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Melissodes

Melissodes is the second largest genus of long-horned bees - named for the characteristically long antennae of males. Melissodes currently has 129 described species, all native to the Americas, from Canada in the North to Argentina in the South (though less common in the tropics).

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Natural history

TriepeolusClarkiaPolemoniaceaePontederiaMelissodes agilis
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Description

Mesosoma/thoraxMetasomaMelissodes bimaculatusTegulae
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Taxonomy and phylogeny

SvastraApidaeHymenoptera
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Long-horned beesAsteraceaeSunflower
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Melissodes

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Melissodes

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related to Habitat and distribution · 18
Melissodes → Aggregations, Apomelissodes, Asteraceae, Callimelissodes, Ecplectica, Eumelissodes, Helianthus, Heliomelissodes, However, North, North America, Psilomelissodes, South America, Specifically, Tachymelissodes, They, This, United States
related to Taxonomy and phylogeny · 15
Melissodes → Apidae, Apomelissodes, As, Callimelissodes, Ecplectica, Eight, Eucerini, Eumelissodes, Heliomelissodes, Hymenoptera, LaBerge, Psilomelissodes, Svastra, Tachymelissodes, Wallace
related to Foraging and pollen specialization · 8
Melissodes → Asteraceae, Clarkia, Polemoniaceae, Pontederia, Svastra, The, This, While
related to Life cycle and nesting behavior · 4
Melissodes → Aggregations, Females, Males, Nests
related to Description · 2
Melissodes → Most, Species
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Melissodes → second largest genus of long-horned bees - named for the characteristically long antennae of males
see also · 1
Melissodes → List

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species pollen bees genus asteraceae across found males females aggregations especially long-horned long north south common observed also sunflower morphological

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Melissodesis asecond largest genus of long-horned bees - named for the characteristically long antennae of males0.90text
Melissodesrelated to DescriptionSpecies0.60section
Melissodesrelated to DescriptionMost0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Foraging and pollen specializationThe0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Foraging and pollen specializationAsteraceae0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Foraging and pollen specializationWhile0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Foraging and pollen specializationClarkia0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Foraging and pollen specializationPolemoniaceae0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Foraging and pollen specializationPontederia0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Foraging and pollen specializationThis0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Foraging and pollen specializationSvastra0.60section
Melissodesrelated to Habitat and distributionNorth0.60section

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