Emphorini

Emphorini
Head of Ancyloscelis apiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Subfamily:Apinae
Tribe:Emphorini
Robertson, 1904[1]
Genera

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The Emphorini are a tribe of apid bees.

Genera

As of 2007, it contains the following genera:[2]

  • Alepidosceles Moure, 1947
  • Ancyloscelis Latreille, 1829
  • Diadasia Patton, 1879
  • Diadasina Moure, 1950
    • Diadasina (Diadasina)
    • Diadasina (Leptometriella) Roig-Alsina, 1998
  • Meliphilopsis Roig-Alsina, 1994
  • Melitoma Lepeletier and Serville, 1828
  • Melitomella Roig-Alsina, 1998
  • Ptilothrix Smith 1853
  • Toromelissa Roig-Alsina, 1998

References

  1. ↑ Robertson, Charles (1904). "Synopsis of Anthophila". The Canadian Entomologist. 36 (2): 37–43. doi:10.4039/Ent3637-2.
  2. ↑ Michener, Charles D. (2007). "Tribe Emphorini". The Bees of the World (2nd ed.). Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 700–706. ISBN 978-0-8018-8573-0.

Further reading

  • Michener, Charles D. (1997). "Genus-Group Names of Bees and Supplemental Family-Group Names". Scientific Papers, Natural History Museum, The University of Kansas. 1: 62–63.


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