Melissodes

Melissodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Clade:Euarthropoda
Class:Insecta
Order:Hymenoptera
Family:Apidae
Tribe:Eucerini
Genus:Melissodes
Latreille, 1829

Melissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are at least 140 described species in Melissodes.[1][2][3][4][5]

ITIS Taxonomic note:

  • Apparently the gender of Melissodes has always been treated as feminine by bee specialists. However, Doug Yanega (in litt., May 2008) has suggested that the gender should be masculine under ICZN Art. 30.1.4.4. This matter needs further consideration!.[1]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Melissodes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-05. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "Browse Melissodes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  3. ↑ "Melissodes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  4. ↑ "Melissodes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
  5. ↑ "Melissodes Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.

Further reading

  • Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico (2nd ed.). CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-0212-9.
  • Krombein, Karl V.; Hurd Jr., Paul D. Jr.; Smith, David R.; Burks, B.D., eds. (1979). "Catalog of Hymenoptera in America North of Mexico". Smithsonian Institution Press. Retrieved 2018-04-05.


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