The Exomalopsini are a tribe of
bee
Bees are winged insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their roles in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the western honey bee, for producing honey. Bees are a monophyly, monophyletic lineage within the ...
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 ...
. They are tiny to moderate in size and usually hairy. The abdomen often has pale banding. They can be distinguished from other tribes by a line of hairs along the inner edge of the eye.
[ Michener, C. D. ''The Bees of the World''. Johns Hopkins University Press. 2000. pg 660.]
Genera
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Anthophorula''
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Exomalopsis
''Exomalopsis'' is a genus of bees in the family Apidae. They occur in the Western Hemisphere (Neotropical and Nearctic realms).Velez-Ruiz, R. I. and A. H. Smith-Pardo. (2013)New species of ''Exomalopsis'' and its associated cleptoparasite ''No ...
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References
Apinae
Bee tribes
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