Rhathymini
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| Rhathymini | |
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| Rhathymus sp. (female) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Subfamily: | Apinae |
| Tribe: | Rhathymini Lepeletier, 1841 |
The Rhathymini are a tribe of kleptoparasitic apid bees ("cuckoo bees").[1][2]
The Rhathymini consists of bees typically moderate to large in size, ranging 13–28 mm (0.51–1.10 in) body length.[3]
Visually, scholars have compared their appearance to that of vespid wasps (especially Polistes), or the giant species of the bee genus Nomada.[3]