Incertae sedis
Macrocera augusti
Lepeletier, A. L. M. & Serville, J. G. A. (1828). [Articles] pp. 345-832 in M. Diderot et al. (ed.) Encyclopédie Méthodique. Histoire Naturelle. Entomologie, ou Histoire Naturelle des Crustacés, des Arachnides et des Insectes, vol. 10, P. A. Latreille. Paris: Agasse [528] ; Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [226] (Catalog, as Eucera) .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F><M>.
Type locality: Brazil.
Eucera rufescens
Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1841). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Paris: Roret Vol. 2 680 pp. [130] ; Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [245] (Catalog) .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <M>.
Type locality: French Guiana, Cayenne.
Macrocera marginata
Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1841). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Paris: Roret Vol. 2 680 pp. [109] ; Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [307] ; Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [240] (Catalog (as Eucera)) .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F><M>.
Type locality: French Guiana, Cayenne.
Melissodes fonscolombei
Romand, M. (1841). Notice sur divers insectes hymenoptéres de la famille mellifères. Magazin de Zoologie 2 (3): 1-8 [2, 6] (Descriptive note, distribution (as Fonscolombei)) ; Romand, M. (1841). Notice sur divers insectes hymenoptéres de la famille mellifères. Magazin de Zoologie 2 (3): 1-8 [6] ; Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [315] ; Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [233] (Taxonomy (as Eucera)) ; LaBerge, W. E. (1956). A revision of the bees of the genus Melissodes in North and Central America. Part. I (Hymenoptera, Apidae). Univ. Kansas Sci. Bull. 37 (18): 912-1194 [973] (Note) ; LaBerge, W. E. (1963). Melissodes fonscolombei Romand, 1841 (Insecta, Hymenoptera); proposed suppression under the plenary powers as a nomem dubium. Z. N. (S.) 862. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 20 (4): 292-293 [292-293] (Nomen dubium) ; International Comission on Zoological Nomenclature (1965). Opinion 750. Melissodes fonscolombei Romand, 1841 (Insecta, Hymenoptera): Suppressed under the plenary powers. Bull. Zool. Nomencl. 22: 220-221 [220] (Suppressed under the plenary Power for the purposes of the Principle of Priority but not for those of the Principle of Homonymy) .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F><M>.
Type locality: 'Antilles, mâle; Chili, femelle'.
Tetralonia gyrosa
Smith, F. (1879). Descriptions of New Species of Hymenoptera in Collection of the British Museum. London: British Museum 240 pp. [111] ; Dalla Torre, C. G. (1896). Catalogus Hymenopterorum hucusque descriptorum systematicus et synonymicus. Lipsiae: Guilelmi Engelmann Vol. 10 643 pp. [235] (Catalog (as Eucera)) ; Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [520] (Taxonomy (as Macrocera)) ; LaBerge, W. E. & Moure, J. S. (1962). Type specimens of American Eucerini bees deposited in the British Museum (Hymenoptera- Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Paraná, Zool. 1 (11): 1-12 [9] (New combination (as Peponapis (Colocynthophila) gyrosa)) ; Hurd, P. D., Jr. & Linsley, E. G. (1964). The squash and gourd bees- genera Peponapis Robertson and Xenoglossa Smith- Inhabiting America North of Mexico (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Hilgardia 35 (15): 375-477 [425] (Distribution (as Peponapis)) ; Hurd, P. D., Jr. & Linsley, E. G. (1967). South American squash and gourd bees of the genus Peponapis (Hymenoptera: Apoidea). Ann. Entomol. Soc. Am. 60 (3): 647-661 [660] (Synonymy, location of types (as Peponapis)) .
Type data: holotype BMNH 17B.840 <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Amazonas, Tefé.
Tetralonia duplofasciata
Kriechbaumer, J. (1900). Von ihrer königl. hoheit der Prinzessin Therese von Bayern auf einer Reise in Südamerika gesammelte Insecten. Berl. Entomol. Z. 45: 97-107 [106] .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <M>.
Type locality: Colombia, 'Ibagué und El Moral'.
