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 <small>Holmberg, 1884</small>; 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 <small>Michener, 1942</small>
Subgenus Brachymelissodes <small>LaBerge, 1956</small>
Subgenus Epimelissodes <small>Ashmead, 1899</small>
- Epimelissodes aegis <small>(LaBerge, 1956)</small>
- Epimelissodes albocollaris <small>(Cockerell, 1918)</small>
- Epimelissodes atripes <small>(Cresson, 1872)</small>
- Epimelissodes comanche <small>(Cresson, 1872)</small>
- Epimelissodes friesei <small>LaBerge, 1958</small>
- Epimelissodes grandissimus <small>(Cockerell, 1905)</small>
- Epimelissodes helianthelli <small>(Cockerell, 1905)</small>
- Epimelissodes machaerantherae <small>(Cockerell, 1904)</small>
- Epimelissodes nitidus <small>(LaBerge, 1956)</small>
- Epimelissodes obliquus <small>(Say, 1837)</small>
- Epimelissodes pallidior <small>LaBerge, 1963</small>
- Epimelissodes petulcus <small>(Cresson, 1879)</small>
- Epimelissodes sabinensis <small>(Cockerell, 1924</small>
- Epimelissodes sila <small>(LaBerge, 1956)</small>
- Epimelissodes texanus <small>(Cresson, 1872)</small>
Subgenus Idiomelissodes <small>LaBerge, 1956</small>
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