ''Triopasites penniger'' (Cockerell, 1894)
* ''T ...
'' Linsley, 1939 i c g b
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
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