''Manuelia'' is a genus of
bee
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s in the subfamily
Xylocopinae
The subfamily Xylocopinae (family Apidae) occurs worldwide, and includes the large carpenter bees (tribe Xylocopini), the small carpenter bees (tribe Ceratinini), the allodapine bees (tribe Allodapini), and the relictual genus ''Manuelia'' (tri ...
, the only genus in the tribe Manueliini. There are three species.
[Engel, M. S. (2012)]
On the classification of the bee genus ''Manuelia'' (Hymenoptera: Apidae).
''Acta Entomologica Slovenica'', 20(1) 65-72.
This tribe is
relict
A relict is a surviving remnant of a natural phenomenon.
Biology
A relict (or relic) is an organism that at an earlier time was abundant in a large area but now occurs at only one or a few small areas.
Geology and geomorphology
In geology, a r ...
ual. Today it is limited to
Chile
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and
Argentina
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.
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These are small, slender bees measuring up to 8.5 millimeters long. They may be metallic blue or matte black, sometimes with reddish parts on the abdomen. Because ''Manuelia'' species are so distinct from each other, the genus is divided into two subgenera.][
]
Species
* ''Manuelia gayatina
''Manuelia'' is a genus of bees in the subfamily Xylocopinae, the only genus in the tribe Manueliini. There are three species.Engel, M. S. (2012)On the classification of the bee genus ''Manuelia'' (Hymenoptera: Apidae).''Acta Entomologica Sloven ...
'' (Spinola, 1851)
* ''Manuelia gayi
''Manuelia'' is a genus of bees in the subfamily Xylocopinae, the only genus in the tribe Manueliini. There are three species.Engel, M. S. (2012)On the classification of the bee genus ''Manuelia'' (Hymenoptera: Apidae).''Acta Entomologica Sloven ...
'' (Spinola, 1851)
* ''Manuelia postica
''Manuelia'' is a genus of bees in the subfamily Xylocopinae, the only genus in the tribe Manueliini. There are three species.Engel, M. S. (2012)On the classification of the bee genus ''Manuelia'' (Hymenoptera: Apidae).''Acta Entomologica Sloveni ...
'' (Spinola, 1851)
Notes
References
* Michener, C. D. (2007). ''The Bees of the World'', 2nd Edition, Johns Hopkins University Press.
Xylocopinae
Hymenoptera of South America
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