Bombus (Psithyrus) Lepeletier, 1832
Psithyrus
Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1832). Observations sur l'ouvrage intitulé: Bombi Scandinaviae monographice tractato, etc., à Gustav Dahlbom. Ann. Soc. Entomol. Fr. 1: 366-382 [373] .
Subsequent designation: Sandhouse, G. A. (1943). The type species of the genera and subgenera of bees. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 92: 519-619 [572] .
Type species: Apis rupestris Fabricius, 1793
by subsequent designation, see Sandhouse, G. A. (1943). The type species of the genera and subgenera of bees. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 92: 519-619 [572] .
Apathus
Newman, E. (1834). Attempted division of British insects into natural orders. Entomol. Mag. 2: 379-431 [404] (unnecessary nom. nov. for Psithyrus Lepeletier, 1832) .
Type species: Apis rupestris Fabricius, 1793
by monotypy.
Distribution
Neotropical Region: Guatemala (Guatemala, Sololá), Honduras, Mexico (Chiapas, Oaxaca, Puebla, Veracruz)
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