longhorn bees
(Melissodes Subgenus Eumelissodes)
Overview • Description • Distribution • Taxonomy
Overview |
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Eumelissodes are solitary bees. Vertical nests are excavated on flat ground.
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Description |
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Adults are ⅜″ to ¾″ in length. Males have much longer antennae than females. |
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Taxonomy |
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Order |
Hymenoptera (ants, bees, wasps, and sawflies) | ||
Suborder |
Apocrita (narrow-waisted wasps, ants, and bees) | ||
Infraorder |
Aculeata (ants, bees, and stinging wasps) | ||
Superfamily |
Apoidea (bees and apoid wasps) | ||
| Epifamily | Anthophila (bees) | ||
Family |
Apidae (honey bees, bumble bees, and allies) | ||
Subfamily |
Apinae (honey, bumble, longhorn, orchid, and digger bees) | ||
Tribe |
Eucerini (longhorn bees) | ||
Genus |
Melissodes | ||
Subordinate Taxa |
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agile long-horned bee (Melissodes agilis) dark-faced longhorn (Melissodes tristis) dark-veined longhorn bee (Melissodes trinodis) denticulate long-horned bee (Melissodes denticulatus) Drury’s long-horned bee (Melissodes druriellus) pale-marked long-horned bee (Melissodes pallidisignatus) small long-horned bee (Melissodes microstictus) three-knotted long-horned bee (Melissodes trinodis) valiant long-horned bee(Melissodes illatus) vigorous long-horned bee (Melissodes subillatus) |
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Synonyms |
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Common Names |
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longhorn bees true melissodes bees |
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| Catherine H 8/15/2020 |
Location: Columbia Heights, MN They love my Joe-Pye bushes |
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| Alfredo Colon June 2018 |
Location: Woodbury, Minnesota |
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Created: 12/29/2018
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