Tetralonia

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Tetralonia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Apidae
Tribe: Eucerini
Genus: Tetralonia
Spinola, 1839

Tetralonia is a genus of insects belonging to the family Apidae. [1]

The genus has almost cosmopolitan distribution. [1]

Species: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Tetralonia Spinola, 1839". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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