| Ptilothrix bombiformis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Genus: | Ptilothrix |
| Species: | P. bombiformis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ptilothrix bombiformis (Cresson, 1878) | |
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