Epimelissodes
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
- ''Epimelissodes nevadensis''
Subgenus ''Brachymelissodes'' LaBerge, 1956
- Epimelissodes cressonii
- ''Epimelissodes minima''
Subgenus ''Epimelissodes'' Ashmead, 1899
- Epimelissodes aegis
- Epimelissodes albocollaris
- Epimelissodes atripes
- Epimelissodes comanche
- Epimelissodes friesei LaBerge, 1958
- Epimelissodes grandissimus
- Epimelissodes helianthelli
- Epimelissodes machaerantherae
- Epimelissodes nitidus
- Epimelissodes obliquus
- Epimelissodes pallidior LaBerge, 1963
- Epimelissodes petulcus
- Epimelissodes sabinensis
- ''Epimelissodes texanus''
Subgenus ''Idiomelissodes'' LaBerge, 1956
- ''Epimelissodes duplocinctus''