Tetralonia flaviventris
Jensen-Haarup, A. C. (1908). Hoffmanseggia falcaria, Cav., and its visitors amongst bees. Flora Fauna 10: 108-111 [111] (Flower record) ; Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907 [reprint with change in pagination (pp. 331-425 in original)]. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [49] ; Jörgensen, P. (1909). Beobachtungen über Blumenbesuch, Biologie, Werbreitung usw. der Bienen von Mendoza. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1909: 53-65 [62] (Description) ; Brèthes, J. (1910). Himenópteros argentinos. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires (3) 20: 205-316 [304] (Note) ; Friese, H. (1910). Zur Bienenfauna des südlichen Argentinien (Hym.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 641-660 [645] (Catalog, distribution) ; Ducke, A. (1910). Zur Synonymie der neotropischen Apidae. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1910: 362-369 [369] (Note) ; Jörgensen, P. (1912). Revision der Apiden der Provinz Mendoza, Republica Argentina (Hym.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 32: 89-162 [157] ; Jörgensen, P. (1912). Los crisídidos y los hymenopteros aculeatos de la Província de Mendoza. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 22: 267-338 [309] (Distribution) ; Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [256] (Catalog, distribution) .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Mendoza.
Tetralonia luteipes
Friese, H. (1908). Die Apidae (Blumenwespen) von Argentina nach den Reisenergebnissen der Herren A. C. Jensen-Haarup und P. Jörgensen in den Jahren 1904-1907 [reprint with change in pagination (pp. 331-425 in original)]. Flora Fauna 10: 1-94 [47] ; Jörgensen, P. (1909). Beobachtungen über Blumenbesuch, Biologie, Werbreitung usw. der Bienen von Mendoza. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1909: 53-65 [62] (Citation) ; Friese, H. (1912). Zur Bienenfauna des südlichen Argentinien. (Hym.). Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1912: 362-367 [362] (Catalog, description) ; Jörgensen, P. (1912). Revision der Apiden der Provinz Mendoza, Republica Argentina (Hym.). Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 32: 89-162 [156] ; Jörgensen, P. (1912). Los crisídidos y los hymenopteros aculeatos de la Província de Mendoza. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires 22: 267-338 [319] (Distribution) ; Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [257] (Catalog, distribution) .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Mendoza.
Eucera compositarum
Ducke, A. (1910). Explorações botânicas e entomológicas no Estado do Ceará. Rev. Trim. Inst. Ceará 24: 3-61 [47] (Flower record, distribution, cited as n. sp. (as Eucera (Macrocera))) ; Ducke, A. (1910). Contribution a la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 28 (3): 78-96 [93] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <M>.
Type locality: Brazil, Ceará, Ibicuã ['Miguel Calmon'].
Eucera montana
Ducke, A. (1910). Contribution a la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 28 (3): 78-96 [90] .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Brazil, Ceará, Serra de Baturité.
Eucera monticola
Ducke, A. (1910). Explorações botânicas e entomológicas no Estado do Ceará. Rev. Trim. Inst. Ceará 24: 3-61 [47] (Distribution (as Eucera (Macrocera), cited as n. sp.)) ; Ducke, A. (1910). Contribution a la connaissance de la faune hyménoptérologique du Nord-Est du Brésil. Rev. Entomol. (Caen) 28 (4/5): 97-122 [122] (nom. nov. for Eucera montana Ducke, 1910) ; Alfken, J. D. (1930). Wissenschaftliche Ergebnisse der schwedischen entomologischen Reisen des Herrn Dr. A. Roman 1914-1915 und 1923-1924 in Amazonas. Ark. Zool. 21A (28): 1-16 [4] (Taxonomy (as Tetralonia montana)) ; Urban, D. (1967). As espécies do gênero Thygater Holmberg, 1884 (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Bol. Univ. Fed. Parana, Zool. 2 (12): 177-309 [231] (Citation (as Eucera)) .
Melissodes gratiosus
Brèthes, J. (1910). Himenópteros argentinos. An. Mus. Nac. Buenos Aires (3) 20: 205-316 [302] ; Schrottky, C. (1913). La distribución geográfica de los himenópteros argentinos. An. Soc. Cient. Argent. 75: 180-286 [257] (Catalog, distribution) ; Michener, C. D. & Moure, J. S. (1956). The generic positions of certain South American eucerine bees (Hymenoptera, Apoidea). Dusenia 7 (5): 277-290 [278] (Note) .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Misiones.
Tetralonia lorenzicola
Strand, E. (1910). Beiträge zur Kenntnis der Hymenopterenfauna von Paraguay. Zool. Jahrb. Abt. Syst. Geogr. Biol. Tiere 29: 455-562 [509] ; Bertoni, A. W. (1918). Contribución al conocimiento de las Tetralonias sudamericanas - Hym. An. Cient. Paraguayos (2) 3: 210-218 [216] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Paraguay, San Lorenzo.
