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Subfamily Fideliinae Cockerell
[Family Megachilidae]
The subfamily is of fairly wide distribution in xeric areas of Asia, Africa and South America. Michener (2000) formed it by uniting Fideliidae of many authors and the anthophorine tribe Pararhophitini (Popov, 1949). Apparently, the subfamily has been further subdivided into two tribes, namely: Fideliinae & Pararhophitini. McGinley & Rozen (1987) described the larvae of one species of Pararhophites from North Pakistan. A good number of works are published by Rozen regarding Fideliine phylogeny and nesting biology.
Tribe Pararhophitini
[Family Megachilidae, Subfamily Fideliinae]
S. No.
Name of Genus with Author
Included subgenera and [no. of species]
Distribution
1.
Genus Pararhophites Friese, 1898
- [3] In addition to, one species is yet to be described by this author recorded from Junagarh (Gujrat)
Morocco, Egypt to Kazakhstan and south to Baluchistan and northwestern India.
Tribe Fideliini
[Family Megachilidae, Subfamily Fideliinae]
S. No.
Name of Genus with Author
Included subgenera and [no. of species]
Distribution
1.
Genus Fidelia Friese, 1899
a. Fidelia Friese, 1899 s.str. [3] b. Fideliana Michener, 2000 [2]
c. Parafidelia Brauns, 1926 [7]
a. South Africa & Namibia
b. South Africa, Namibia in south & Morocco in the north
c. Namibia, western South Africa, also in east of Botswana
2. Genus Neofidelia Moure & Michener, 1955 - [2] Central Chile
Dr. Rajiv K. Gupta
Department of Zoology
Jai Narain Vyas University
Jodhpur 342 005, India
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Visit "An Updating Bibliography of the Bees of the World" by the same author for the authors' linked references mentioned in this document.