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Genus of bees

Braunsapis
Braunsapis anthracina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Allodapini
Genus: Braunsapis
Michener, 1969
Species

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Braunsapis is a genus of bees in the tribe Allodapini. It is the largest genus of the tribe and is known for its array of social behaviors. The genus is distributed in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.

Most of these bees are slender in shape and black in color, though some are paler or have red coloration.

Like other allodapines, bees of this genus raise young in a nest burrow. Burrows are dug in plants, such as African blue basil (Ocimum kilimandscharicum) and lantana (Lantana camara).

Species include:

Braunsapis larvae inside a nest burrow

References

  1. ^ Engel, M. S. (2013). A new species of the allodapine bee genus Braunsapis from the Central African Republic (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Melittology, (21), 1-7.
  2. ^ Braunsapis Michener. Iziko Museums.
  3. ^ Braunsapis bees. Bee Genera. Keys and Fact Sheets, BioNET-EAFRINET.
  4. ^ Engel, M. S., et al. (2014). Allodapine bees in the Arabian Peninsula (Hymenoptera: Apidae): A new species of Braunsapis from the Sarawat Mountains, with an overview of the Arabian fauna. American Museum Novitates 3801 1-15.
  5. Braunsapis. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)
  6. Michener, C. D., et al. (2003). A new parasitic bee of the genus Braunsapis from India (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Allodapini). Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society, 76(3) 518-522.

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