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Melissodes fumosa  LaBerge, 1961
Taxonomic Serial No.: 699325

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Species  
  Common Name(s):    
  Valid Name: Melissodes fumosus LaBerge, 1961
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: invalid - other, see comments   
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John S. Ascher, PhD   
  Notes: Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore   
  Reference for: Melissodes fumosa    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist - Draft-54, website (version Draft-54)  
  Acquired: 2020   
  Notes: Ascher, J. S. and J. Pickering. 01 February, 2020. Discover Life bee species guide and world checklist (Hymenoptera: Apoidea: Anthophila). http://www.discoverlife.org/mp/20q?guide=Apoidea_species   
  Reference for: Melissodes fumosa   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): LaBerge, Wallace E.   
  Publication Date: 1961   
  Article/Chapter Title: A Revision of the Bees of the Genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part III (Hymenoptera: Apidae)   
  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: The University of Kansas Science Bulletin, vol. 42, no. 5   
  Page(s): 283-661   
  Publisher:    
  Publication Place:    
  ISBN/ISSN: 0022-8850   
  Notes: Available at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/10604326   
  Reference for: original description   
       

 Geographic Information
       
  Geographic Division: North America  
       
  Jurisdiction/Origin: Continental US, Native  
 

 

    

 Comments
       
  Comment: The gender of Melissodes has always been treated as feminine by bee specialists. However, the gender should be masculine under ICZN Art. 30.1.4.4  
 

 

    


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