''Macrotera'' is a genus 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 native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the
United States and
Mexico.
According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''.
''Macrotera'' are small to medium sized (2.0 mm to 16.0 mm) and often black or reddish in coloration. The genus was treated by
P.H. Timberlake
Philip Hunter Timberlake (1883-1981) was one of the most prolific American entomologists of the 20th century. He was born on June 5, 1883 in Bethel, Maine, and died in 1981 in Riverside, California, where he had served as an Associate Entomologis ...
who, in addition to
T.D.A. Cockerell, described most of the known species. ''Macrotera'' used to be considered part of the genus ''
Perdita'' but was split apart by
C.D. Michener in 2000. Most species are extreme specialists (
oligoleges) with respect to pollen and will only collect pollen from a few closely related species or genera of plants, particularly the plant genus ''
Sphaeralcea'' and various
Cactaceae.
Species
These 31 species belong to the genus ''Macrotera'':
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Macrotera anthracina''
(Timberlake, 1980) i c g
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Macrotera arcuata
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to medi ...
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(Fox, 1893) i c g
* ''
Macrotera azteca
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to med ...
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(Timberlake, 1954) i c g
* ''
Macrotera bicolor''
Smith, 1853 i c g
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Macrotera bidenticauda
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to medi ...
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(Timberlake, 1953) i c g
* ''
Macrotera carinata''
(Timberlake, 1968) i c g
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Macrotera crassa
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to med ...
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(Timberlake, 1958) i c g
* ''
Macrotera echinocacti''
(Timberlake, 1954) i c g b (barrel cactus macrotera)
* ''
Macrotera haplura
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to medi ...
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(Cockerell, 1922) i c g
* ''
Macrotera knulli''
(Timberlake, 1960) i c g
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Macrotera laticauda''
(Timberlake, 1953) i c g
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Macrotera latior
''Macrotera latior'' is a species of bee in the family Andrenidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
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(Cockerell, 1896) i c g b
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Macrotera lobata''
(Timberlake, 1953) i c g
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Macrotera magniceps''
(Timberlake, 1960) i c g
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Macrotera mellea''
(Timberlake, 1954) i c g
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Macrotera mortuaria''
(Timberlake, 1954) i c g
* ''
Macrotera nahua
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to medi ...
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(Snelling & Danforth, 1992) i c g
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Macrotera nigrella''
(Timberlake, 1954) i c g
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Macrotera opacella''
(Timberlake, 1956) i c g
* ''
Macrotera opuntiae''
(Cockerell, 1922) i c g b (sandstone mining bee)
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Macrotera parkeri''
(Timberlake, 1980) i c g
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Macrotera peninsularis''
(Timberlake, 1968) i c g
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Macrotera pipiyolin''
(Snelling & Danforth, 1992) i c g
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Macrotera portalis''
(Timberlake, 1954) i c g
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Macrotera robertsi''
(Timberlake, 1968) i c g
* ''
Macrotera rubida
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to med ...
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(Timberlake, 1968) i c g
* ''
Macrotera seminigra
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to me ...
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(Timberlake, 1956) i c g
* ''
Macrotera sinaloana
''Macrotera'' is a genus of bees native to North America, particularly diverse in the desert regions of the United States and Mexico. According to Wilson and Carril, there are "around 30" species of ''Macrotera''. ''Macrotera'' are small to me ...
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(Timberlake, 1958) i c g
* ''
Macrotera solitaria''
(Cockerell, 1897) i c g
* ''
Macrotera texana''
Cresson, 1878 i c g b (Texas macrotera)
* ''
Macrotera tristella''
(Timberlake, 1954) i c g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
External links
List of SpeciesBugguide
{{Taxonbar, from=Q14491781
Andrenidae
Bee genera