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Anthophoridae 
Taxonomic Serial No.: 154379

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Family  
  Common Name(s): Carpenter Bees [English]
  
    Cuckoo Bees [English]
  
    Digger Bees [English]
  
  Valid Name: Apinae
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2005   
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD   
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Anthophoridae    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Anthophoridae, Carpenter Bees [English]   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Michener, Charles D.   
  Publication Date: 2000   
  Article/Chapter Title:    
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The Bees of the World   
  Page(s): xiv + 913   
  Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press   
  Publication Place: Baltimore, Maryland, USA   
  ISBN/ISSN: 0-8018-6133-0   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Anthophoridae   
       

 Geographic Information
       
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 Comments
       
  Comment: Michener (2000) notes that 'recognition of Anthophoridae is no longer justified,' and includes its former members within Subfamily Apinae  
 

 

    


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