Melitoma taurea, the mallow bee, is a species of chimney bee in the family Apidae.

[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.

[1] It has strong white bands on its abdomen, but is not as hairy as the genera Melissodes and Eucera.

[6] Uniquely, the species has a long tongue that, even when folded, reaches all the way to the abdomen.

This Apinae article is a stub.