Ischnomelissa

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: Halictidae
Subfamilia: Halictinae
Tribus: Augochlorini
Genus: Ischnomelissa
Species (6): I. cyanea – I. ecuadoriana – I. lescheni – I. rasmusseni – I. rhina – I. zonata

[Source: Catalogue of Life: 2013 Annual Checklist, plus (1) I. lignopteryx
; minus (1) I. octogesima
]

Name

Ischnomelissa Engel, 1997

• Type species: Ischnomelissa zonata Engel, 1997

References

Primary references

• Engel, M.S. 1997. Ischnomelissa, a new genus of augochlorine bees (Halictidae) from Colombia. Studies on Neotropical Fauna and Environment 32(1): 41–46. DOI: 10.1076/snfe.32.1.41.13461 Reference page. 

Additional references

• Brooks, R.W. & Engel, M.S. 1998. New bees of the genus Ischnomelissa Engel, with a key to the species (Hymenoptera, Halictidae, Augochlorini). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift 45(2): 181–189. DOI: 10.1002/mmnd.19980450207 Reference page. 
• Engel, M.S. & Brooks, R.W. 2002. A new bee of the genus Ischnomelissa, with a key to the known species (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Entomological News 113(1): 1–5. BHL. Reference page. 
• Engel, M.S. 2013. The bee genus Ischnomelissa in Peru, with a key to the species (Hymenoptera: Halictidae). Journal of Melittology 23: 1–5. DOI: 10.17161/jom.v0i23.4641 . Reference page.