Charles D. Michener. 68. Family Melittidae The Melittidae consist of andreniform S - T bees , having the characters of S - T bees listed in Section 19 and in the first couplet of the key to families , Section 33. Nonethe- less , other ...

... Melittidae and also a feature of all melittids , but the combination of ( 1 ) a ( usually ) short , pointed glossa ( Fig . 71-1 ) and an unspecialized ( i.e. , rel- atively short and not sheathlike ) ... Melittidae Family Melittidae.

... MELITTIDAE Ancient bees Despite their relative rarity worldwide, Melittidae are ancient bees and were probably flying side by side with pterosaurs. The oldest known bee fossil is thought to be around 100 million years old, and it is a ...

... MELITTIDAE Melittidae is one of the smallest bee families, with a total of just 201 described species (Michez et al. 2009b). Melittidae is also an ancient, possibly relictual, bee family that is well-represented in the fossil record ...

"This present paper describes Hesperapis (Hesperapis) trochanterata Snelling, new species, from southern Arizona, and provides data on various apsects of its nesting biology, including: description of nest site, nest architecture, ...