Melissodes
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| 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:
- The gender of the name "Melissodes" has traditionally been considered as feminine by taxonomists. However, ICZN Commissioner Doug Yanega (in litt., May 2008) has indicated that the sex should be masculine under ICZN Art. 30.1.4.4, which explicitly states that all genera ending in "-odes" are masculine unless the original author declared otherwise. Since Latreille did not specify a gender when proposing the name in 1829, this Code Article applies in this case.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b
"Melissodes Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Browse Melissodes". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Melissodes". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "Melissodes Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-05.
- ^ "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.
External links
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