Epimelissodes

Epimelissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae. There are 20 described species in Epimelissodes.^[1] In some online databases, these species are often presented within the genus Svastra Holmberg, 1884,^[2] however, recent genomic focused studies such as Freitas et al., 2023 have increasingly demonstrated their distinction.^[3]

Epimelissodes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Hymenoptera
Family:	Apidae
Tribe:	Eucerini
Genus:	Epimelissodes Ashmead, 1899

See also

Epimelissodes species

Per Ascher & Pickering, 2024.^[4]

• Subgenus Anthedonia
  • Epimelissodes comptus (Cresson, 1878)
  • Epimelissodes nevadensis (Cresson, 1874)
• Subgenus Brachymelissodes
  • Epimelissodes cressonii (Dalla Torre, 1896)
  • Epimelissodes minima (LaBerge, 1956)
• Subgenus Epimelissodes
  • Epimelissodes aegis (LaBerge, 1956)
  • Epimelissodes albocollaris (Cockerell, 1918)
  • Epimelissodes atripes (Cresson, 1872)
  • Epimelissodes comanche (Cresson, 1872)
  • Epimelissodes friesei LaBerge, 1958
  • Epimelissodes grandissimus (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Epimelissodes helianthelli (Cockerell, 1905)
  • Epimelissodes machaerantherae (Cockerell, 1904)
  • Epimelissodes nitidus (LaBerge, 1956)
  • Epimelissodes obliquus (Say, 1837)
  • Epimelissodes pallidior LaBerge, 1963
  • Epimelissodes petulcus (Cresson, 1879)
  • Epimelissodes sabinensis (Cockerell, 1924
  • Epimelissodes sila (LaBerge, 1956)
  • Epimelissodes texanus (Cresson, 1872)
• Subgenus Idiomelissodes
  • Epimelissodes duplocinctus (Cockerell, 1905)