Bee-plant-interactions

Guides

• Xeralictus

  Xeralictus sweat bees

  Xeralictus is a genus of small sweat bees in the family Halictidae, subfamily Rophitinae. The genus contains at least three described species, including X. bicuspidariae, X. biscuspidariae, and X. timberlakei. These bees are associated with desert environments in southwestern North America and exhibit specialized pollination relationships involving floral mimicry systems.

  sweat-beesHalictidaedesert-beesfloral-mimicrypollinationRophitinaesouthwestern-North-AmericaXeralictus-bicuspidariaeMentzeliaMohaveadeceptive-pollinationbee-plant-interactions