Epimelissodes is a genus of long-horned bees in the family Apidae found in North America.
Taxonomy and phylogeny These species were previously classified within the genus Svastra Holmberg, 1884; however, recent genomic focused studies, such as Freitas et al., 2023, have increasingly demonstrated their distinction as separate genera.
Species There are 20 species of Epimelissodes:
Subgenus Anthedonia Michener, 1942 Epimelissodes comptus (Cresson, 1878) Epimelissodes nevadensis (Cresson, 1874) Subgenus Brachymelissodes LaBerge, 1956 Epimelissodes cressonii (Dalla Torre, 1896) Epimelissodes minima (LaBerge, 1956) Subgenus Epimelissodes Ashmead, 1899 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 LaBerge, 1956 Epimelissodes duplocinctus (Cockerell, 1905)
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