Monolecty in bees was defined a century ago for those species that consistently collect pollen only from the same single species of floral host. Even at the time, the term was considered “a curiosity” with little biological meaning. Here, I review its multiple problems and suggest that its utility would improve if we apply the term monolecty to those bees species that use a single genus (not species) of flowering host.

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蜜蜂单一性的简要回顾和扩大定义的好处

蜜蜂的单一性在一个世纪前被定义为那些始终只从同一单一花卉寄主物种收集花粉的物种。即使在当时，这个词也被认为是没有生物学意义的“好奇心”。在这里，我回顾了它的多个问题，并建议如果我们将术语单选应用于那些使用单一属（非物种）开花宿主的蜜蜂物种，它的效用将会提高。