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Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939, previously the rarest North American bee genus, was described from an aberrant specimen and is the senior synonym for Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939
- 1. Beaty Centre for Species Discovery, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, ON K1P 6P4, Canada
- 2. Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele St.
- 3. Florida State Collection of Arthropods, 1911 SW 34 St.
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Onuferko, Thomas M., Packer, Laurence, Genaro, Julio A. (2021): Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939, previously the rarest North American bee genus, was described from an aberrant specimen and is the senior synonym for Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939. European Journal of Taxonomy 754: 1-51, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.754.1393, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5852/ejt.2021.754.1393
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