List of Eucera species

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This is a list of selected species within the genus Eucera . It does not include species from the former genera Tetraloniella, Peponapis, Syntrichalonia, Cemolobus, Xenoglossodes or Xenoglossa.

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References

  1. Shebl, Mohamed (29 December 2016). "Nesting Biology and Seasonality of Long-Horned Bee Eucera nigrilabris Lepeletier (Hymenoptera, Apidae)". Sociobiology. 63 (4): 1031. doi: 10.13102/sociobiology.v63i4.1181 (inactive 2024-05-18).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2024 (link)
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  3. Shimron, O.; Hefetz, A. (1985). "Mating Behavior and Sex Attraction of Eucera palestinae Friese (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae)". Journal of the Kansas Entomological Society. 58 (3): 526–531. ISSN   0022-8567. JSTOR   25084672.