Diadasia

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Diadasia
Diadasia bee on opuntia blossom
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Emphorini
Genus: Diadasia
Patton, 1879

Diadasia is a genus of

oligolectic
, specialized on a relatively small number of plant species.

Their host plants include

cacti, mallows, and willowherbs, although mallows are the most common and likely ancestral host plant for the whole genus. Its tribe is Emphorini.[1]
In the
Meloidae
.
[3]


Species

These 42 species belong to the genus Diadasia.[4][5][6]

References

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  2. ^ "Bees".
  3. ^ Linsley, E. G.; MacSwain, J. W. (Fall 1957). "The Nesting Habits, Flower Relationships, and Parasites of Some North American Species of Diadasia (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae)". Wasmann Journal of Biology. 15 (2). University of San Francisco.
  4. ^ "Diadasia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  5. ^ "Diadasia Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  6. ^ "Browse Diadasia". Catalogue of Life. Archived from the original on 2018-03-05. Retrieved 2018-03-04.