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Cyphomelissa Schrottky, 1902
Cyphomelissa Schrottky, C. (1902). Ensaio sobre as abelhas solitarias do Brazil. Rev. Mus. Paul. 5: 330-613 [493] .
Type species: Melissa diabolica Friese, 1900 by original designation.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Amazonas [Manaus], Espírito Santo [Santa Leopoldina], Goiás, Mato Grosso, Minas Gerais, Pará [Óbidos], Rio de Janeiro [Itatiaia, Nova Friburgo], São Paulo [Batatais, Campinas, Jundiaí, Rio Claro, Sorocaba]), Paraguay

References

Cockerell, T. D. A. (1917). Descriptions and records of bees. LXXV. Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. (8) 19: 473-481 [477, 478] (Citation)
Michener, C. D. (1944). Comparative external morphology, phylogeny, and a classification of the bees (Hymenoptera). Bull. Am. Mus. Nat. Hist. 82 (6): 151-326 [288] (Citation)
Moure, J. S. (1943). Abelhas de Batatais (Hym. Apoidea). Arq. Mus. Paranaense 3: 145-203 [192] (Systematic note)
Moure, J. S. (1946). Notas sobre as mamangabas. Bol. Agricola (Curitiba) 4 (12/13): 21-50 + 3 plates [36 ,45] (Descriptive note, key)
Moure, J. S. (1958). On the bee genus Cyphomelissa (Hymen., Apoidea). Entomol. News 69 (7): 191-194 [191-194] (Distribution, key)
Sandhouse, G. A. (1943). The type species of the genera and subgenera of bees. Proc. U.S. Nat. Mus. 92: 519-619 [543] (Catalog, synonymy)
Schrottky, C. (1901). Biologische Notizen solitärer Bienen von S. Paulo (Brasilien). Allg. Z. Entomol. 6: 209-216 [214] (Flower record)
Schrottky, C. (1910). Two new Nomadidae (Hymenoptera) from South America. J. N. Y. Entomol. Soc. 18: 208-210 [210]

Online since: 23 Jul 2008
Last update : 17 Jul 2023

Available Species

Cyphomelissa commata Moure, 1958
Cyphomelissa diabolica (Friese, 1900)
Cyphomelissa magnifica Moure, 1958
Cyphomelissa superba (Ducke, 1902)