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Braunsapis
Sign in to saveBraunsapis is a genus of bees in the family Apidae and the tribe Allodapini, commonly known as reed bees. It is the largest genus of the tribe and is known for its array of sociality. The genus is distributed in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 1,894
- With media
- 19
- Family
- Apidae
- Collections
- AM, KU
- Recorded in
- South Africa
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Braunsapis is a genus of bees in the family Apidae and the tribe Allodapini, commonly known as reed bees. It is the largest genus of the tribe and is known for its array of sociality. The genus is distributed in Africa, Asia, and Australasia.
Most of these bees are slender and black, though some are paler or reddish.
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