alkali bee

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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. While solitary, these bees nest near each other and can form extremely dense aggregations in areas with favorable conditions.

La abeja de la alfalfa, Nomia melanderi,​ es una abeja de la familia Halictidae que anida en el suelo en lugares desérticos o semidesérticos del oeste de Estados Unidos. Prefiere suelos salitrosos. Es un eficaz polinizador de la alfalfa.