Alkali Bee
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| Scientific name | Nomia melanderi |
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| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Higher classification | Nomia |
| Order | Hymenopterans |
| Rank | Species |
| Family | Halictidae |
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| ID | 2932368 |
About Alkali Bee
The alkali bee, Nomia melanderi, is a ground-nesting bee native to deserts and semi-arid desert basins of the western United States. It was described by Theodore Dru Alison Cockerell in 1906. This bee nests in salt-saturated, or alkaline, soil.