Emphorini

Emphorini
Head of Ancyloscelis apiformis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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
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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.

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