Ancient-bee-lineage

Guides

• Hesperapini

  Hesperapini is a small tribe of bees within the family Melittidae, subfamily Dasypodainae. The tribe contains a limited number of genera and species, primarily distributed in arid regions. These bees are ground-nesting and exhibit specialized pollen-collecting structures. They represent an early-diverging lineage among bees, contributing to understanding of bee evolution.

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