Fig. 6A–C in Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939, previously the rarest North American bee genus, was described from an aberrant specimen and is the senior synonym for Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939

Fig. 6A–C (continued on next page). Dissected male S7 (left) and S8 (right), ventral view (with anterior ends oriented toward the top). A. Brachymelecta californica (Cresson, 1878) (photo of Melecta californica paralectotype (ANSP 2292-5)). B. B. californica (photo of M.? mucida holotype (ANSP 2294) (herein synonymized under B. californica)) (S8 appears to have been damaged/split anteromedially). C. B. haitensis (Michener, 1948) (JAG).Published as part of Onuferko, Thomas M., Packer, Laurence & Genaro, Julio A., 2021, Brachymelecta Linsley, 1939, previously the rarest North American bee genus, was described from an aberrant specimen and is the senior synonym for Xeromelecta Linsley, 1939, pp. 1-51 in European Journal of Taxonomy 754 on page 21, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2021.754.1393, http://zenodo.org/record/496595