Eucera problematica
Strand, E. (1911). Eine echte Eucera von Südamerika?. Wien. Entomol. Ztg. 30: 78-79 [78] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <M>.
Type locality: 'Brasilien'.
Melissodes bomplandianus
Schrottky, C. (1914). Einige neue Bienen aus Süd-Amerika. Dtsch. Entomol. Z. 1914: 625-630 [629] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Misiones.
Tetralonia costaricensis
Friese, H. (1916). Zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica (Hym.). Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 77: 287-350 [329] ; Lutz, F. E. & Cockerell, T. D. A. (1920). Notes on distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 491-641 [617] ; Cockerell, T. D. A. (1928). Bees collected by Nathan Banks in the vicinity of the Panama Canal. Psyche 35 (3): 173-181 [174] (Comparative note) ; Cockerell, T. D. A. (1949). Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 98: 429-490 [469] (Citation) ; Michener, C. D. (1954). Bees of Panamá. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 104 (1): 1-175 [132] (Distribution, note) .
Type data: syntype ZMB <F><M>.
Type locality: Costa Rica: San José; Alajuela, San Mateo.
Tetralonia planiventris
Friese, H. (1916). Zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica (Hym.). Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 77: 287-350 [330] ; Lutz, F. E. & Cockerell, T. D. A. (1920). Notes on distribution and bibliography of North American bees of the families Apidae, Meliponidae, Bombidae, Euglossidae, and Anthophoridae. Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 42: 491-641 [621] .
Type data: syntype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Costa Rica, San José.
Melissodes adolphi
Bertoni, A. W. (1918). Contribución al conocimiento de las Tetralonias sudamericanas - Hym. An. Cient. Paraguayos (2) 3: 210-218 [213] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <M>.
Type locality: 'Barbacena, Pará' [since the specimen was collected by Adolph Ducke, the locality is certainly Barbacena, in Minas Gerais].
Melissodes chacoensis
Bertoni, A. W. (1918). Contribución al conocimiento de las Tetralonias sudamericanas - Hym. An. Cient. Paraguayos (2) 3: 210-218 [214] .
Type data: holotype whereabouts unknown <M>.
Type locality: Argentina, Santiago del Estero, 'Chaco'.
Melissodes Linnei
Bertoni, A. W. (1918). Contribución al conocimiento de las Tetralonias sudamericanas - Hym. An. Cient. Paraguayos (2) 3: 210-218 [216] .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F> (A male, attributed with reservation to the species by Bertoni (1918:217), should not be considered part of the type series, according to ICZN Art. 72.4.1).
Type locality: Paraguay, Alto Paraná, Puerto Bertoni.
Tetralonia hubrichi
Bertoni, A. W. (1918). Contribución al conocimiento de las Tetralonias sudamericanas - Hym. An. Cient. Paraguayos (2) 3: 210-218 [211] .
Type data: syntype whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Argentina, Santa Fe, Rosário.
Xenoglossa rhodophila
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1918). Neotropical bees, principally collected by Professor Bruner in Argentina. Trans. Am. Entomol. Soc. 44: 25-38 [27] .
Type data: holotype USNM 22927 <F>.
Type locality: Mexico.
Tetralonia rufotibialis
Friese, H. (1925). Neue neotropische Bienenarten, zugleich II. Nachtrag zur Bienenfauna von Costa Rica. (Hym.). Stett. Entomol. Ztg. 86 (2): 1-41 [21] .
Type data: holotype ZMB <F>.
Type locality: Colombia, Amazonas, 'Rio Caqueta'.
Melissodes albicaudus
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1949). Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 98: 429-490 [468] .
Type data: holotype USNM 58571 <M>.
Type locality: Honduras, Zamorano.
Melissodes antiguensis
Cockerell, T. D. A. (1949). Bees from Central America, principally Honduras. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 98: 429-490 [465] .
Type data: holotype USNM 58548 <M>.
Type locality: Guatemala, Antigua.
Tetralonia decemcincta
Janvier, H. (1955). Le nid et la nidification chez quelques abeilles des Andes tropicales. Ann. Sci. Nat. Zool. Biol. Anim. (11) 17: 311-349 [330] .
Type data: Type whereabouts unknown <F>.
Type locality: Bolivia, 'Chaco'.
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