Melissodes

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]

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

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
  1. "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.

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