Acanthopus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Hymenopterida Ordo: Hymenoptera Subordo: Apocrita Superfamilia: Apoidea

Familia: Apidae
Subfamilia: Apinae
Tribus: Ericrocidini
Genus: Acanthopus
Species (2): A. excellens – A. palmatus

[Source: Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist]

Name

• Acanthopus Klug, 1807: 199
• Type species: Apis splendida Fabricius, 1793 [=Apis palmata Olivier]
  • Fixation: monotypy

References

• Klug, J.C.F. 1807. Vergleichung der Gattungen der Hautflüger. Magazin für Insektenkunde 6: 189–199. BHL. Reference page. 
• Snelling, R.R.; Brooks, R.W. 1985: A review of the genera of cleptoparasitic bees of the tribe Ericrocini (Hymenoptera: Anthophoridae). Contributions in science, (369) full issue (PDF) Reference page.