Epimelissodes
| Epimelissodes | |
|---|---|
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| Epimelissodes obliquus, Nebraska | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Hymenoptera |
| Family: | Apidae |
| Tribe: | Eucerini |
| Genus: | Epimelissodes Ashmead, 1899 |
Epimelissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae found in North America.
Taxonomy and phylogeny
[edit]These species were previously classified within the genus Svastra Holmberg, 1884;[1] however, recent genomic focused studies, such as Freitas et al., 2023, have increasingly demonstrated their distinction as separate genera.[2]
Species
[edit]There are 20 species of Epimelissodes:[3][unreliable source?]
Subgenus Anthedonia Michener, 1942
[edit]- Epimelissodes comptus (Cresson, 1878)
- Epimelissodes nevadensis (Cresson, 1874)
Subgenus Brachymelissodes LaBerge, 1956
[edit]- Epimelissodes cressonii (Dalla Torre, 1896)
- Epimelissodes minima (LaBerge, 1956)
Subgenus Epimelissodes Ashmead, 1899
[edit]- Epimelissodes aegis (LaBerge, 1956)
- Epimelissodes albocollaris (Cockerell, 1918)
- Epimelissodes atripes (Cresson, 1872)
- Epimelissodes comanche (Cresson, 1872)
- Epimelissodes friesei LaBerge, 1958
- Epimelissodes grandissimus (Cockerell, 1905)
- Epimelissodes helianthelli (Cockerell, 1905)
- Epimelissodes machaerantherae (Cockerell, 1904)
- Epimelissodes nitidus (LaBerge, 1956)
- Epimelissodes obliquus (Say, 1837)
- Epimelissodes pallidior LaBerge, 1963
- Epimelissodes petulcus (Cresson, 1879)
- Epimelissodes sabinensis (Cockerell, 1924
- Epimelissodes sila (LaBerge, 1956)
- Epimelissodes texanus (Cresson, 1872)
Subgenus Idiomelissodes LaBerge, 1956
[edit]- Epimelissodes duplocinctus (Cockerell, 1905)
References
[edit]- ↑ "Svastra Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-06-07.
- ↑ Felipe V Freitas; Michael G Branstetter; Vinícius H Franceschini-Santos; et al. (1 July 2023). "UCE phylogenomics, biogeography, and classification of long-horned bees (Hymenoptera: Apidae: Eucerini), with insights on using specimens with extremely degraded DNA". Insect Systematics and Diversity. 7 (4). doi:10.1093/ISD/IXAD012. ISSN 2399-3421. Wikidata Q125405901.
- ↑ Ascher, John; Pickering, John (2024). "Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila)". Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). Retrieved 2025-06-07.
External links
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Media related to Epimelissodes at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Epimelissodes at Wikispecies
