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Ctenioschelus Romand, 1840
Ctenioschelus Romand, M. de (1840). Sur l'hyménoptère nommé Acanthopus Goryi (voy. cette Revue, 1840, p. 248). Rev. Zool. Soc. Cuvier. 1840: 335–336 [336] .
Type species: Acanthopus goryi Romand, 1840 by monotypy.

Ischnocera Shuckard, W. E. (1840). [Section on bees] pp. 158-170 in Swainson, W. & Shuckard, W. E. (ed.) On the History and Natural Arrangement of Insects. London: Editors' edition [166] .
Type species: Melissoda latreillii Lepeletier, 1840 by subsequent monotypy, see Smith, F. (1854). Catalogue of Hymenopterous Insects in the Collection of the British Museum. Part II. Apidae. London: British Museum 199-465 pp. [284] .

Melissoda Lepeletier, A. L. M. (1841). Histoire Naturelle des Insectes. Hyménoptères. Paris: Roret Vol. 2 680 pp. [508] .
Type species: Melissoda latreillii Lepeletier, 1841 by monotypy.

Distribution

Neotropical Region: Brazil (Mato Grosso [Poconé], Mato Grosso do Sul [Corumbá], Pará, São Paulo [Bauru, São Paulo]), Costa Rica (Guanacaste, Heredia, Limón, Puntarenas), Mexico (Jalisco), Panama, Paraguay, Uruguay

References

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

Available Species

Ctenioschelus chalcodes Thiele, 2005
Ctenioschelus goryi (Romand, 1840)