Melitta is a genus of bees in the family Melittidae. It includes about 40 species restricted to Africa and the northern temperate zone.[citation needed] Most of the species are Palaearctic, though three rare species occur in North America.
They are bees of moderate size, generally 8 to 15 mm long. They are commonly oligolectic, with narrow host plant preferences. They resemble bees of the genus Andrena, though with radically different mouthparts and a scopa limited to the hind tibia and basitarsus. Melitta have a crucial role as pollinators and they are protected through the Pollinators policy based on EU Biodiversity Strategy 2030.[1]
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